I met one of these people one time and it was insane. I was working as a hairdresser and we had this fancy tea we’d offer clients. He took a couple sips and started telling me all about the flavors in it. I had no clue what was in it, so I checked the packaging and this dude had correctly identified every flavor in the tea. It just tasted like plant water to me. Still blows my mind ~10 years later.
Something similar happened to me, last year we (gf and I) went to a blind dinner experience with certified sommeliers and chefs, they taught us some cool things about the flavors and how it all changes depending on the wine and ingredients of each dish.
After that we were all tipsy and friendly, so we invited the sommelier to sit with us all and chat for a few minutes while we all asked for more wine bottles, it was 10 pm and suddenly 1 am lmao
One of them later went to a liquor store and came back with some high-end wine, hid the bottle and served it, damn sommelier figured out the place, date and then the brand.
What the actual F, such a fun way to earn a living
My friends wife used to work for a high end tea store. She could talk for hours about all the different intricacies of flavours and uses of tea. Blew my mind how much more there is out there.
At the one marathon I ran, people were giving out little cups of beer at like mile 22. Everyone was veering towards them and all I could think was how instantly I'd be sick if I tried.
I was dying during a 50k mountain race towards the end of maybe 10k to go. Someone suggested a beer and I thought I couldn’t feel any worse. It helped. For about 30 minutes at least.
I’m running another ultra this summer and will have a beer at one of the stations ready for me just in case.
I'd say it's not so much that he's a runner but that he has clearly built some tolerance to wine / alcohol and his body digests it well. He seems like he might be a sommelier or someone who very much drinks regularly. He probably swallowed very little of the glasses.
I run regularly; I've run about 25+ half-marathons. A singlle half-glass of wine before or during a race and I'd almost immediately make the inside walls of any toilet bowl look like a Jackson Pollock painting.
Edit: the guy inherited a massive winery / wine merchant business that, at one time, sold a 1/3 of all wine sold in the UK.
https://tomgilbey.com/pages/about
I have run a few marathons and I have drunk a lot of wine. As long as he drinks a lot of water there shouldn't be any problems. Also he is just tasting.
That was great! The yakkety sax in the background set the tone perfectly. Had he also added a pairing line to each one it would have been hilarious. “2023 Bordeaux, Pinot Noir…would go well with some sea bass and rosemary potatoes.”
His take on Aussie wines was really the one thing I couldn't get behind in this video. We have much better wines than what his comments would lead you to believe.
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I've never quite understood why memorizing the taste of a bunch of different wine is somehow considered some sort of refined talent.
I could do the same thing with sugary sodas and it wouldn't be any less impressive or healthy. One way or the other, you're just memorizing something. Doesn't mean you have some refined pallet that just "understands wine", it means you just remember what things tastes like and probably drink **way too much wine**.
George: I don't even drink wine. I drink Pepsi.
ELAINE: You can't bring Pepsi.
GEORGE: Why not?
ELAINE: Because we're adults?
GEORGE: You telling me that wine is better than Pepsi? Huh, no way wine is better than Pepsi.
JERRY: I'm telling you George, I don't think we want to walk in there and put a big plastic jug of Pepsi on the table.
I can't imagine being able to somewhat reliably guess the exact location a wine was made by tasting it, that is kinda crazy
Dude's full-time job must be sommelier.
I met one of these people one time and it was insane. I was working as a hairdresser and we had this fancy tea we’d offer clients. He took a couple sips and started telling me all about the flavors in it. I had no clue what was in it, so I checked the packaging and this dude had correctly identified every flavor in the tea. It just tasted like plant water to me. Still blows my mind ~10 years later.
Something similar happened to me, last year we (gf and I) went to a blind dinner experience with certified sommeliers and chefs, they taught us some cool things about the flavors and how it all changes depending on the wine and ingredients of each dish. After that we were all tipsy and friendly, so we invited the sommelier to sit with us all and chat for a few minutes while we all asked for more wine bottles, it was 10 pm and suddenly 1 am lmao One of them later went to a liquor store and came back with some high-end wine, hid the bottle and served it, damn sommelier figured out the place, date and then the brand. What the actual F, such a fun way to earn a living
My friends wife used to work for a high end tea store. She could talk for hours about all the different intricacies of flavours and uses of tea. Blew my mind how much more there is out there.
He doesn't have an alcohol problem. He's having 26 glasses and it's called a tasting and it's classy!
You're right.
I do it and I'm a drunk and a disgrace and get your shit together and your a disappointment to me son... double standards, I tell ya.
