#lavender gin and tonic

[asterkurayami]

Looks like I'm missing a set of coasters.

[imwritesometimes]

sobbing gross like I did at the błack saıls finale tbh. like the true d s1 finale. I need gin. JFC SOMEONE GET ME A GODDAMN COCKTAIL OR SUMMON MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

[battlecrazed-axe-mage]

So when miniverse rolled out the drink kits, I knew I wanted to give mine a bit of sparkle! I love drinks with glitter in them, and y'all know well my love for borealis dice. So, here's my take on the lavender gin&tonic! (I also added blackberries because that sounded really delicious to me)

[sweetbunpura]

So, Rollo is a wine guy and Leona + Yuu like cocktails?

Leona likes Vodka and Bourbon, his favorites being White Russian and Maple Bourbon Smash.

Yuu loves Vodka, hers are Lychee Martini and Lavender Vodka Lemonade.

Rollo favors wine, but he also likes gin, if does order gin, it's normally Gin and Tonic or Negroni.

[veliseraptor]

Top five beverages?

I feel like I may have answered this one before somewhere in the mists of time, but that doesn't mean I can't do it again.

1. Hot chocolate. I tend toward liking a more milky hot chocolate than a richer one closer to drinking chocolate, which I feel like is unpopular, but my main strong hot chocolate opinion is that hot chocolate made with water is invalid. Very much looking forward to winter so I can have an excuse to make hot chocolate again.

2. Hot apple cider. It's got to be the really spicy stuff, though; if it's too sweet I can't accept it. Even when I get stuff from the store that's pretty good I usually still steep it with extra spices anyway.

3. Creme de la Earl Grey tea from Portal Tea. Very specific but very important to me. I drink at least two cups of this pretty much daily. It's delicious.

4. These have all been hot beverages (which is because I really like hot beverages) but to shake it up a little - I've gotten really into Fever Tree's Sicilian Lemonade mixer/soda. It's nice and tart and I just drink it straight (as opposed to using it for a mixer, which I think is possibly the original intent). It also comes in nice small bottles, which is convenient, if only in sets of four, which is less convenient and not terribly cost effective.

5. To put one alcoholic one on here, I'm going to cheat and say herbal cocktails with gin. It's a wide range, though I'm particularly fond of ones with lavender or rosemary. But there's a very easy elderflower gin and tonic that I really like. I should make myself one of those. Or possibly not, considering the current state of the mood.

[earthstellar]

healthcare event day: new lanyards, new enemies -- Pharma would love this shit

had to go to a healthcare conference

they were giving out lavender gin and brie crackers, like astonishingly good snacks and booze (probably because a lot of consultants were present lmao)

everyone got drunk and the hepatologists got mad about it

anyway two docs got in a verbal fight in the hallway which got pretty loud (all I know is that it was an argument about a research project)

you can't tell me Ratchet and Pharma wouldn't be the two docs fighting at the professional event lmao

also they really gave everyone a lot of gin, the tonic seemed to be optional. like straight up shots. you'd think they wouldn't do this at a healthcare thing but I think the organisers were just excited about hosting something in London so they went overboard LOL

I can imagine some event in Iacon going roughly the same way, they want to schmooze with the big city medics so they accidentally-on-purpose get everyone wasted on unreasonably good engex in order to make sure everyone has a good time (this does not work, it only results in pettiness and/or arguing, lmao)

like usually they'll have Prosecco or something served moderately, but this was fucking shots of gin. which is hilarious.

maybe it's because it's Saturday so they felt bad about having everyone show up on a weekend, I have no idea. almost all of us work every weekend anyway lol.

nothing is funnier than watching med professionals get increasingly drunk and somewhat agitated with one another over the course of several hours while still having to pretend to be more or less professional

like you can't cause too much of a scene in the lecture hall, but as soon as everyone's mingling in the reception area, everyone groups into their various specialities and starts WILDLY SHIT TALKING

Pharma would be a shit-talker. Ratchet would be consistently agitated the entire time, and would get into arguments over health service logistics and solutions to staff retention problems, among other things.

