And we have to admit that although we would never be caught drinking it again, the next time we’re both flat broke, we might just polish off the bottle. The price is low, the ABV is higher than most bottles of wine, and it tastes better than the salty clammy hell that is Chelada. It definitely tasted better over ice, and actually not terrible with ice and soda. It was cloyingly sweet, like Kool-Aid made with too much sugar. Imagine a cool, refreshing beverage redolent with top notes of dusty prune and rock candy and bottom notes of cherry cough syrup and molasses. Somebody, somewhere must love this stuff because they’ve been making it since 1841. Compared to the Chelada, Cherry Kijafa was a walk in the park. We will say this: it was not the worst thing we have ever consumed. It seemed innocuous enough, so we decided to drink three glasses each of the stuff: one neat, one over ice, and one over ice with soda. The color was a dark purplish red, and when poured into a goblet, it smelled intensely of sugary candy, cherries, beets, and prunes. The cherries are pressed with the seeds…after fermentation the wine is stored for at least two years in oak barrels.” And for a wine made with such exacting standards, the end result basically tastes like cough syrup. According to one source, the Kijafa is made using only “the small, black, very aromatic Langeskov cherries…which only grow on the island of Funen. But we are brave public servants, and we share our mistakes with you now in the hope that should you ever be tempted by this very cheap wine, you will think twice. But we knew what he was really doing: vomiting. To the untrained eye, he appears to be chirping a jolly tune. The bird on the front label tried to warn us that drinking this was a bad idea. When choosing a bottle of cherry kijafa wine, look for one that is deep red in color and has a sweet, fruity aroma. It can be found at most liquor stores, but for the best selection, try a specialty wine shop. The back label instructed us to mix this drink with soda, the subtext being that even the manufacturers think you should cut the taste of this “wine” with something.ĥ. Cherry kijafa wine is a sweet, fruity wine that is perfect for any occasion. The words “sugar beet alcohol” appeared on the front label.Ĥ. It was a flavored wine product, which is generally synonymous with very untasty things.ģ. It was on the bottom shelf, a known area for storing boozes of ill repute.Ģ. But from the moment we saw this sitting on the bottom shelf of the hobo wine aisle, we knew we had to try it.ġ. There were so many warning signs, so many clues that should have had us running for the hills at the very mention of the word “Kijafa”. Price Paid: On sale for $8.79, regular price was $9.79 for a 750 ml bottle Location Purchased: NH State Liquor Store Product: Cherry Kijafa (Cherry Wine with Sugar Beet Alcohol)
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