有個攤位特別吸引年輕人的目光，不是因為酒好喝，而是因為酒瓶造型特殊，看到那金光燦燦的齊天大聖孫悟空造型酒，很難不讓人駐足停留，身為龍的傳人的我們，看到這兩條閃閃發亮的金龍及銀龍造型酒，也忍不住停下來觀賞一番，假如是進擊的巨人的粉絲，也一定想收藏這瓶進擊的巨人造型酒，各式各樣的造型酒，真是讓人大開眼界，和攤位店員打聽過後，才知道這裡大部份的造型酒都是僅供觀賞，並不販售的。
應該不少紳士都聽過日本 AV 女優波多野結衣這個名字，她憑藉甜美又帶點成熟氣質的外貌、長年累積的專業表現，以及橫跨不同領域的多元發展，拍過拍了超過2000套AV，在情色產業擁有極高的聲量，早已成為情色產業中極具代表性的人物之一，這次在展場意外地看到她的聯名酒款，成人產業的知名人物與酒結合在一起還真是有巧思啊，讓我想到之前捷運悠遊卡也有找波多野結衣聯名，造成該款悠遊卡搶購一空，我猜波多野結衣的粉絲可能也會想收藏一瓶聯名酒吧。
奶酒一直是我很喜歡喝的酒款，在經過試喝奶酒的攤位，我忍不住試了好多杯奶酒，有巧克力、草莓奶油、焦糖鹽味、咖啡拿鐵等口味，以牛奶或羊奶為基底，經過自然發酵而成的奶酒，溫和且圓潤的口感，不論喝多少杯，我都不會感到壓力。
此外，加拿大冰酒也是我蠻想喝的酒款，我的認知中，冰酒也是偏甜的酒款，入口時，濃郁的甜美首先包覆味蕾，隨後清爽的酸度迅速平衡整體口感，甜而不膩，尾韻悠長，酒展中有好幾家主打加拿大冰酒的攤位，其中有家酒商攤位，請一位外國美女服務酒友，她都會認真地用英文介紹酒，我猜大部份人都聽不懂她在說甚麼，隔行如隔山，專業性的英文不比日常英文用語，不是專業領域的人，應該很難理解專業術語，我也聽不太懂那位美女的介紹。
One booth really caught the attention of younger visitors, not because the alcohol tasted amazing, but because the bottles themselves were so eye-catching. It was hard not to stop when you saw the shiny, gold Monkey King (Sun Wukong) bottle on display. As descendants of the dragon, we couldn’t help but pause and admire the sparkling gold and silver dragon-shaped bottles as well. And if you’re a fan of Attack on Titan, you’d definitely want to collect the Attack on Titan–themed bottle too. There were so many different novelty bottles on display that it was honestly mind-blowing. After chatting with the staff, I found out that most of these bottles were for display only and not actually for sale.
A lot of gentlemen have probably heard the name Yui Hatano, the famous Japanese AV actress. With her sweet yet mature look, years of professional experience, and successful crossover into different fields, she has appeared in over 2,000 AV titles and has huge influence in the adult industry. She’s clearly one of the most iconic figures in that world. So it was pretty surprising to see her collaboration liquor on display at the expo. Combining a well-known figure from the adult industry with alcohol was actually quite a clever idea. It reminded me of the time when the MRT EasyCard released a Yui Hatano collaboration card, which sold out instantly. I wouldn’t be surprised if her fans would want to collect a bottle of her collab liquor too.
Milk liqueur has always been one of my favorite drinks, so when I passed by a milk liqueur booth, I couldn’t help but try several glasses. There were flavors like chocolate, strawberry cream, salted caramel, and coffee latte. Made from milk or goat’s milk and naturally fermented, milk liqueur has a smooth, gentle, and rounded taste. No matter how many cups I tried, it never felt heavy or overwhelming.
Besides that, Canadian icewine was another drink I was really interested in. In my mind, icewine is usually on the sweeter side. When you take a sip, the rich sweetness hits first, then the refreshing acidity quickly balances it out, making it sweet but not cloying, with a long, pleasant finish. There were quite a few booths at the expo focusing on Canadian icewine. One of them even had a foreign woman serving guests, carefully explaining the wine in English. I’m guessing most people didn’t really understand what she was saying. Professional English is very different from everyday English, and if you’re not in that field, it’s honestly pretty hard to follow. To be fair, I didn’t really understand her explanation either.
