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Ack, I feel I'm woefully late to the party. D: (It's 9.30 p.m. here, and all I've had is a beer. Have begun on a pre-mixed Dark'n'Stormy now.)

But, SOMEBODY started early today, haha ;) (Domenico Pozzovivo finished third in Giro dell'Emilia today and won his weight's worth in mortadella...well, almost *g* At the age of almost 40, and after having suffered a terrible crash 3 years ago that nearly cost him an arm and his career...)

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Holy crap, that's a lot of mortadella!! Mortadella is one of those foods that I love but can't think about too closely. ROFL

And you're fashionably late--technically you're still early as we weren't even meant to start for another 20 minutes! LOL

Yes, especially when you keep in mind that he's 1.65m tall...

I always wonder, when they win these kinds of edible prices*, whether they share with the team or keep it for themselves. If it's for himself, he'll be having cold cuts all winter long. :D

*The prize in a Norwegian race was half a tonne of Norwegian salmon.

And you're fashionably late--technically you're still early as we weren't even meant to start for another 20 minutes!

Ah! Haha. Then I feel less bad for having had Halloween-themed layer cake with my parents this afternoon. :)

And since tonight's theme is "spooky", here is an appropriately spooky song about drinking: Drink With The Living Dead by Ghoultown.

The prize in a Norwegian race was half a tonne of Norwegian salmon.

Yum!

Indeed! Not a bad prize! And then there was that one time where the winner of a women's race won a box of sex toys! XD But she actually thought it was a step up from winning vacuum cleaners and other "house-wifey" things.

Sadly, so far no male riders have been presented with a box of assorted sex toys on the podium. :(
It's only dried ham, aforementioned salmon and live piglets for them. (Cycling has the BEST prizes!)

Do not want to consider dried ham, salmon, and live piglets as sex toys...especially not the live piglets.

Oh no. O_O That's... *shudders*

*points to icon*

Oh no, no, haha ^_^; Especially not the piglets! (IIRC they're gifted to the best Breton rider in the race Tro Bro Leon, which takes place in Brittany).

The Danish cyclist Rolf Sørensen once won a cow!

Seriously, cycling is something quite special ♥

Wow! A live cow? Cycling competitions are extraordinary alright.

Yes, a real live cow. :D It went to live on Bernard Hinault's farm in Brittany afterwards. Strangely enough Rolf didn't feel like tending to a cow in between riding his bike. ;)

There are lots of farmers' sons among the cyclists (Rolf wasn't one of them). One ended his career to become a representative of a tractor/farming machine company.

It's only 5:00pm here so please be drinking for two, please and thank you!

...I'll assume my duties a little later!

I'll do my very best. :) (Just made a batch of Spiced Caramel Apple Martini)
Then you'll have to take over later. ;)

It's a deal! Although I was feeling a little off yesterday and a bit fragile today so I think I'm going to stick with the classic G&T tonight.

G&Ts are always nice! When I went to a music festival some years ago (of the sort where you camp next to the concert area), I found out that G&T is the one drink that works even when the ingredients only are as cold as they can get from lying on the ground underneath your tent during the night. :)

They're a really easy going drink all round.

I usually make cocktails or drink wine for this event but my stomach is saying "nope, G & Ts it is tonight!"

Now to select which of my 20+ gins to use. :D

You have that many types of gin in your home? Yowza!

Our most extensive collection of one type of liquor is Single Malt Scotch, heavy on the Islays which belongs to MG and about 90% of it is gifts from me. I never developed a taste for it myself.

Next up is my collection of gins. :D I'm very keen on the ones that are very distinct because of their botanical selections and have no interest in things like Aviation Gin that just tastes... 'pure' and had no specific flavour.

Me, I am more of a Single Malt Scotch and heavy on the Islays type. My favorite (and favorite memory) is the Ardbeg Single Malt Islay that I bought in Norwich, England when I was there visiting my fanpair for three weeks.

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20+ gins?! I'm envious! I only have three - a pink one with Black Forest fruits, a Norwegian one ("Harahorn") and a blood orange one.

I do, however, have quite a few home made snaps (you know, where you infuse berries or herbs in vodka or similar, neutral spirits).

I do a lot of home-made vodka infusions -- never heard them called "snaps" before -- I assume that's a Scandinavian moniker.

It probably is. :) We call them "kryddersnaps". Probably because traditionally they were made more using spices, making the spirits spiced ("krydret"). But nowadays people use fruits, berries, leaves...you name it, it can probably be infused in spirit. ;)
My favourite traditional version is probably the one made on bog myrtle/sweet gale. It's such a unique taste and smell.
But I'm also partial to one made on sour cherries - it's such a beautiful deep purplish-red and has a very aromatic taste of berries.

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I have some standard type ones for cocktail making, like Bombay Sapphire but my collection has been built from trying local gins on my travels and acquiring a bottle of a particular favourite here and there.

My random G&T story. They are my BFF's drink of choice and when she and I lived further apart than we do now, we met up to attend a baseball game together for my birthday. Anyway, we got double G&Ts at the stadium and wow, they were strong but soooo good. Only needed the one to get the job done. LOL Still one of the best birthdays I've ever had.

I always recommend them to people who don't want to drink a cocktail designed to negate the taste of the liquor - I'm looking at you Pina Colada & co. - but who also don't enjoy straight-up liquor. Most pubs/bars have at least a reasonable selection and you can add the tonic according to your own taste.

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