hanging over
OK, so yesterday I predicted sugar disaster. Sure enough it has struck. About 2pm today I became unbearably tired, and then for the rest of the day, even driving to Red Hook for Mike and Daphne's going away party, I've felt completely and utterly hung over. Not so much headaches as with alcohol, but dizziness and general awefulness. And headaches too. Haven't passed out yet, but I feel like it.
So how better to combat the sugar hangover? A thousand indecisions.... how bout some green juice, which is very very green, and some, er, alcohol. Not to drink now, to drink later. So from LeNell's best lil bourbon shop in Red Hook I came away with five (5) bottles. OK, let's see here. We've got the Rock Hill bourbon, farthest on the left, with its (supposedly) robust and spicy flavors. Then a bottle of Sweet Georgia Belle's Peach Mango Rum Liqueur ("As you taste your first sup of Sweet Georgia Belle, you'll have visions of magnolia blossoms and honeysuckle vines with the aroma of sweet mimosas filling the air." -- very nearly a Kosugi gummy advertisement) How could I resist? That one's for Amanda, if she ever returns (her fate is still unlearned). Moving right along we've got a petite bottle of green Chartreuse, which is stronger and bolder than its yellow counterpart. An even tinier Ouzo for Zach, who wants Ouzo, but just a little bit (add water for clouds). And lastly, the Fee Brothers Peach Bitters. There was an article in the store about the resurgence of bitters to our cocktail culture. Google it, cause I can't recount the whole story. But cmon, how good does a martini with peach bitters sound? Once I'm not so sick I'll try it.
ps - on the back of the Sweet Georgia Belle, it says, with no punctuation:
This Fine Rum Liqueur was created for your enjoyment
Please enjoy it responsibly
So how better to combat the sugar hangover? A thousand indecisions.... how bout some green juice, which is very very green, and some, er, alcohol. Not to drink now, to drink later. So from LeNell's best lil bourbon shop in Red Hook I came away with five (5) bottles. OK, let's see here. We've got the Rock Hill bourbon, farthest on the left, with its (supposedly) robust and spicy flavors. Then a bottle of Sweet Georgia Belle's Peach Mango Rum Liqueur ("As you taste your first sup of Sweet Georgia Belle, you'll have visions of magnolia blossoms and honeysuckle vines with the aroma of sweet mimosas filling the air." -- very nearly a Kosugi gummy advertisement) How could I resist? That one's for Amanda, if she ever returns (her fate is still unlearned). Moving right along we've got a petite bottle of green Chartreuse, which is stronger and bolder than its yellow counterpart. An even tinier Ouzo for Zach, who wants Ouzo, but just a little bit (add water for clouds). And lastly, the Fee Brothers Peach Bitters. There was an article in the store about the resurgence of bitters to our cocktail culture. Google it, cause I can't recount the whole story. But cmon, how good does a martini with peach bitters sound? Once I'm not so sick I'll try it.
ps - on the back of the Sweet Georgia Belle, it says, with no punctuation:
This Fine Rum Liqueur was created for your enjoyment
Please enjoy it responsibly
2 Comments:
it was a mean comment, but it wasn't meant to be!
what i meant was: when we were living in the woods, making our own bathtub gins, those were the days. it was like walden a deux. every morning, the sun would rise: the color of campari in the sky. it would mellow to a yellow chartreuse as it made its way acrost the sky, and on special days, the moon would glow green like green chartreuse.
we made them all, without brands and without a care in the world! everything was free, including the radio waves.
ah! but those idylls are over, mon amour. now gins give us headaches, ice cream is like a sick day waiting to happen, and we must find our joys in fine cheeses, delicate books, and safe kissing.
Did you enjoy the peach bitters? LeNell's has a cool site
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