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ask-barbatos · 3 months ago

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While the purity of Camellia Sinensis is a marvel in itself, the world of tea extends far beyond the simple leaf that is often called a True Tea. Let's talk about flavor-infused tea.

Infused tea

The practice of infusing tea with flavors dates back centuries, with evidence of flavored teas found in ancient Chinese and Indian cultures. Early methods of infusion involved adding herbs, spices, or flowers directly to the tea leaves during steeping. Over time, more sophisticated techniques were developed, such as extracting essential oils from aromatic plants and adding them to the tea.

Today, infused teas are typically created using one of two methods:

Direct Infusion: The most common method involves adding dried herbs, spices, or fruits directly to the tea leaves before steeping. This allows the flavors to infuse naturally into the tea, creating a harmonious blend.

Flavoring Oils: Essential oils extracted from aromatic plants can be added to the tea after steeping. This method allows for precise control over the intensity of the flavor and can be used to create subtle or bold infusions.

One of the most renowned flavor-infused teas is Earl Grey, a black tea infused with the fragrant oil of bergamot orange. The citrusy notes of bergamot dance harmoniously with the rich, full-bodied flavor of black tea, creating a truly exquisite beverage. Earl Grey is a versatile tea that can be enjoyed hot or iced, and it pairs well with a variety of foods.

Aside from Earl Grey, the world of flavor-infused teas is vast and varied. From the delicate floral notes of jasmine tea to the bold fruity flavors of berry teas, there is a flavor combination to suit every palate.

Pictured above: (top) Jasmine infused green tea from Fujian Tea Import & Export Co., (bottom) Blood Orange herbal tea from Harney & Sons Fine Teas. [Blend: Apple pieces, rose hips, hibiscus, beetroot, orange peel, orange flavor, marigold petals, safflower petals.]

Some of the other popular flavor-infused teas include:

Jasmine Tea: A green tea infused with jasmine flowers, offering a delicate floral aroma and a slightly sweet taste.

Chai Tea: A black tea spiced with cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger, creating a warm and comforting blend.

Fruit Teas: A variety of teas infused with fruit flavors, such as strawberry, raspberry, or peach, providing a sweet and tangy taste.

Fruit teas are excellent for cold-brewed iced tea. I will cover cold-brewing later, so please look forward to that.

When choosing a flavor-infused tea, consider your personal preferences and the occasion. A delicate floral tea might be perfect for a relaxing afternoon, while a bold and spicy chai tea could be a comforting choice on a cold day.

The choice of infusion depends on the desired flavor profile and the characteristics of the ingredients being used. For example, delicate floral flavors may be best achieved using direct infusion, while strong, bold flavors can be created using flavoring oils.

If you wish to create your own infused tea, that will have to be a separate post. For now, it is enough to be able to identify the tea you are brewing so that you can handle it appropriately.

Brewing infused teas requires a balance of technique and intuition. First, identify the ingredients. When brewing a cup of tea, it's good to know what temperature and length of time to steep your tea for.

A tea labeled "Peach" may be a white tea with peach flavoring, and it may be best to brew it at a temperature appropriate for white tea. Blends may consist of varying ingredients that require different temperatures, so some experimentation may be in order to find the best brewing temperature to get the most of each flavor.

Herbal tea

Beyond the True Tea, there lies a world of herbal teas, each offering a unique blend of flavors and health benefits. Herbal teas are made from a variety of plants, including herbs, spices, and fruits. They are often enjoyed for their medicinal properties, as well as their delicious taste.

As no part of an herbal tea contains the Camellia Sinensis plant, these teas are not considered "True Teas". That does not mean we cannot enjoy them, however.

For the most part, an herbal tea will not contain any caffeine, unlike the tea produced from the Camellia Sinensis plant. This makes them more suitable to enjoy in the evening or late hours.

Pictured above: (from top to bottom) Roses, honeysuckle, chrysanthemums, mint and lavender.

Some popular herbal teas include:

Chamomile Tea: Made from chamomile flowers, this tea is known for its calming and relaxing properties.

Peppermint Tea: Made from peppermint leaves, this tea is refreshing and aids digestion.

Ginger Tea: Made from ginger root, this tea is warming and can help soothe an upset stomach.

Hibiscus Tea: Made from hibiscus flowers, this tea has a tart, fruity flavor and is rich in antioxidants.

As with many blends, it is helpful to experiment a little with the temperature and steep time to get the most of your tea. Intuition will follow experience.

The ideal steeping temperature for infused teas and herbal teas can vary depending on the specific ingredients and desired flavor intensity. However, here are some general guidelines:

Delicate floral or fruity teas: 175-185°F (79-85°C)

Bold, spicy teas: 195-212°F (90-100°C)

Herbal teas: 175-212°F (79-100°C), depending on the specific herbs used

Serving suggestions: Cream is usually not served with fruit teas, as the acidity in some will cause the milk to curdle. Lemon slices are commonly served with Earl Grey, however, as with the fruit tea, lemon can also cause cream to curdle. Sugar or honey are appropriate for nearly any tea.

It's always a good idea to experiment with different temperatures to find the perfect brew for your taste. I hope this has been informational and helpful to my students who wish to become better acquainted with tea.

#long post #tea guide

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the-starry-lycan · 16 days ago

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Oooh, I like the idea of a little grapefruit for that bitterness in the "Aephorul mocktail"!

For Zale, I think something really citrusy might work well, something with a strong, bright flavor - lemon, orange, ginger, maybe something bubbly too? Using ginger ale as a base and going from there?

Valere, I think something that would be more floral and subtly sweet, maybe something with vanilla notes, definitely peaches, maybe a little mint too, as you said?

Garl would either be a warm cider, or some kind of rich, homemade hot chocolate! I have one which is salted caramel flavor, bought for me by a dear friend, and it’s the first thing that comes to mind - sweet and comforting.

Seraï, I feel would be something more along the lines of a bitter, alcoholic type of a drink? I can’t say much here, but maybe something with whiskey and cherries? Do those even go together? Ooh, cherries and cloves and ginger…

B’st as the starbucks pink drink potentially something else bright and flavorful with dragonfruit in it? Obviously served in a funky glass container because, come on, he’s B’st, hehe!

Resh’an, now he’d be interesting. I think of mayba Jamun (sweet and astringent, turns your mouth purple!) and something else to work with the sweetness. Maybe a more tart taste for his drink, that could come from lime juice or something of that sort. Maybe some more herbal elements in his drink, rose hips and lavender, some sage, and the like.

Each of the pirates would be a different keg of beer, hehehe- a lager, an IPA, and a malt..? Those are the only kinds of beer I know- TwT

There may or may not have been a discord conversation about what kind of drinks Aeph would enjoy, and someone brought up Aperol, a type of alcohol derived from rhubarb. It is bright orange.

Naturally that led to teasing about Aperol sounding like "Aephorul". And then we wondered if he would ever drink it (consensus: he might, since you can make drinks that look like blood) and then this shitty doodle came afterward:

...In which he realizes that the drink may be a concoction of Zale's eyebrows....

#sea of stars #sabotage studio #saboverse #lycan talks #alcohol #beer #drinks #virgin drinks #mocktails #resh’an #B’st #Zale #valere #garl #seraï #keenathan #yolande #valtraid

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cannibalisticskittles · 2 years ago

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initial thoughts on the lotions, below a cut bc. thoughts. length.

little hedgehog (spiky chestnuts, autumn leaves, wild mushrooms, and warm brown sugar) leaked a bit in transit and i'm not sure i mind the lost amount enough to say anything bc whoo boy that is potent and i do not know if i want it on my skin. i don't actually know what chestnuts smell like so I'm not sure if it's the chestnuts or the mushrooms that dominate this scent. could even be the leaves! idk, i live in the desert, we don't have tree leaves here just creosote and palo verde flowers

golden corn cakes (corn cake baked to a golden perfection, topped with butter and honey) came with a warning from some buyers that it smelled like play-doh on their skin, with the note that of course, everyone's skin chemistry is different. i've only tested it a little bit but i think it skips the play-doh for me? not sure how often i would want to wear this, but its true to the perfume sample i was given. not sure i get the butter or the honey, but maybe after its sat on my skin more, it'll settle in

pumpkin queen (gentle hay pillows, pumpkin, ripe peaches dusted with clove and nutmeg, dried summer herbs and lastly, a lovely crown of amber) i don't DISlike, tho i'm not sure how often i'll reach for it. but i usually detest florals in scents -- i gambled on this one bc when i asked for advice on scents, someone said it was their all-time fave -- and i don't hate it here. and peach can be an overwhelming scent, and it fits in with the rest of it here. i'll wear this if i go on any hay rides this year, lmao

pumpkin eater (oat milk, glowing pumpkin, rich vanilla bean and the tiniest touch of nutmeg butter) doesn't actually have as much pumpkin scent on me as i was expecting. i thought this sounded like a pretty standard autumn scent, which was nice because i don't have a typical autumn scent (except for pralines and pear which i'm almost out of and which bath and bodyworks hasn't made for years now, weeps) but there's not a ton of pumpkin. either the nutmeg or the clove -- i THINK nutmeg -- is more dominant on me. not overwhelming tho. a fairly light scent. a liiiiittle warm. maybe if i wear it longer the pumpkin will emerge more? but i could prob wear this to work with no problems (given how many kids have sensory or scent sensitivities)

olde cider haus (old oak, sweet drying hayfields, crushed apple pulp and vanilla husks) wasn't initially on my list of things i was looking at, but a recommendation from someone else put it on there, and i think I'm glad for that. i get apples at first, but if i smell deeply, i can get the hay. again, i don't know how often i want to smell like hay, but that's my issue, not the lotion-makers who were very clear about hay being a dominant scent.