First Aid would be the one trying to make sure that nobody from their institution embarrasses themselves too badly in front of anyone from any of the other institutions, in between trying to network with said other institutions.

Ambulon would be three shots of engex deep by the second speaker, but still taking some pretty good notes the whole time while actively avoiding having to speak with anyone else.

Velocity would be extremely nervous but ultimately would raise some good questions during the Q&A session. She would also immediately utilise any stickers in the swag bag to decorate her datapad, but then panic because now she has to shove all the blank sticker papers into her bag since there's no trash receptacle around, which makes it rustle really loudly.

anyway I'm going to take a nap now, I ate a whole fucking block of brie at this thing

[brian-in-finance]

Forget Me Not is not just a gin…

It’s an opportunity to support the arts and acknowledge the positive contribution creative industries make to society.

Literature, visual and performance art touches our lives daily. Sadly, arts funding everywhere has been cut over the past decade, affecting many artists at the outset of their careers. We want to help plug the funding gap so that tomorrow’s important artists get the support they need to reach their full potential.

See our Projects section for more information on how we will use profits from Forget Me Not to support arts programmes around the world.

Caitríona Balfe x

Our Projects

We will regularly update you with information on the arts projects we are funding from our profits. We are proud that our first project has been to sponsor the SWG3 Graduate Programme.

The SWG3 Graduate Programme is a 12-month sponsored studio residency and commissioning programme open to artists and designers each year. The programme has been running since 2005 when SWG3 and has become one of the most sought after opportunities in the UK for creatives to continue to develop their practice after higher education.

SWG3’s accessible approach to the arts, and their focus on early stage support for creative talent has enabled over 60 graduates to date to benefit from their studio programme, and go on to become established, successful practitioners.

The application process opens every September, and is available to all current year graduates and leavers from arts and creative industry practical courses who can show a studio based approach to their work, and a real commitment to their practice.

PROJECT 1

Amanda Seibæk

Amanda Seibæk is a Danish artist who works across painting and printmaking.

As a graduate of Glasgow School of Art, Seibæk works with autotheory – connecting multiple fields of knowledge, never deeming any irrelevant for her explorations. This she uses as a tool to describe turmoil in contemporary life though a more poetic lens. The subject rages from neuroscience through to mundane weekend tales told by her friends.

Materially, Seibæk connects the mediums of painting and printmaking. She sees colours in layers and with colours she shapes her figures. When connecting print and paint she tries to develop a language where print is not locked, but rather freed by the brush as a playful tool to make sense of something intuitive.

An unforgettable taste

Forget Me Not is a smooth botanical gin exquisitely distilled and lovingly handcrafted in Scotland, with hints of citrus and delicate floral notes including Lavender and touches of Elderflower. Created with love by Caitríona Balfe.

Botanical ingredients:

Juniper / Coriander Seed / Liquorice Root / Angelica / Rosehip / Elderflower / Lavender / Orange Peel / Beetroot / Coconut

(Always) remember… Forget Me Not gin is best served over ice with classic tonic and garnished with a slice of orange & sprig of fresh mint. — Forget Me Not Gin

Who doesn’t love a built-in “Remember?” 😝

[sleephyuns]

Jeongyeon didn't want to close her eyes. Not yet. If she closed her eyes, the next day would come rolling in, and nothing would be solved.

It was half an hour to midnight and she, the resident early sleeper, was still awake. Or rather, forcing herself to be awake.

Now normally this would only happen if she was: up late in solidarity with Jihyo and her studies (she wasn’t), or up to something with Nayeon or Momo or both (she wasn’t doing that either). Well… there was the secret third option, featuring Jeongyeon tucked away in the back corner of the bar chasing bitter problems down with a swig of tonic.

And trust her, she wanted to do that last one badly.

But she just couldn’t. Not when she was subjected to sleep on stiff cushions with a crick in her neck. When not even the low chatter of the tv could comfort her.

Truthfully, she was afraid of making any noise. Having her presence be as undetectable as possible would hopefully do something while she thought endlessly of a solution. But all she could muster was staring down at her hands, wringing them in her lap.

The anxiety built and built, until she was about a second away from getting up for a quick nightwalk around the block. But there was a creaking from behind her, one that made her freeze mid-movement.