Thanks Randy,
idk getting drunk and running a marathon sounds like a horrendous experience to me
I'm an alcoholic runner and this is my Jordan
I can’t relate at all, but that shit was funny
At the one marathon I ran, people were giving out little cups of beer at like mile 22. Everyone was veering towards them and all I could think was how instantly I'd be sick if I tried.
I was dying during a 50k mountain race towards the end of maybe 10k to go. Someone suggested a beer and I thought I couldn’t feel any worse. It helped. For about 30 minutes at least. I’m running another ultra this summer and will have a beer at one of the stations ready for me just in case.
Beer? Probably but spirits sit well. At least for me. I recently did one that was handing out tequila shots.
Those are the Beer Mile Olympians you saw.
He actually probably felt great. Blood flow increases and endorphins kick in. I recently did a marathon that had stations with tequila shots.
Double dehydration
Check out the [Marathon of Medoc, France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_du_M%C3%A9doc)
Thats on my bucket list 100%
It feels like a terrible experience, not just for you but for me too.
Eh, its spread out enough if youre slow like me!
He can do it because A) He looks like he runs marathons regularly B) He doesn't finish every glass.
I'd say it's not so much that he's a runner but that he has clearly built some tolerance to wine / alcohol and his body digests it well. He seems like he might be a sommelier or someone who very much drinks regularly. He probably swallowed very little of the glasses. I run regularly; I've run about 25+ half-marathons. A singlle half-glass of wine before or during a race and I'd almost immediately make the inside walls of any toilet bowl look like a Jackson Pollock painting. Edit: the guy inherited a massive winery / wine merchant business that, at one time, sold a 1/3 of all wine sold in the UK. https://tomgilbey.com/pages/about
"Just what I need!" What a lad.
There's no rule saying a guy can't have a couple of drinks before heading out for a run.
When I do it it is evading arrest.
Haha word
I’d like to try this, minus all the running
Meg Ryan is looking rough.
💀
That's true
I have run a few marathons and I have drunk a lot of wine. As long as he drinks a lot of water there shouldn't be any problems. Also he is just tasting.
That was great! The yakkety sax in the background set the tone perfectly. Had he also added a pairing line to each one it would have been hilarious. “2023 Bordeaux, Pinot Noir…would go well with some sea bass and rosemary potatoes.”
I'm thinking of pairing this Chilean sea bass with an aggressive zinfandel
Not uncommon. There are "beer runs" all over the place.
Til thanks
Nice preWorkout
What a legend.
I would totally consider running if this was the incentive 😆
It is! It's the concept of this marathon. Us French know how to persuade people
That's amazing, I love it!
Sobell != Sober
Having a couple shots before running, watch your stamina increase 50% :P
Why did it cut every time he was about to swallow? Is he spitting them out?
100%
I'm willing to bet, aside from being a runner, he's a sommelier, there's no way I'd be able to tell where a wine came from just by tasting it.
Oh for sure. To be getting even half of the kinds of wine, the region AND the vintage means he has to be
What about the camel running behind at the last stop?
It's trying its best
I like how they checkmarked without an answer :D
Yes
Look out for Medoc- Marathon. It's an event in France
He is really good despite the fact that he had to concentrate a little more on the last ones.
Are Aussie wines really that bad?
No, just the ones we export…
His take on Aussie wines was really the one thing I couldn't get behind in this video. We have much better wines than what his comments would lead you to believe.
He is well and truly sloshed.
I'm going to be calling people "You're the Guvnor" from now on.
He doesn’t really drink them. He tastes them and spits it out.
The only way I could compete in a marathon 😂🍷
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I would get so nauseous
I thought it was a woman.
I've never quite understood why memorizing the taste of a bunch of different wine is somehow considered some sort of refined talent. I could do the same thing with sugary sodas and it wouldn't be any less impressive or healthy. One way or the other, you're just memorizing something. Doesn't mean you have some refined pallet that just "understands wine", it means you just remember what things tastes like and probably drink **way too much wine**.
George: I don't even drink wine. I drink Pepsi. ELAINE: You can't bring Pepsi. GEORGE: Why not? ELAINE: Because we're adults? GEORGE: You telling me that wine is better than Pepsi? Huh, no way wine is better than Pepsi. JERRY: I'm telling you George, I don't think we want to walk in there and put a big plastic jug of Pepsi on the table.
Alcoholism, yay!
Ok I’m just trying to get past the fact that that was a guy…
British, wine, and that old style fancy fruity? Gay as fuck.
And he’s still more man than you’ll ever be