twice is nice (sweetest offerings of opulence! buttery sugar cookie, with shavings of creamy coconut and topped with toasted almond slivers) smells to me like fairly standard sweetness. i do get almond though, and i like almond. i expected to like this decently well, which is why i got a mini size and not a full size. i do indeed like it decently well. it has fulfilled my expectations.

red roan (fresh strawberry flecked porridge with maple syrup and adulterated with a splash of white cognac) -- i don't know what cognac smells like. i have no idea. the only alcohol i've ever had is whatever is in vanilla extract, and a single drop of some like fancy whiskey or bourbon or something. which also smelled and tasted like vanilla extract. so does this smell like cognac? i couldn't say for sure but i don't THINK so. what it does smell like is packaged strawberry oatmeal. and i got a mini version of this (rather than none at all) bc someone told me that they love the scent because it smells exactly like packaged strawberry oatmeal. they were not lying.

kitchen witch (warm zucchini bread and pumpkin cookies, ginger root, aged patchouli, a sprinkling of anise seeds, and bundles of dried herbs hanging from cedar wood rafters) was something i was looking into in a full size at first, but someone warned me that if my skin amps anise like theirs does, that's going to be all i get from it. and i don't. actually know what anise smells like. i've never had black licorice. now i've smelled this and i'm scared to put this on my skin. maybe it'll transform and i'll get the rest of the scents but. maybe not. maybe it's just what i presume is anise. ...i sort of wanted to try absinthe with a sugar dripper because that seems neat, but absinthe is also anise-based isn't it. so i would really really hate it, wouldn't i.

ghost puffs (orbs of buttery popcorn and marshmallow goo, presented on a wooden stick) now that’s what i'm fuckin talking about babyyyyy!!! this is the one i was most excited to try, and.... to be honest, when i first put it on, all i got was an artificial marshmallow scent. and now, an hour after i put it on, i get... a realistic marshmallow goo scent. i do not get the popcorn or the butter. but my sister said she could smell it when I put it on! said it reminds her of a powder you put on some types of kettle corn. so that might just be my broken nose's inability to smell some things rearing its ugly head again.

i’m going to go slather myself in ghost puffs and see if i can make the popcorn come out that way.

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ellocentipede · 3 years ago

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Arcana Wildcraft Summer Constellations

Aquila

Scent description: The noble eagle who once carried Jupiter's thunderbolts now soars over the Summer Triangle. Majestic white sage with ropes of kelp, sea spray, vegan beeswax accord, and water from a cold mountain stream.

It's a tough call, but Aquila may be my very favorite of the bunch. Julia's oceanic blends are masterful, and Aquila is no exception. In the bottle, Aquila is very briny, but on the skin the brine settles in and blends beautifully with the other notes. The beeswax is sweet and glowing, smoothing the kelp and sea spray in order to create this stunning and unique beachy blend.

Cygnus

Scent description: The Swan. Of all the myths surrounding Cygnus, our favorite is that he is vain Queen Cassiopeia's pampered pet. Soft, antique amber, rose petal syrup, rose-infused cupcakes, and fluffy white frosting.

Cygnus is a lovely and cheerful blend! I smell lots of light, fluffy, sweet, rose-flavored frosting. The rose syrup is exquisite and perfectly complements the fluffy cake. It's very well-blended--it's neither too sweet nor too rosy. If a pinkish cumulonimbus cloud with gilt-lit edges at dusk were a scent, it would be Cygnus.

Delphinus

Scent description: This matchmaking dolphin convinced beautiful sea-nymph Amphitrite to marry Poseidon. Peach sorbet, sugared coconut milk, and a tiny drop of Key lime.

Simple, summery, and beautiful, Delphinus is a frozen beach drink in perfume form. I get lots of icy peach and a generous squeeze of perfectly tart lime. The coconut milk lends a hint of smooth creaminess. Delphinus has some natural sweetness, but is not a sugar bomb. It reminds me of a local peach ice cream--perfect, natural, sweet peachy goodness without overloading on the sugar.

Lacerta

Scent description: Ancient Greeks identified no constellation in this spot, but Native American Chumash astronomers saw a lizard, while Chinese astronomers recognized Tengshe, the flying dragon-snake. Cassis, strawberry, watermelon, blackcurrant, opium, white musk, and a hint of luminous green scales.

Lacerta is a slippery blend of purple and green--ripe, figgy blackcurrant, rich, purple cassis, and cool, sweet watermelon weave through green stems and a hint of musky opium. This is a beautiful and mature fruity blend--like a bowl of ripe fruit in a still life painting.

Ophiuchus

Scent description: The snake-handler holds the constellation Serpens in the night sky. Blackest vanilla, sweet cream, and patchouli wind around mandarin, tangerine, petitgrain, ginger, citron, and bright frankincense tears.

Ooh this is lovely! In the bottle I smell lots of sweet patchouli, but on skin I get an equal measure of citrus (notably citron, a bright and tart lemon) and some dry, fragrant petitgrain. The sweetness from the vanilla and cream is there, and there's also some lovely and cola-esque rich frankincense. Ophiuchus is complex, well-blended, and elegant.

Piscis Australis

Scent description: The Southern Fish gulps water flowing from the urn of Aquarius. A clean, airy handful of acacia blossoms, neroli, tuberose, asphodel, and native gardenia petals are scattered over banana fruit and white amber.

Piscis Australis is a celebration of Julia's notoriously beautiful white floral blends. I can pick out a hint of gardenia and something lily-esque (the asphodel, perhaps?), but these florals are so well blended and beautiful. The hint of banana lends a lush, tropical, fresh, and fun feel to this blend while the amber elevates it to something truly special. Piscis Australis is a favorite of mine!

Ursa Minor

Scent description: The Little Bear contains the North Star and is well beloved by navigating seafarers. A fluffy, delicate blend of summer peach, frosted lemon cake, white tea, velvety white fur accord, chrysanthemum stems, clover honey, and hints of wild-harvested fir and spruce.

Ursa Minor is a delight of fresh, feathery evergreen fir tips and thick lemon cake surrounded by sliced peaches. This is a well-blended scent that calls to mind the meeting of forest, ocean, and comfort.

Ursa Major

Scent description: Before she became a bear and was placed into the heavens, the Great Bear was the fierce and beautiful hunter, Callisto. A darkly feminine mix of feral black musk, sweet tobacco leaf, wild blackberries, clove bud, and a hint of ursine fur.

Ursa Major is a bold blend of rich, sweet tobacco and ripe, smushy blackberries. A hint of dry clove bud lends a little elegance to the mix. This scent is dark, sweet, and powerful!

Arcana Wildcraft’s beautiful handmade perfumes may be perused and purchased at https://arcanawildcraft.com

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the-fae-folk · 5 years ago

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How likely will you find faeries drunk and intoxicated on liquor, wine or mead? Would they be willing to share what they're drinking with strangers if asked? Or keep it for themselves? How much do faeries love wine?

It came near to the end of summer. Precisely on September the twenty third. A grand feast. In the hall of the Summer king. It began at the very first chime of midnight at the ending of the twenty second, and ended at the last chime of midnight on the beginning of the twenty fourth.The tables were laid with cloths and piled high with all the most delightful food that could be found anywhere. Summer pudding, Saltah from Yemen, roast heart of the red deer, fresh fruits that still sparkle with dew, vegetables and roots cut up and cooked into all manner of dishes, there are fresh breads with spices, there are cakes and sweets of all kinds.Even the drinks are marvelous. Honey Wine (also known as mead) was a popular choice for its sweet flavour. Many drink juices and ciders made from fresh fruits like apples, grapes, pears, blackberries, strawberries, and peaches. But of course, many prefer the wine. There are spiced wines; with additions of cinnamon, ginger, galangal, cloves, pepper, nutmeg, marjoram, cardamom, grains of paradise, raisins, and even rosemary.Or if you prefer other kinds of wine you might be interested in wines made from raspberry, red currants, cherries, or even almond milk. Perhaps you like the white wines? Made from infusions of honey sweet wines and rosemary, hyssop, or wormwood. If you are most familiar with wine made from grapes, then you are left with even further choices to make. Perhaps wine made in the Cyprian way? Or after those of the Rhine? So many choices to make, and all flowing freely.

There is laughing and drinking and the sound of music. Jugs and bottles flow freely and the candles flicker merrily.Even the King of Summer drinks deep. His time to wander the earth has come to an end for another year. Now he can rest with his court and wait for summer to come once more. But before rest he will make merry, he will indulge the senses and the desires. His cup overflows with song and drink.Once a year comes this celebration. Once a year a single human is brought to the tables. No one would dare prey on them here, not now, not before the King of Summer. They are as safe as any human can be in Faerie. They are offered a silver cup and asked to be the first to drink.So they drink the wine given them. A strange mixture unlike any you might find among mortal drinks. There are many such stranger drinks here at the feast among those we have described. But this is the strangest. It is a wine made from starlight and dew, mixed with song and fire, shadows and wishes that were never wished aloud. Left to age for longer than humanity has been alive it is a wine of indescribable taste. They drink deep into the cup while all the host watches in silence, watches with bated breath, watches with uncertainty and wonder. When at last the human guest sets down their cup of silver, having drunk their fill, they are no longer the same person who began. Such wine is not like other drinks, but changes a person. Few humans ever get to taste such things, but once a year they allow one mortal to drink it.That is not to say that there are no other humans present, there are many. Friends of the folk, entertainers, lovers. Many join the feast. Many drink and eat with good will. But only one is allowed to drink the Fíon Gan Ainm .

