Springtime, fruit trees in blossom…

angelica — Sun, 25 May 2008 16:24:41 +0000

Time to plan ahead to grow whole fruit in bottles. Undoubtedly these make great holiday gifts.

How To Put A Whole Fruit Inside A Bottle! – The most popular videos are here
I suggest you try adding some sugar to some of them if you like sweet liqueurs.

A tale of vodkas

angelica — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:08:50 +0000

I switched to vodka when I was no longer able to drink beer and then discovered that wine was making my feet swell up, too. For a while this went ok, but eventually I found a brand of vodka that clearly was bothering me, and I decided to switch from grain-based vodkas to potato-based vodkas.

Previously I had drunk (and enjoyed) Luksosova, but this doesn’t seem to be available in Maine. What I did find at the local supermarket was Cold River brand potato vodka, made in Maine. Cool! I thought to myself. I bought a bottle ($21.99), and feeling flush, also bought Ciroc (France, grape, $26.99) and Vikingsfjord (Norway, potato, $10.99). Vodka-tasting time!

The Cold River vodka was twice-distilled. It was really harsh. I had to use it as a mixer. Ciroc was good, but it didn’t taste like vodka. (Since then I have acquired a boyfriend who is a bartender. He has a very low opinion of Ciroc.) But the real winner was the Vikingfjord. It was absolutely stunning, and the best-priced as well.

Then, passing through Vermont, we located two vodkas made by Vermont Spirits:

Gold – from maple syrup
White – from milk sugar

The gold has a delicate maple aroma and aftertaste. The white was interesting, too (had some in Simon Pearce), but for the price we only bought the one bottle.

If money was no object, I’d buy both regularly. For now, an occasional treat when I’m feeling wealthy. But otherwise, it’s Vikingfjord all the way.

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Springtime, fruit trees in blossom…

A tale of vodkas