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The Taste Test

A World of Warcraft quest in Sholazar Basin. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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Bathallas+88via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

posting 4/3/2017
I am trying to complete the Taste Test Quest and I cannot get Hemet Nesingway to take the taste. When i click/select him then click the 'Jungle Punch Sample' I get a Invalid Target (in red ) on my screen. But the other two Hadrius and Tamara complete with out issue. I asked some other ppl and they said they didn't have an issue. I was wondering if there was another quest i needed to complete? Or maybe you have suggestions. I cleared the cache in wow and rebooted my pc. I have disabled all AddOns and abandoned and retook the quest. I still can't get him to drink this stuff. Please help I'm ready to scream. I'm on a horde toon Mage lvl 80 on the Dalaran server.
Thanks

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Replica+23via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

  • Hemet Nesingwary


<name> says: Care to try Grimbooze Thunderbrew's new jungle punch?

Hemet Nesingwary says: Aye, I'll try it.
Hemet Nesingwary says: That's exactly what I needed!
Hemet Nesingwary says: It's got my vote! That'll put hair on your chest like nothing else will.

  • Hadrius Harlowe


<name> says: Care to try Grimbooze Thunderbrew's new jungle punch?

Hadrius Harlowe says: I'm always up for something of Grimbooze's.
Hadrius Harlowe says: Well, so far, it tastes like something my wife would drink...
Hadrius Harlowe says: Now, there's the kick I've come to expect from Grimbooze's drinks! I like it!

  • Tamara Wobblesprocket


<name> says: Care to try Grimbooze Thunderbrew's new jungle punch?

Tamara Wobblesprocket says: Sure!
Tamara Wobblesprocket says: Oh my...
Tamara Wobblesprocket says: Tastes like I'm drinking... engine degreaser!

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 20-30
Quest ID12645

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(12645))

What to do

StorylineSholazar Basin, step 20 of 65
RewardsKungaloosh, 21g, 5,150 XP

Description

And now for the moment of truth! <Grimbooze chuckles.> I've always wanted to say that. Normally, I'd debut a new drink at a banquet, but we can't have one in the middle of the jungle. Instead, just take samples to a few trusted friends and return with their comments. Let's see, we'll definitely want Hemet Nesingwary's opinion, and Hadrius Harlowe's, too. They're here in camp. You'll want to head over to Lakeside Landing, near the center of the Basin and offer Tamara Wobblesprocket a taste.

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Where to go

Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.

Sholazar Basin Quest turn-in 4 mapped points
Sholazar Basin map showing where to go for The Taste TestTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #119 26.8 60.1

Coordinates

  • Turn-inSholazar Basin 26.8, 60.1/way #119 26.8 60.1
  • Objective areaSholazar Basin 27.1, 58.7/way #119 27.1 58.7
  • Objective areaSholazar Basin 50.5, 62.1/way #119 50.5 62.1

Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.

Nearby on the Sholazar Basin map

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Sholazar Basin, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Sholazar Basin:

  • Nesingwary Base Camp, Sholazar BasinAlliance and Horde · about 80 yards north-west
  • River's Heart, Sholazar BasinAlliance and Horde · about 1,000 yards east
  • Bor'gorok Outpost, Borean TundraHorde · about 1,100 yards south

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 40 yards north
  • Objective areaabout 30 yards north-east
  • Objective areaabout 1,000 yards east

Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.

Related
Money21 gold
Experience5,150 XP

Reward details

Items you receive

TypeConsumable
Item level28
UseDrink
Requires level26
Sells to vendors for2 silver
Lowest listed price7 gold25 silver

Item facts are the current retail client’s (ItemSparse); the specialisations for a pick-one item are the ones the Blizzard quest API lists; faction and currency text is the client’s own. Lowest listed price = the US commodity auction house now.

Storyline

Sholazar Basin

Part 20 of 65.

Previous: Rhino Mastery: The Kill · Next: In Search of Bigger Game

  1. 15Dreadsaber Mastery: Ready to Pounce
  2. 16An Offering for Soo-rahm
  3. 17The Bones of Nozronn
  4. 18Crocolisk Mastery: The Ambush
  5. 19Rhino Mastery: The Kill
  6. 20The Taste Test
  7. 21In Search of Bigger Game
  8. 22Sharpening Your Talons
  9. 23Securing the Bait
  10. 24A Mammoth Undertaking
  11. 25Post-partum Aggression
  12. 26Playing Along

Showing steps 15 to 26 of 65.

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

Before this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Rhino Mastery: The KillSholazar Basin · Level 20-30

    Now that we know where to find Farunn, all that remains is the battle against the great beast. Are you ready to take on this rhino, <name>? For all the spirit's blustering, I'm certain it was telling the truth about the beast's strength.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • In Search of Bigger GameSholazar Basin · Level 20-30

    Well, <name>, you've certainly proven your mettle as a hunter of all kinds of game animals -- rhinos, cats, and crocolisks. For some members of the expedition, these creatures are sufficient to test their hunting skills, but others, like myself, crave larger challenges.

The storyline at a glance

Sholazar Basin has 65 steps, from Need an Engine, Take an Engine to Reclamation.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Sholazar Basin (63), Un'Goro Crater (2).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

  • Into the Basin Complete the Sholazar Basin storylines listed below.
  • The Snows of Northrend Complete all of Hemet Nesingwary quests in Northrend up to and including Post-partum Aggression.

Other storylines on the Sholazar Basin map

Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.