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eldritchsurveys · 5 years ago

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740.

How many walls are in your bedroom? >> Six, because the closet juts out from one of the corners. What do you think about Fall Out Boy? >> I enjoy their music quite a bit, especially Save Rock and Roll and Mania. Do you know where Guatemala is? >> Generally, yes. Specifically, nope. Do you find musicians attractive? >> I think being skilled in an art form -- but especially music -- is attractive, but not, like, “I want to sleep with you”-attractive, which is what I think people mean by this question. Just... I like art, I especially like music, by extension I’m interested by people who make art and especially music. Do you like hard boiled eggs? >> Yeah.

Do you know anyone named Hector? >> I used to, but we didn’t really call him that, we called him Luis. Would you move to another country for the one you love? >> I’ve moved across country for someone, but emigration is a lot harder than that, so I don’t know. I think what’s more important is whether I could even emigrate in the first place, seeing as the process is difficult even for people with money and marketable skills... Do you own an instrument? >> No. What do you usually have for lunch? >> I don’t usually eat a lunch, per se. I kind of graze for most of the day. The most organised thing I might make is a sandwich or some microwave thing. Ever had a pregnancy scare? >> Yes. What do you think about the Purple People Eater? >> I don’t really know what it is, if I’m honest. I’ve heard the song and I’ve heard references to it, but that’s it. Are you pale or tan? >> Dark-skinned. I’ve seen complaints about the America-centric lines of questioning in surveys, but can we talk about the whiteness lmao... What’s the weather like right now? >> Cloudy and chilly. I don’t know where Lady Spring is, but someone please tell her that I am dying. Do you like cats? >> Not especially. I can live with one if I must, obviously, since I do; but I’m not really interested in his existence or anything. I’m kind of turned off by people going apeshit about cats all the time, if I’m honest, but it’s hard to be honest about that without people taking offense. It’s not you, it’s me, etc etc. (It’s probably because I’m a spider and everyone hates spiders.) What’s the best part about Wal*Mart? >> I don’t know, I’m not terribly fond of Wal*Mart myself. Do you think Akon is amazing or annoying? >> I haven’t heard his name in years, lmao. Also, I have no opinion. Do you like the buzz cigarettes give you? >> Yeah, which is the reason I pick up a clove every now and then. Sometimes I just want to get into that headspace. Are you a practical joker? >> No. Do you like pop? >> Not the Pepsi and Coke kinds. I like “weird” sodas, I guess. And ginger beer, which is sort of like a soda. What are you looking forward to? >> Hmm. Oh, Sparrow is going back to work on Monday, apparently! Out of context it sounds like I hate her or something, probably, but it’s not that at all. She’s the only person I can bear being quarantined with. But like, I just like being in the apartment alone for a while. I feel... constricted when someone else is around all the time, and while that’s lessened with her it isn’t nonexistent lmao. I just need time where I’m left to my own devices without being observed by other people, any other people, it’s a weird need but it’s mine and I’ll be glad to have that need met again. Have you ever laughed so hard you couldn’t breathe? >> Yeah. What’s your favorite band? >> The Receiving End of Sirens is one. Do you feel stupid when you spill things on yourself? >> Yeah. Are you excited for summer? >> I would be, under normal circumstances! Now I just dread having to be stuck inside for the whole thing. I’m going to try walking trails and stuff, just to... be the fuck outside, but still. Have you ever snuck out? >> No. When’s the last time you were kissed? >> Oh, I don’t know. Would you ever eat popcorn & salsa? >> No, thanks. Do you sleep with the television on? >> Nope. I require silence. The only exception is, say, I’m in a motel room and other guests are being rowdy. Then I’ll put on something to, like, have a controlled and constant sound going as a counter to their chaos. Would you ever want to be able to be invisible? >> I mean, sure, there are situations where I could see that being advantageous. What does your favorite shirt look like? >> I don’t have one. What’s your favorite scent? >> ^ Skype, Msn, Aim, or Yahoo? >> Discord. What’s your favorite time of the day? >> I like dawn. I also like dusk, but only in the summer. Summer dusk is a beautiful thing. Do you hate the phrase “love ya” when coming from a boyfriend/girlfriend? >> No...? What do you do when someone in the room has b.o.? >> Distance myself as much as possible, as discreetly as possible. I don’t want to embarrass them, I just don’t want to deal with sensory overload. What movie would you like to see right now? >> Oh, stuff. How many times a day do you shower? >> It depends on the day. Some days, zero. Some days, once. What do you think of the name Chloe? >> It’s all right. I wouldn’t give it to a character, but it’s all right. Do you like Hollister? >> I’ve never even been inside one. (I’m pretty sure that’s one of the stores that they spray fragrance throughout, like Abercrombie, so that’s all the reason I need to never go inside.) What’s your favorite alcoholic drink? >> Absinthe. Do you like 80’s music? >> Sure, some of the music I like was made in the eighties. Do you have to wear glasses or have contacts? >> No. Do you play Halo or Gears of War? >> I played Gears with a friend years ago. I don’t play it now, though. That kind of game is pretty much only enjoyable for me with a friend, so. How do you feel about cleaning? >> I hate it, but I love the results. What do you think of emo kids? >> I appreciate them. Do you like the movie Grease? >> I haven’t seen it since I was a teenager, probably, so I don’t really remember it. I just have a vague recollection of a couple of the songs, and I remember what the main characters looked like. I’d probably like it if I watched it again; my thing for greasers is still alive and kickin, after all. Do you like singing? >> Sure do.

What’s your favorite Jim Carrey movie? >> The Number 23! I love that movie so much. Now I want to rewatch it.... I’m going to rewatch it. I’m going to spend four dollars to rent it on YouTube as soon as I’m finished with this smh, I can’t resist. It just hits me right where I live, something about it is so intensely relatable for me, I don’t know. Probably because I’m haunted by a number, too. Runner-up for fave Carrey flick is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. There’s a knock at your door at 4 in the morning; what do you do? >> Nothing. Whoever it is, we have no business with them. Do you like peaches? >> Sure. Ever lost a best friend? >> No.

Ever heard of a town called Wadena? >> No. Have you ever been to a funeral? >> Yes. What’s your favorite sport? >> Figure skating. What do you think about homeschooling? >> I’m interested in it, and the ways in which it can be implemented. I’m also pretty against a lot of things about public schooling in America, so, you know. What do you think about French people? >> I don’t have any opinions about French people. Do you like your parents? >> They don’t like me, which I think settles the issue right there. What do you think about Minnesota? >> I don’t have any thoughts about Minnesota. Do/did you like high school? >> I did not. Do you have any Asian friends? >> I’m acquainted with a few Asian people. Is it cold where you live? >> Yes, still. I fucking hate it. Do you find accents attractive? >> I mean, not as a rule. I find the mechanics of language interesting, so that attracts me, I guess. Do you hate it when people make spelling mistakes? >> No. Would you ever let your boyfriend/girlfriend do your makeup? >> Sure. She knows more about it than I do. Do you like to shop? >> No. How long are you on the computer during a 24 hour period? >> For just about the entire time I’m awake, nowadays. When I’m not in quarantine, then it depends on what else is happening that day. Is money really that important? >> I mean, sure it’s important. I can’t believe that would ever be in question. Wars are fought over it, people suffer and die because they don’t have enough of it, and people lose their whole sense of compassion and empathy when they have too much of it. It’s important, all right. Have you ever broken a bone? >> Nope. Who is your favorite family member? >> --- What size bed do you have? >> Twin, because it’s the only size that would fit in this room without making it utterly claustrophobic. I bark my elbow on the wall and accidentally knock shit off my nightstand all the time, but at least it’s a real bed that belongs to me, for once. What age do you want to be married? >> Well, I was 32, so.

What’s the last thing your wrote? >> Like, longhand? I have no idea. What do you think of your town? >> I don’t care for it. When’s the last time you played hide & go seek? >> Thanksgiving or some holiday like that. I played with Edward, who is a toddler. I always play with him when we see his parents on holidays, even when it makes me tired (where do kids get all that energy???), because I like him.

#surveys #survey #random survey

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chadwick211 · 2 years ago

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Johnnie Walker Swing Blended Scotch Whisky 750ml

Originally created by Sir Alexander Walker, Master Blender par excellence and grandson of John Walker, during the golden age of travel in 1932. On transatlantic voyages, barmen desperately stowed loose bottles onto racks to prevent breakages caused by the unrelenting pitch and roll of stormy weather on the high seas.

Swing features an elevated amount of Speyside malts, balanced by malts from the northern Highlands and Islay. On the tongue it starts off a bit sweet and then the spicy notes take affect mid-palate which exposes the smoke and peat. It has a smooth lingering smoke and spice finish. The result is a luxurious flavor that's light in the foreground, with sweet mouth-watering depth developing on the palate.

Product Details:

Type: Scotch Whisky

Brand Name: Johnnie Walker

Country: Scotland

Region: Speyside

Alcohol Volume: 40.0%

Size: 750mL

Johnnie Walker Double Black 1ltr

Derived from blending whiskies matured in heavily charred oak casks and specially selected whiskies from the West Coast of Scotland with a naturally smoky flavor, Johnnie Walker Double Black embodies the characteristics of Johnnie Walker Black Label, whilst delivering a new, full-bodied intensity that makes it an unrivalled whisky choice. Spiced cloves ignite dried fruit. Orange peel and vanilla cut through lingering peat smoke.

