Word: sips
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...Martin, the founder's great-great grandson. Standing in a Domaine du Grollet cellar, dank with the heady aroma of the tierçons and the cognac, I hold a tulip glass of Louis XIII and prepare myself for this rare tasting opportunity. "Don't merely take a first sip," Géré tells me. "Instead, try to crush that first drop on your teeth." So how does century-old cognac taste? Well, like the 20th century itself: complex. Even the occasional cognac drinker like me can immediately sense a unique palate with each sip. First I tasted...
...reports that in the last few months of 2006, the price of bread went up more than 10% and is expected to increase another 20% to 50% this year. The evolving landscape is perhaps nowhere better observed than at the gleaming new glass-wrapped Mall of Sofia, where locals sip $2.60 caramel macchiatos, browse stores such as Lacoste and Hugo Boss and take in movies at Bulgaria's first IMAX theater...
...more room. Posted around the school's reception area are the same three signs: no place in any class, k-12. A new mosque has just been completed; with most of the senior grades away on camp, the high school is quiet. During recess, the junior kids chase balls, sip flavored milk and munch on sugary packaged snacks. The boys and girls are separated, except in some senior classes. As in most schools nowadays, females are the star performers. In the Class of 2005, 11 of the top 14 university entrance scores were achieved by girls...
...many hand gestures. In one of her monologues she even used the phrase “et cetera,” which is simply unacceptable. You know you’re talking too much when you have to take a time-out mid speech to take a sip from your pink Nalgene bottle...
...slice of sweet potato pie was generous and looked like it could have come out of my oven at home, as opposed to the factory-processed fare we get from HUDS. Once my fork hit my mouth I could hardly stop going back for more, and paused only to sip on my latte—smooth and delightful, with just the right level of bitterness. The pie was well-spiced without obscuring the delicate flavor of its namesake ingredient. My only critique is that the crust was a bit tough, a flaw that I was willing to overlook by virtue...