Perfect for enjoying at home, it also makes a perfect whisky gift for someone who loves smoky whiskies or wants to try something new – if you’re looking for the best gift, your search is over.

Product Details:

Brand: Johnnie Walker

Brand category: Whisky

Age: 12

Country: Scotland

Alcohol by Volume: 40%

Size: 1 L

Tasting Notes

Nose: Delicious scent of sweet smoke and cloves.

Palate: Peaty taste, rich with raisins, fresh apples and a tropical orange flavor combined with creamy vanilla.

Finish: Wonderfully long, warming finish, smoldering spice from oak-aged casks, powerful lingering smokiness

Enjoy it on the rocks, with a dash of still or sparkling water or serve it in a tall glass as a unique Johnnie highball with the mixer like lemonade, ginger ale or peach iced tea, for an electric burst of bite and flavors. Serve on any occasion. Or this award-winning scotch whisky can also be an impressive gift for someone who appreciates sophisticated and smoky whiskies. The perfect gift to taste!

Johnnie Walker King George V 750ml

Rarity reflected in every drop. Johnnie Walker King George V has been created to celebrate the monarch who granted us our first Royal Warrant in 1934. Our makers drew on our archives to hand-select whiskies from distilleries that existed during his reign. This includes some of the rarest in our reserves, including irreplaceable casks from the now-closed Port Ellen distillery. Much like its namesake, it has a great depth of character and elegant reserve.

Product Details:

Spirit Type: Scotch Whisky

Brand: Johnnie Walker

Country: Scotland

Alcohol/vol: 43%

Size: 750ml

Tasting Notes

Nose: Profound smoky aroma followed by sweet, fresh fruit malt characteristics; developing into rich dried fruit/spicy complexity.

Palate: Smooth with a rich, fruity sweetness. Warming with subtle flavors of sandalwood and smoke.

Finish: Mouth warming and lingering rich peaty finish.

Aftertaste: Long, surprisingly smoky, salty, spicy finish.

Johnnie Walker Blue Label Blended Scotch Whisky 750ml

Johnnie Walker Blue Label is an exclusive blended scotch made from some of Scotland’s rarest and most exceptional whiskies. Only one in every 10,000 casks has the elusive quality, character and flavor to deliver the remarkable signature taste of Johnnie Walker Blue Label. Contains rare, mature Malt and Grain Scotch Whiskies that present a multi-layered symphony of flavors, supple and balanced with notes of chocolate, hints of grass and malt. It’s finishes of floral, spice, smoke and honey results in a unique and satisfying sipping experience. Best savored neat with the palate cleansed and cooled by iced water. An extraordinary whisky to receive and a discerning choice of gift when you want to make a special occasion truly exceptional and a memorable.

Product Details:

Category: Blended Scotch

Brand: Johnnie Walker

Region: United Kingdom, Scotland

Alcohol/vol: 40%

Size: 750ml

Tasting Notes

Nose: Take in the wonderfully mellow, rounded nose – replete with dry smokiness artfully mixed with the sweetness of raisins.

Palate: Layers of dried fruits, citrus smoke, which then evolves into notes of honey, sweet spice, and vanilla.

Finish: Velvety chocolate and a rounded smoky finish.

Overall: One of the ultimate premium blends, Blue Label is a legend in its own right and will continue to be.

Johnnie Walker Gold Label Scotch Whisky 18Yrs 750Ml

Johnnie Walker Aged 18 Years is an intensely rich and wildly indulgent Scotch that perfectly balances a trilogy of flavors and textures - sweet fruit, creamy smoothness and warm spice. Our craftsmen have handpicked whiskies slowly aged through 18 long years. Each passing season builds layer upon layer of flavor until every cask is ready to break open and bloom into life. The result is a wonderfully smooth whisky with a character shaped by the flow of time. At the heart of this whisky are flavors from iconic distilleries. Breathe deep to enjoy opulent spice from a distillery such as Blair Athol in the Highlands. Experience a burst of sweet fruit from Speyside distilleries like Glen Elgin and let the creaminess of Cardhu flow into a long, sumptuous finish. Perfect to be enjoyed at home; neat or on the rocks, Johnnie Walker Aged 18 Years makes an excellent whisky gift for whisky enthusiasts.

Product Details:

Category: Blended Scotch

Region: United Kingdom, Scotland

Brand: Johnnie Walker

Alcohol/vol: 40%

Size: 750ml

Tasting Notes

Nose: A wonderfully rich aroma, combining notes of rich, sweet fruit with hints of toffee and caramel.

Palate: A comforting mix of warming, malty cereal and smooth creamy vanilla, with fragrant notes of almond and tropical tangerine.

Finish: A lingering finish with hints of dark chocolate, citrus peel and a very light, aromatic smoke.

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aiweirdness · 7 years ago

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Trendy beer names, invented by neural network

I train neural networks, which are a type of machine learning algorithm that look at example data and learn to generate more like it. There’s little I have to do other than present a neural network with examples to look at, and it deduces its own rules, often applying them in weird and unexpected ways. Just based on what it sees in the training data, a neural network can generate recipes, names of metal bands, or names of kittens.

Earlier, I trained a neural network to generate names of craft beers, thanks to Ryan Mandelbaum of Gizmodo, who inspired this project, and Andy Haraldson who extracted hundreds of thousands of beer names from BeerAdvocate.com. I trained it separately on beer names from different categories, and soon it had figured out to produce distinctive types, including:

Stouts:

Shunkall Midnight Shale Spulgican’s Chocolate Coconut Pamper

IPAs:

Yampy Dang River Borb!

A bunch of semi-plausible but nonexistent beers resulted. Then I heard from Old Nation Brewing in Williamston, Michigan, who were almost finished brewing a new beer, but still hadn’t managed to find a name for it.

They explained what kinds of keywords they were looking for: Juice, haze, New England, Vermont, citra, Belgium, spicy, clove, saison, farmhouse, “all these trendy new hazy IPA names”. I searched my database for any beer names having to do with these keywords, and threw them all into the mix for the neural network. It worked. But before I share with you the name they chose, let me first share: the rejects.

Now, not all of these were terrible. Although some of them definitely were.

To get a sense of what was in the dataset, let’s start with the lowest-creativity output setting. These are the beer names that the neural network felt best exemplified the original dataset. As you can see, there are a lot of saisons. There’s also a lot of French, although not so many examples that the neural network ever quite got the hang of French articles (I sympathize).

Saison De La Saison Saison De Saison Saison Du Saison Saison De Le Petite Saison Farmhouse Saison De L'Imperial Saison Chardonnay Barrel Aged Saison De Saison Saison De La Barrel Aged Saison Barrel Aged Saison De La Saison Saison De La Series Saison D'Ete Saison De L'Autimne Saison Du Ferme Saison De La Lemons Saison Du Beer Saison Du Bier Saison Du Bear Saison Du Farmer Saison De Man Saison De Mountain Saison Du Chard Saison Du Pant Saison De Life Saison De La Mort Monkey Free Stand Saison

At a higher creativity level, we see more farms and tables (and oddly, monkeys). The French, if anything, gets more questionable. The quality of names has maybe - maybe improved. And they’ve somehow ended up spookier.

Sunshine Muster Saison Stick Lake Rock The Sun Saison Black Bot Saison Farmer's Blend Sunny Farm French Saison De Pants Saison Du Liver Winter Monkey Saison Du Pies Field Peach Saison Friends Lich Saison Primitia Molassic Saison Strange Biere De Table Saison Saison Du Le Pencher Say The Table Forest Monk Saison De Chine Summer Death Creeping North Saison Saison De Boo Spring The Dead Saison Series De Sucker Saison Firetementus Monkey Saison Saison De Lo Parpy Saison Du Carl Saison

At the next-highest creativity level, the good names have gotten better, and the bad names have gotten a lot worse. Oddly, although it doesn’t explicitly appear in the dataset, the neural network has inferred the existence, and importance, of chard. Some of these look like they could be My Little Ponies.

Fongelmorenda Storm Fink Silent Plow Side Road #1 Speltranoux Winter Blood Star Dance Dandarina Britched Rye Saison Bomble Saison Side Creek Saison A Shit Farmhouse Ale Red Suck Mas Saison Dark Grave Saison Farm Fight Belgian Chard Five Bool Brown Hibiscus Vintumbland Farm Stone Hunking Of Mist Barrel Aged Clander Friend Saison Fromp Fleur De Celloquence Forress Crogion's Swill Saison

At an even higher creativity setting, the neural network’s unpredictability increases. It begins making up more words. It begins swearing. It starts taking liberties with English, as well as French, grammar. Old Nation Brewing chose a name from this creativity level.

Summer Dangs Saison Flasha Plaraggina Farmen's Are No. 10 Ginger Mauustic Saison La Barrel Toee Saison Flopphive Ixpicy Touranhome The Slow Ale From The To Don't The Mountain Pogle Voe Love Mutty Mab Farmhouse Ale Kreathertag Haburia Grapecart Farmer Lure Poply Bitch Hoepolo S Mocket Clothberry Ale Speciel Farmhouse Ale Green The Wosk Rooly Ganger Dry-Hopped Clow Ride City Saison Series: Barrel Oged In Ermeds's Oit Bittirges Burcumber Jane Rad Sunshine Bear Chroee The Thangbaile Daving Of Du-Shandburs Fucksing Pear Farmhouse Ale Rednock White Bunch Over Hoppy Trick Saison The Sliger

At this highest creativity setting, I stopped. Perhaps you can understand why.

ChiphooolBoi Nerlious Mayycone Funky Ever varumper You Saison De Mage Clushing Fleur Dull? Beoobegie Nard Gel Mar Blick Disc Saison Barrel Aged Flaribrest Stutty Rye Undonchop Plop Aged The Sprong Greenhunke Mal? Saison De Slushie The Atterasin's Hoot Double It Jackal Runt Pigzelia Ectel Goat Hurid'r Gobfin Rustic On Oats 4h Finer Petit Pock Folle Belly'ss Attrepid Ghost Doirry-Fermier Yulla De Abadma Dank Your Sromb King Recerd New England Blend Series renkip Ensishp Earthsseo The Oake

So, what did Old Nation Brewing finally choose? I introduce to you the very first beer named by a neural network:

The Fine Stranger

Old Nation is pleased to introduce The Fine Stranger! This unique beer is the latest in the New Orthodox Series of beers. A blend of Old World and New, The Fine Stranger combines a strong, peppery, fruity Belgian Saison yeast strain with the low-bitterness/high-flavor hop goodness of the New England style. We added a special hop blend of Mandarina Bavaria and Vic's Secret in the boil and double dry-hopped it as well. The result is a slightly peppery, fruity hopped beer with the characteristic New England Haze that New Orthodox beers are known for.

Available now if you’re lucky enough to be able to shop for beer in Michigan.

#neural networks #char-rnn #beer #craft beer #trendy beer names

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maaikescookingblog · 4 years ago

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Pilof

A.k.a. the easiest weeknight dinner ever, since you only need tinned veggies and precut meat and spices.

source: my grandma’s recipe

Materials

Dutch oven or wok or slowcooker

pan for cooking rice

Ingredients

Pork or chicken (buy it cubed or sliced), 350 gram

Canned tomatoes (cubed), 800 gr (2 tins of 400 gr)

Peaches, 800 gr (1 can of 820 grams) (my sister said she uses frozen, which I’m gonna need to try)

Mango, 1 (I use frozen all the time, so much easier, just eyeball it)

Rice, 400 gr

Tomato paste, 70 gr (1 small tin)

Sambal manis, 2 or more heaping tsp

Ginger from a jar, 2 or more tsp

Ketjap manis

Garlic from a jar, 1 tsp

Method

Make a marinade: add some oil, ginger and sambal in even amounts and a healthy dose of ketjap to a bowl (and some garlic), stir well and add the meat. Marinade for however long you like (I would guess the upper limit is 24h?).

Heat up a dutch oven or similar pan, add oil to the bottom and add the meat.

When the outside is browned a bit, add the cubed tomatoes (sauce and all), and let it cook on a low flame for 10mins. (Gotta be 20mins total).

After 10mins, start cooking the rice. If you have any frozen fruit (peaches/mango), add those now. Cook for another 10mins.

If you didn’t yet add the fruit, add it now and let it warm up for a few more minutes.

Serve with rice.

Notes

Made it x3, does not fit slowcooker, x2.5 would fit. Used ~1kg butchers meat, 1 bulb of garlic, rest of ingredients just x 3. Cooked the meat first in the dutch oven, till half done I think. Transported everything to slowcooker, added tomatoes, cooked for 6H on Low. Turned off slowcooker, added mango & peach (which did not fit. Its a 6L slowcooker and I added a 1.5L bowl to keep some in to eat, the rest will be frozen. I guess with the slowcooker it did not reduce the liquid tho). It’s all for (freezing &) reheating so the peach & mango will be heated eventually. The whole batch cost me about EU25, spices and such included.

You can use nasi-vlees from the supermarket, or you can be frustrated that supermarkets are selling less and less pork nowadays and go to your butcher.

I started using frozen mango, which is great. My sister uses frozen peaches (which used to be the only thing that still needed prepping), so I’mma try that too. When using frozen, keep in mind that it takes a while to defrost, but it also cools down the whole dish, so adjust your cooking times. The only downside to using frozen peaches is that the original recipe uses the liquid of the canned peaches when the dish needs some sweetness or some liquid, and you can’t do that this way.

The spices for this recipe consist of ketjap, sambal and ginger. The ‘original’ recipe uses 1 tsp sambal and ginger powder, 1 clove garlic and a splash of ketjap, but I’ve been using fresh ginger (bought it ground already in a jar) and much bigger quantities than the original recipe.

#dinner #pork #chicken #rice #slowcooker

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witchyvega · 7 years ago

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🌾Sabbats Masterpost: Lammas/Lughnasadh🌾

Lughnasadh, the first out of the three harvests of the year. It’s an agrarian festival, meaning that it all revolves around this harvest. People celebrate this in a lot of different ways, but here are a couple ideas you can use to celebrate in your own, unique way.

Bake some bread!

The most basic one! Bake something, wheter it’s cookies, bread, or whatever strikes your fancy. You can add some ingredients that are fitting with the ocassion, like some Ginger or seeds, or Blackberries and other kinds of fruit.

Cook something!

There are lots of foods you can make to symbolize Lughnasadh. Adding corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes to your meals are popular options. If you don’t feel like doing that, you can always make some jam or mermelade with different fruits to add to your bread (Peaches, Apples, Oranges and Pears are good options)

Harvest and Take care of your Garden.

If you have a garden of your own, this is the perfect time to harvest what you can. Get rid of bad weeds and maybe plant something new.

Take a bath

The most basic one. Light up some scented candles, use your favourite herbs and have a moment for yourself. Some good things for this bath could be Sage, Cloves, Chamomile, Sunflower petals, Rose petals, Lemons and Rosemary. Make your own mix. You can even add some scented oils.

Spend some time with Nature.

Go outside, walk, sit and meditate. Enjoy the beautiful view that’s around you. If you live in a place where you have farm animals, now it’s a perfect time to take care of them. Also, if you have birds, it would be very nice of you to spend some quality time with them. After all, they’re the ones that carry seeds and leave them on the ground for a plant to grow.

Invite your friends over!

A wonderful idea for Lammas. Spend time with those that you love, cook together, go on a run, work in your garden, paint something, enjoy a meal with them.

Spend some time of solitude working on your grimoire and your altar.

What I just said! Sit down, relax, enjoy a cup of wine (Or tea if that isn’t your thing) and work on your grimoire.

Paint something

Add the classical autumn colors. Maybe depict a garden, a field, a bonfire, etc. Whatever you can do, it works.

Thank your Deities

If you have any specific Nature deity that you follow, don’t forget to thank them for the harvest. Dedicate your time to them and leave an offering if possible.

And if you don’t feel like doing any of these, whatever you can do is fine. Light up some incense, think about the things that you want to achieve, pray to your deities and spend some time with your pets. Whatever you can do, it’s your own way to celebrate it and it’s perfectly fine.

Happy Lughnasadh!

-Vega 🌾

#lughnasadh #witch #witchcraft #spells #kitchen witch #lammas #nature witch #sabbats #paganism #wicca #pagan sabbats

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johnboothus · 4 years ago

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We Asked 15 Spirits Pros: What Will You Be Drinking on Election Night?

The countdown to the Nov. 3 election is on. As there’s no question that the days ahead will be filled with stress as the nation votes and awaits the outcome, VinePair is turning its attention toward the less serious but still pressing decision of what to drink on election night.

To find out what the pros have chosen to help take the edge off, VinePair asked bartenders and distillers around the country what they will be pouring and shaking up for this momentous event. From historic punches and classic cocktails, to American whiskey and an aptly named natural wine, keep reading below for some expert suggestions on picking the right election night tipple.

The Best Drinks for Election Night Recommended by Spirits Pros:

Martini

Westland’s Peated American Single Malt Whiskey

WhistlePig 10 Year

Grey Goose La Poire

Dark ‘n Stormy

Green Spot Irish Whiskey

2019 Strange Days by Lightwell Survey

Old Grand-Dad 114

Daiquiri with Cañada Cloud Forest Rum

Krug Champagne

Spring44 Vodka

Luna Bay Booch’s Ginger Lemon Hard Kombucha

Ward Eight Cocktail

2006 Clos Cazals Grand Cru Oger Blanc de Blanc

Masterson’s Rye Whiskey

Fords Gin Officers’ Reserve

Keep reading for details about all of the recommended bottles!

“On election day/night, I’m going to have a Martini or two. I’m going to go to bed before the election is called, and wake up to some damn good news and a better day. (And then I’m putting Benedictine in my morning coffee.) I can’t remember the last time 2020 gave me a good morning.” — Alex Negranza, Bar Manager, MARCH and Rosie Cannonball, Houston

“To reduce my anxiety on election night, I will be drinking a dram of Westland’s Peated American Single Malt Whiskey. This Americanized Scotch has [a] great balance of peat and malt while the influence from the barrel keeps both in check. This is my favorite peated American whiskey, except for mine, of course. Hopefully, I’ll feel as even-keeled as this whiskey as the election results roll in.” — Max Pfeffer, Master Distiller, Manatawny Still Works, Pottstown, Pa.

“On election night this year, I will be drinking a WhistlePig 10 Year on the rocks. On a night like the upcoming election, anything less than 100 proof would just be unsatisfactory.” — Henry Ottrix, Bartender, Curio Bar inside Denver Central Market, Denver

“This is going to be a very long and likely stressful night, especially for those of us in the LGBTQ+ community. I’ll want something strong, classy, and comforting. I’m planning on grabbing my bottle of Grey Goose La Poire for a strong and complex Martinez riff. I like a 50/50 ratio with Martini & Rossi Rubino sweet vermouth, with just a splash of Maraschino and classic Angostura bitters, stirred nice and cold and finished off with an orange twist studded with a clove. Better yet, I can make a whole pitcher of them ahead of time and keep them in the fridge to top off my partner and roommates’ glasses every time another state is declared. So go vote right now, and then hit the liquor store.” — Ash Haussermann, Bartender, Clover Club, Brooklyn

“I will be having a Dark ‘n Stormy to summon the rain gods in hopes of good rainfall to bring us back to life. It’s all figurative, of course, but that doesn’t negate the fact that our food chains are suffering, our labor force is weakened, and our economy is in need of massive repair.” — Alba Huerta, Owner, Julep, Houston

“For election night, I’ll be drinking something a little stronger. One of my favorite whiskies is Green Spot Irish Whiskey. I like it neat, and I’ll add rocks later on to exaggerate any changes the ice brings. I like that Green Spot is light, has slow legs, a round mouthfeel, and is sweet and balanced. I always use filtered water for the ice cubes and drink from a rocks glass.” — Chris Hanson, Distiller and Winemaker, Hanson of Sonoma, Sonoma, Calif.

“Without a doubt, I will be opening a tantalizing bottle of 2019 Strange Days natural wine by Lightwell Survey, which I recently purchased at Domestique Wine. I associate natural wines with rectitude and realness. I hope this year’s election is untainted by immorality, and every voice is counted. I hope this year’s election is carried out with the same integrity natural winemakers dedicate to the production of their wines. The American people need to hear the unadulterated truth about our candidates to make an informed vote. With that being said, this bottle represents an interesting, and definitely unique, untainted presidential election. No hidden documents, no sugar-coated lies. This year we taste the truth, not Kool-Aid wine.” — Chad Henry, Bar Manager, Bammy’s, Washington, D.C.

“Old Grand-Dad 114, because it’s got a lot of flavor for a good price in case I need a second bottle that night…” — Kyle Shelgren, Bartender, Roger’s Liquid Oasis, Edgewater, Colo.

“This election night, I’ll be drinking classic Daiquiris made with Cañada Cloud Forest rum from Mexico. The Daiquiri is sharp and fresh, and I think we’ll all need something light and bright on what promises to be a long night. This JFK favorite is on the low-alcohol side, but will do well with an extra shot when the Florida returns come in. And if the numbers aren’t looking so rosy late in the evening, the Cloud Forest rum is the perfect bottle to sip on while I plan my escape to Mexico.” — James Simpson, Manager, Espita Mezcaleria, Washington, D.C.

“If it’s a win, Krug Champagne to toast, and if it’s a loss, at least it was enjoyed while watching the results, and the loss won’t be too hard to take. I think it’s the most underrated Champagne out there and probably still my favorite over even the biggest name brands.” — Piero Procida, Food & Beverage Director, The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Calif.

“Inspired by election night, I came up with this cocktail: ‘The Orange Russian,’ with Spring44 Vodka, Midnight Espresso Liqueur, a splash of milk, and topped with a Clementine Izze.” — Eric Vanderveen, Bartender, The Empire Lounge & Restaurant, Louisville, Colo.

“On election night, I’ll be drinking Luna Bay Booch’s Ginger Lemon hard kombucha. With 6 percent ABV, it has the boozy bite I’ll need to calm my nerves. I love that Luna Bay uses real herbs, fruits, and Yerba Mate tea, so while I’m nervously drinking, I’ll feel better about what I’m putting into my body than many of the alternatives.” — Gareth Moore, Managing Partner and Bartender, Home & Away, San Diego

“On election night, I’ve gotta reach for the Ward Eight cocktail! Not only [is it] delicious, but the history is so much fun! It is said to have been created for a politician in the 1890s to celebrate Massachusetts’ Eighth Ward delivering him the election. It’s pretty simple to make — just rye whiskey, OJ, lemon juice, and grenadine. Historically [and] politically relevant, and enough kick to get you through watching the election results!” — Jenn Tosatto, Bar Manager, Mission Taco Joint, Kansas City, Mo.

“It depends on how the night goes. I’ll almost certainly start the evening with a bottle of Champagne to celebrate the work that has gone into the campaign by myself, my friends, and thousands of other people across the country. I’ve actually got a beautiful bottle of 2006 Clos Cazals Grand Cru Oger Blanc de Blancs that is really spectacular, and I can’t wait to enjoy [it]! With any luck, I’ll be drinking Champagne for the rest of the evening. Depending on how things go, I may end up with whiskey. Neat. Specifically some of my favorite Canadian rye — Masterson’s Rye Whiskey. It’s spicy, balanced, and just a delicious spirit that’s great for most occasions.” — Gavin Humes, Director of Food and Beverage, Scratch | Restaurants Group, Los Angeles

“As an expat, I’m not eligible to vote. Usually, I’m traveling and exploring cocktail bars around the world during election season. This year, I’m staying put in Nashville with my family as to keep those around me (and myself) safe and healthy. At home, I’ll be taking inspiration from the tropical cocktail movement and make my home a vacation paradise with drinks that will take my mind to far-flung places. Given my natural affinity towards gin (surprised?), I’ll begin with a Saturn and then the Quarterdeck from Shannon Mustipher’s TIKI with Fords Gin Officers’ Reserve. But, it won’t stop there. … Depending on the result, I think I will start with a punch, such as a Spiced Apple Gin Warmer, and then move on to the Fish House Punch (gin, brandy, peach brandy, Maraschino liqueur, green tea, lemon juice, simple syrup, and Champagne!) … Lastly, just days ahead of the election, I will make the forgotten classic cocktail from Patrick Gavin Duffy’s “Official Mixer’s Manual” (1934) that he named ‘Have a Heart Cocktail’ in the hopes that people vote with their hearts.”— Simon Ford, Founder, Fords Gin, London

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wineanddinosaur · 4 years ago

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We Asked 15 Spirits Pros: What Will You Be Drinking on Election Night?

The Best Drinks for Election Night Recommended by Spirits Pros:

Martini

Westland’s Peated American Single Malt Whiskey

WhistlePig 10 Year

Grey Goose La Poire

Dark ‘n Stormy

Green Spot Irish Whiskey

2019 Strange Days by Lightwell Survey

Old Grand-Dad 114

Daiquiri with Cañada Cloud Forest Rum

Krug Champagne

Spring44 Vodka

Luna Bay Booch’s Ginger Lemon Hard Kombucha

Ward Eight Cocktail

2006 Clos Cazals Grand Cru Oger Blanc de Blanc

Masterson’s Rye Whiskey

Fords Gin Officers’ Reserve

Keep reading for details about all of the recommended bottles!

“Old Grand-Dad 114, because it’s got a lot of flavor for a good price in case I need a second bottle that night…” — Kyle Shelgren, Bartender, Roger’s Liquid Oasis, Edgewater, Colo.

The article We Asked 15 Spirits Pros: What Will You Be Drinking on Election Night? appeared first on VinePair.

source https://vinepair.com/articles/15-best-election-night-spirits/

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nyalisa-landale · 3 years ago

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I had an entire breakdown of every single sailor moon lip balm and then tumblr ATE IT. good to know that some things never change.

anyway, here are some significantly more chill notes on them all!

usagi: strawberry buttercream. very sweet. so sweet. extremely sweet.

ami: peppermint vanilla. I usually find peppermint too harsh, but the vanilla really smooths it out. very nice.

rei: ginger plum. I didn't think I liked plum before this. it's good.

makoto: basil lime. smells very lime (good!) but I didn't enjoy it on my lips very much. probably the only one I actively don't like. sorry, mako!

minako: peach bellini. I don't like coconut and I usually find peach too sweet, but oops, this lip balm is perfect. a+.

chibiusa: red licorice. this one lived in my pocket for so long the label fell off. it's Good.

hotaru: blackberry pomegranate. delicious. pretty sure I lost this one and the chibiusa one in the same bag, together, like they should be.

haruka: coffee and clove. this one seems like it should be too harsh, but just barely isn't. very interesting flavor. I like it.

michiru: matcha lemon. I don't usually like matcha but this is Very Good.

setsuna: cinnamon pear. very gentle, slightly sweet. not very cinnamon at all.

queen beryl: caramel apple. amazing, wonderful. I lost this one under the couch and it was very tragic.

jadeite: cinnamon orange. much more cinnamon than setsuna, but not overpowering; still very pleasant.

nephrite: chocolate parfait. exactly what it says. very simple. (this time I spelled parfait correctly the first time.)

zoicite: cherry vanilla. vanilla mellows everything out, clearly, since this is definitely cherry but not cherry. quite nice.

kunzite: spearmint lemon. my preferred mint flavor. unfortunately tastes exactly like my toothpaste, but I'm not about to let that stop me.

mamoru: chocolate cherry. now that's what I call cherry! reminded me very strongly of cough syrup when I first opened it, but it's mellowed out a bit since, so now it's fine.

luna: brown sugar rhubarb. I fucking love this lip balm. I was really unsure about it but it turns out it's amazing. it's tart but not too tart, and not too sweet, and it's honestly probably my new favorite.

artemis: honey coconut. I was once again worried about the coconut (I really don't like coconut) but I shouldn't have been. the honey is much stronger. it's good!

diana: sugar cookie. see: usagi.

tl;dr: my top 5 are luna, beryl, minako, hotaru, and michiru. but really, all of them are good, you can't really go wrong. makoto is very weird but I'm sure that's someone's jam! just not really mine.

also, honorable mention to the connie lip balm out of the steven universe set. it's white chocolate chai and it's fantastic! but it is also blue and it will turn your lips blue. like "your sister-in-law will get worried and ask if you're okay" blue. totally worth it though.

tumblr mobile is a raging dumpster fire of an app that refused to post my earlier review of @sailorzeo’s yuri on ice lip balms (watch it magically appear out of the aether once I post this) so I’m just gonna. write a new one.

tl;dr they are THE BOMB, or, dare I even say it, THE BOMB DOT COM, 10/10 A+++++++ would definitely buy again

the longer version: Etsy won’t let me post a review of my purchase on their site until the tenth (the tenth! that’s four whole days from now! …well, basically three at this point but still) so tumblr review. (Etsy review later! tumblr review now.) I have in fact now tried 2 out of the 3 I bought (there are four, but I am… not a champagne fan so I just picked up the squad), neither of which are the one I had intended to try first, because yurio ruins all of my plans. in the best possible ways.

1) they smell AMAZING. yuuri’s is very subtle, which is not something I thought I would ever say about anything containing mint ever. but while you can totally smell the mint it’s not overwhelming, and you can smell the ginger too. (I assume it’s the ginger, because it didn’t smell like vanilla? but I actually have no idea what ginger smells like, somehow.) viktor’s was… literally the opposite, I opened that one and it was like a CHOCOLATE BOMB IN MY FACE. I was expecting to smell coffee, but nope. chocolate chocolate chocolate. (appropriate.) this was the one I had intended to try first, since, uh… [glances at haphazard pile of white chocolate mocha receipts] but then. BUT THEN. I opened yuri’s to take a sniff. AND IT SMELLED FUCKING DELICIOUS. I can’t drink root beer anymore, because reasons, but boy howdy does that smell like root beer. so good. I won’t even lie, the first thing I did was not slather some on my lips, it was track down my brother and make him smell it. “SMELL THIS LIP BALM I JUST GOT. DOESN’T IT SMELL AMAZING? IT SMELLS SO GOOD.” he agreed.

2) the second thing I did was slather some all over my poor chapped lips and IT IS SO VELVETY AND SMOOTH. it feels so nice. so nice, you guys. like, I won’t lie, I’ve been using burt’s bees for the last, uhhhhhhhh while and I do kinda miss the tingle, but burt’s bees also doesn’t come in rad flavors like SPICED ROOT BEER and VANILLA GINGER MINT so, y'know, zeo is the real winner here. also I cannot stop rubbing my lips together. IT FEELS SO NICE. and also, even after it’s worn off (aka after I ate/drank enough for it to have rubbed of), my lips? STILL SUPER SOFT. CHAPPED LIPS? WHAT CHAPPED LIPS? and that was only after like an hour, y'all. this is The Best Lip Balm. burt who?

3) THEY TASTE AS GOOD AS THEY SMELL I AM CONSTANTLY FIGHTING A BATTLE OF WILLS WITH MYSELF TO NOT JUST LICK IT ALL OFF MY LIPS BECAUSE IT TASTES SO GOOD

zeo has like a million other flavors in the shop, too; almost all of them are fandom related (sailor moon and overwatch, mostly) but they ALL SOUND SUPER YUMMY. I’m pretty sure all the sailor moon ones SHIMMER, too, and who doesn’t want shimmery lip balm? I know I want shimmery lip balm. I am using all my self-control (that isn’t tied up in not eating my fucking lip balm) to not just. buy the entire sailor moon set. it’s like $60 but there are like 19 or 20 different flavors? ~$3 each for 20 lovingly hand-crafted lip balms whose flavors are carefully picked to invoke the characters they’re inspired by? TOTALLY WORTH. also, VERY REASONABLY PRICED. individually they’re like $3.50. MUCH WORTH, VERY REASON, SUCH DEAL. but I am a Responsible Adult™ so I am not going to spend literally all my money right now; I will wait, and use and enjoy the ones I just bought, and then later I will buy new ones to try. BUT YOU BET YOUR ASS I WILL BE BUYING NEW ONES TO TRY.

…so good, you guys!!!!!

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Nocturne Alchemy Holiday 2019 Limited Collection Review

There are some stunning scents in Nocturne Alchemy’s Holiday 2019 limited collection. Fan favorites Vanilla Copal and Sandalwood were rereleased, along with many of last year’s delicious ice cream scents. Standouts for me in this year’s limited collection were Eternal Ankh Snow (a beautiful wintry vanilla), Sandalwood Chai (a warm, woody spice and resin), and Vanilla Dreams (a pillow, dreamy vanilla).

Eternal Ankh Snow

Scent description: White Amber, Powdered and reconstructed oil of Egyptian Vanilla Husk, Vanilla fleck, African White Vanilla, White Amber, Roman Blue Chamomile, White Pine essence, Bay Leaf, White Musk and a drop of pure Peppermint infused orange skin

This is a beautiful, wintry take on Eternal Ankh. It really does smell like Eternal Ankh with snow. It’s fluffy and pillowy, with hints of cold, bracing ozone and pine. It reminds me a lot of BPAL’s Go to Sleep, Darlings scent—pillowy vanilla snow. I love this one so much!

Dream

Scent description: Smoked Orange Zest, Benzoin, Lavender Absolute, Ginger, Vetiver, Orange oil and Sweet Clove absolute with a beautiful dry down of soft spice, orange zest and eNVie saphir

A hint of orange zest (freshly grated), benzoin, and ginger, that dries down into a fresh ginger scent (like a freshly cut slice) with just a bit of citrus. It’s very relaxing—a non-traditional calming blend. I tend to not love perfumes that have ginger, but this one is so fresh and lovely. I can see myself reaching for this when I don’t feel well or am exhausted.

Vanilla Dreams

Scent description: Bastet’s Ice Cream absolute, Tonka Bean concrete, Bourbon Vanille absolute, White Patchouli, Pear, Pink Grapefruit essence, Raspberry essence, Muguet flower, Vanilla Orchid and a rich creamy Egyptian Musk to scent your dreams

Fluffy, dreamy vanilla bean ice cream, softened into a gentle cloud by the musk. The other notes hover in the background. I can barely pick out the rich muguet and a gentle pop of grapefruit. This is a beautiful and relaxing scent that’s a nice change from typical herbal bedtime scents. It reminds me of a lulling linen spray that L’Occitane used to make about a decade ago.

Incense Chai

Scent description: Creamed Incense accord, Chai Black Tea and spices of Allspice/Clove/Nutmeg, Sweet Myrrh Resin, Vanilla dust, Vanuatu Santal, Bastet’s Musk

Ooh this incense is smooth. It reminds me of Alchemy Bazaar, which is one of my very favorite resin blends. It is smooth, golden, a bit warm and dry, and wears elegantly. It blends effortlessly with the chai and nutmeg spices. With wear this becomes a bit fuzzy on me, like a cloud of incense or a fluffy sweater.

Sandalwood Chai

Scent description: Chai Black Tea with spices of Allspice/Black Clove/Nutmeg, Santalum Absolute and Vanilla Beans

Cardamom Chai Sandalwood is one of my favorite scents ever and I only have a tiny sample of it, so I ordered this scent as soon as it was released. It is really lovely. I get a good amount of chai tea, though it is not at all milky. There is a lot of dry clove and nutmeg as well, and they are a touch sharp. Luckily the sharpness fades fairly quickly and I begin to smell more of the warm, dry sandalwood. It’s now ultra smooth sandalwood and fuzzy chai spice. A gorgeous blend!

Garden Rose Bee

Scent description: Orange Blossom Honey accord (creamy honey – this is a new honey we’ve created that is not like previous Black Honey accord), Black Rose, White Garden Rose, Bastet’s Amber Absolute and Eternal Ankh Absolute

Though a lot of people love it, I’ve had poor luck with NAVA’s honey blends in the past. They tend to go super funky on me. This new orange blossom honey accord is much better for me than the black honey accord, but alas it also goes a bit funky on me in the end. It’s a shame, because otherwise this is a lovely blend! The rose notes are beautiful—gentle, smooth, and soft.

Moonstone Nag Champa Seahorse

Scent description: NA Studio Nag Champa blend of Patchouli/Sandalwood/Dragon’s Blood/Champaka/Frangipani and Crystalline Vanilla Absolute with Moonstone Absolute and Copal Resin

Beautiful, airy Nag Champa (like a fresh, unlit incense stick) with a slight kiss of smooth vanilla from the Moonstone. I haven’t tried the original version of Nag Champa Seahorse, but I do have Tibetan Crystalline Creme, and Moonstone Nag Champa Seahorse has much less vanilla and creaminess (as one would expect). NAVA does Nag Champa very, very well and this is a beautiful blend.

Private Universe

Scent description: NA Oudh agarwood, Santalum sandalwood absolute, Cardamom, Teakwood, Cedarwood, White Patchouli, Black Clove and eNVie saphir amber musk

I have terrible luck with oudh blends, but I grabbed a decant of this one because I read a review that compared it to BIC Teak & Sandalwood, which is one my favorite scents. Alas, I get a fair amount of stinky oudh (think barnyard and band-aids). I do smell some lovely woods in the background, but they are all outshone by the oudh.

A Kiss Upon Her Shoulder

Scent description: Mimosa Flower, Gardenia, Hyacinth, Jasmine, Lilac, Eternal Ankh absolute, Skin Musk, Peach skin and eNVie saphir amber musk

A pretty, mild, musky floral. Gentle and will probably work for those who tend to not love florals. Well-blended—it’s hard to pick out individual notes, but perhaps I get more lilac than anything else. It’s not heady—I surprisingly can’t discern the jasmine. I smell a good bit of the peach skin. With time the peach skin becomes more prominent on my skin and becomes a bit sharp before settling in. A clean, elegant scent.

Peppermint Candy Cane Cotton Candy

Scent description: Cotton Candy Accord, Peppermint Pure, Violet, Marshmallow accord, White Lily, Peach essence and sugar accord

This is a very bracing peppermint candy! At first it’s a bit overwhelming, but it quickly mellows into a glittering white candy cane scent. Surprisingly, I don’t really get any of the cotton candy. I do get a bit of the pungent violet and peach, which make this more interesting than a simple candy cane scent. The use of peach in this is like BPAL’s Snow Angel—like a ripe fruit crusted with a thin layer of sparkling ice. The cotton candy does come out on drydown.

Vanilla Snow Cotton Candy

Scent description: Cotton Candy accord, Bavarian Crème accord, Malted Vanilla Bean, Vanilla Custard accord, Marshmallow accord, Vanilla Sugar and Bavarian Vanilla Bean

Oof—this one is very, very sweet! It’s too sweet for me, alas. It’s like sticky sweet cotton candy and the sweetened, custardy condensed milk topping on snowballs in New Orleans.

Frosted Japanese Cherry Blossom

Scent description: Asian pear skin, White Bulgarian Rose, Japanese Cherry Blossom, Mimosa, Cotton accord, Vanilla Whole, Bastet Amber and a drop of blue mint

A pretty, breezy cherry blossom blend. It’s a little too breezy for me at first, like clean laundry. The fresh, just-bloomed cherry blossom and mimosa sit beneath the cotton accord. The pear skin sharpens and peps up the blend, keeping it from being overly floral. There’s just a peep of vanilla lending some sweetness, but this is primarily a fresh and airy floral scent.

Vanilla Copal

Scent description: Peruvian Copal EO, Copal Resin, Crystalline Absolute, Kobalt Absolute, NA Studio Snow Musk (sweet wood-infused musk), Vanilla Bean extract

I wasn’t sure that I liked this one at first—and I think that it was just that I was expecting something different. This is not a sweet, rich vanilla scent. It is primarily a copal scent. That said, the copal is beautiful. It smells like an actual lump of copal that is lightly smoking in a censer. It’s sweetened a bit from the vanilla, but it’s a bit smoky and a bit soapy as well. This scent is addictive to me and I keep sniffing it. It fills a hole in my collection that I didn’t know that I had.

Sandalwood Copal

Scent description: Venezuelan Copal EO, Copal Resin, Sandalwood, Tibetan Sandalwood (future SL), SL Crystal Absolute, Skin Musk, SL N8 Musk and Crimson Musk Absolute

I love NAVA’s sandalwoods, so of the two copal scents, this one is my favorite. The sandalwood note is beautiful—dry, clean, warm, resinous. It’s a bit soapy, but in a pretty, clean way. It’s an elegant and effortless scent.

Warm Amber, Sandalwood, and Vanilla

Scent description: Sandalwood, Patchouli, Vanilla Bean Extract, Tonka, White Cinnamon, Clove, Kobalt Vanilla, Amber Resin, Bastet Amber, Labdanum, Benzoin, Rockrose and Egyptian Sugar

This is an elegant resin blend. The sandalwood is warm, smooth, and dry, and the amber is sparkling. I get a hint of dry clove in the background, like an open jar of the powdered spice. I also pick out something like a fresher version of labdanum (not like a resin), which must be the rockrose (cistus). This is a nice, classy, well-blended scent, reminiscent of a fine perfume.

Pink Sugar, Patchouli, & Cotton Candy Sweater

Scent description: Red Sandalwood, Pink Sugar accord, Gold Patchouli Essential Oil, Cotton Candy accord, Egyptian Sugar, Spun Vanilla infused Sugar, Bastet Amber and Santalum White.

This review is for last year’s version of this scent. My track record with NAVA’s patchouli has unfortunately not been great (none of the bats have worked for me, alas), but this scent is beautiful! I think the sweetness of the cotton candy makes this wearable and beautiful on me. This does smell like a fluffy pink sweater. It’s warm and fluffy and comforting. It is not a sweet or gourmand scent. There’s just enough sugar and cotton candy to tame the earthiness of the patchouli for me without turning it into a confection. A beautiful, comforting scent for the cold months.

Sugar Cookie

Scent description: Buttery Sugar Cookie accord, Vanilla, Bastet’s Délicieux blend, extra Crystalline Absolute

When first applied, this smells like the sugar cookies that they sell at the grocery store for every holiday—heavily coated in thick, sweet icing and seasonally-appropriate sprinkles. The sprinkles are so sweet that they have a Lush Snow Fairy quality—almost like peptol bismal to my nose. Luckily the sugar calms down pretty quickly, and I am left with a perfect buttery (but not too buttery), sugar cookie, with maybe just a thin sheen of icing on top and flavored with a few drops of vanilla. It’s a beautiful gourmand scent that’s not overwhelming. I’m so glad that I picked this one up.

Bastet’s Ice Cream: Original

Scent description: Vanilla Crystalline Cream, Butter accord, Caramel Accord, French Vanilla Bean Absolute, Vanilla Milk accord, Vanilla Orchid, Crystalline Absolute and Vanilla Sugar

This is well and truly the perfume that began my collection of NAVA scents. I received a very old decant of this in a swap, dabbed it on my wrists (because ice cream!), and was blown away. It is a rich, creamy vanilla ice cream. It even smells a bit frothy as if it has been churned like actual ice cream. This is a comforting blend for me, and I wear it whenever I need a warm hug or a pick-me-up. It’s truly lovely and I recommend it highly.

Bastet’s Ice Cream: Cardamom & Tahitian Vanilla Creme

Scent description: Tahitian Vanilla Bean Absolute, Honduran Cardamom essential oil and pods, Vanilla Crystalline Cream, Butter accord, Caramel Accord, aged Tahitian Vanilla Bean whole

This scent is rich and warm and lovely! The cardamom is so fragrant, but not overwhelming. It’s very present—dry, full, and rich. I get more butter with it than vanilla, making this to my nose more like a warm cardamom bun slathered in butter than ice cream. The cardamom remains the dominant note for me with wear, and with time I do get a bit more of the ice cream.

Bastet’s Ice Cream: Marzipan & Rum Vanilla Creme

Scent description: Almond accord, Mimosa, Marzipan accord, Rum, Vanilla-Benzoin, drop of Cassis, Coconut Milk, Vanilla Crystalline Cream, Butter accord, Caramel Accord, French Vanilla Bean

This blend is potent! It smells of rich, almond marzipan and sticky-sweet rum and warm caramel. It’s more gourmand than Pistachio & Almond Vanilla Creme. The marzipan eventually disappears for me and I am left with an incredibly rich caramel rum scent.

Bastet’s Ice Cream: Pistachio & Almond Vanilla Creme

Scent description: Pistachio, Almond, Vanilla Custard accord, Heliotrope, Vanilla Crystalline Cream, Butter accord, Caramel Accord, French Vanilla Bean Absolute, Vanilla Milk accord, Vanilla Orchid, Crystalline Absolute and Vanilla Sugar

I don’t always love almond and pistachio blends, but I do love this one! This is a very realistic pistachio pudding blend. It smells like pistachio flavoring (not like actual pistachios) and almond extract, which I personally adore. It’s a little sharp, but in a good way, like actual almond extract. This reminds me of my very favorite cookies in the world—my grandma’s bright green almond flavored Christmas tree cookies.

Bastet’s Ice Cream: Rice Milk & Vanilla Creme

Scent description: Delicate and creamy Basmati Rice crème, Rice Milk accord, a touch of brown sugar, Vanilla bean fleck, Vanilla Crystalline Cream, Butter accord, Caramel Accord, French Vanilla Bean Absolute, Vanilla Milk accord, Vanilla Orchid, Crystalline Absolute and Vanilla Sugar

This one is beautiful—soft, mildly creamy, addictive. Surprisingly it’s not very sugary. It’s a bit like Lush’s Snowcake scent—creamy and comforting. The rice note is almost like the almond in Snowcake in that it is a bit like Play Doh, but in a good way. The Play Doh-ness dissipates with time and this starts to become a true rice pudding scent—warm, gently fragrant, and not overly sweet. This sits close to the skin on me.

Peppermint Crystalline

Scent description: Exclusive gift for NA Store Customer Holiday orders: Peppermint Pure, Crystalline Absolute, Apricot essence, Marshmallow, Sandalwood Light, Strawberry and Lily accord

This is another bracing peppermint scent! That peppermint pure must be strong stuff. I get mostly cold peppermint with some sweetness from the Crystalline and a light touch of fruitiness from the apricot and strawberry. This is similar to the Peppermint Candy Cane Cotton Candy, but is closer to smelling like an actual candy cane since it doesn’t have the cotton candy drydown. A nice scent for peppermint lovers.

Nocturne Alchemy’s scents may be perused and purchased at https://nocturnealchemy.com

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