Had she done that? Was she the one making noise when she was trying so hard not to? Shit. She hadn’t even escaped yet-

She kept herself frozen but the creaking kept going, drawing itself out for an uncomfortable amount of seconds. So unless her heart was beating so hard it shook the couch, it couldn’t be her.

Obviously, it wasn’t.

It was… Jihyo. Who actually was just as awake as Jeongyeon was. No projects or anything involved.

She was all folded up in her fluffy lavender bathrobe, arms wrapped tight around her body. Strange since Jeongyeon made sure the heat was perfect for…

The earlier visit.

“Are you doing ok?” Jihyo asked, suddenly standing much closer to the couch. Her glasses had taken the place of her contacts, the lights of the tv dancing in them, changing shades of blue and gray. It was hard to see Jihyo’s eyes behind them, but Jeongyeon didn’t really need to.

Her lingering gaze still spoke volumes.

“I’m fine,” Jeongyeon decided to answer, “Uh… how are you doing?” She tried to smile as she twisted around on the couch, but a sharp twinge struck her back and stopped her again.

Jihyo’s grimace matched her own. “Stressed and couldn’t sleep. But I’m… alright.”

Her hair swept around her cheeks as she reangled her head, bringing more of her face in view.

And, ok, maybe Jeongyeon had read her wrong just a bit, not realizing the extent of her troubles. Her reddened eyes glimmered in a way Jeongyeon hadn’t seen in ages. Stress, sadness, worry. So it shocked her when she asked, “Actually… are you sure you’re ok?”

The question bounced Jeongyeon up from the solid stone of the couch, sitting up more alertly. “Me? Yeah.

“But you’re… out here, and not in bed.” A choice of her own, and not of Jihyo’s doing.

“I know I’m just… everything’s fine.” Even without the gin, Jeongyeon’s throat was on fire.

With the way Jihyo was staring at her, with her intensity, as if she had just smacked her across the face and sat back down like nothing… Jeongyeon wanted to apologize for every single thing right then and there.

“Everything’s… fine?… Yeah ok, sure.”

A shuffle of footsteps, a sharp intake of breath and Jihyo was stomping her way into the kitchen. That tone of voice was anything but good, and leaving the scene wasn’t any better.

She’d really fucked this up, hadn’t she?

Seconds turned into minutes, and Jihyo still wasn’t back. The tv and the sound of running water. Running water and Jeongyeon’s own breath and beating heart. Her beating heart and the sound of dishes clattering around.

To wait for Jihyo to come back or go after her?

If she went after her, chances were they’d argue. Jeongyeon would seem like a threatening pursuer. And if they argued, Jeongyeon would end up on the couch by Jihyo’s choice, not her own.

So staying there was the best option, right? Wringing her hands like she had been doing before, only now Jihyo was making enough noise clattering in the kitchen for Jeongyeon to move around.

And Jeongyeon sat there. Because what else could she do? If Jihyo ignored her when she came back, it was deserved. She was under pressure earlier, sure, but it she could’ve handled it better.

Sana… she really didn’t mean any harm-

“Fuck.”

Jihyo walked back in from the kitchen, hot tea dripping down her fist from her mug. That one was too small for her liking, and the handle was too tight to the cup. So often the glazed blue of the outside was tinted brown from spills. It was a pretty mug, but such a hassle to use. Which is why Jeongyeon had bought her a much larger one on their last trip to Jeju.

But Jihyo hadn’t picked that one out.

“You… are you mad at me?” Jeongyeon couldn’t help but ask. She didn’t mean to sound and look like a whining wet dog while she asked it. It was really unlike her.

And even more unlike Jihyo was the shaky hold she had on her mug. A few more drips glided down the side, staining its color before splattering onto the hardwood floor.

“Can I be real with you Jeongyeon?”

Of course she nodded her head. Even if it meant the worst was approaching.

“I’m not mad, I’m… disappointed. I asked you how you felt and you’ve been saying you’re ok when clearly you aren’t. And I want to talk these things out. Or at least, at the very least, just tell me the bare minimum of what’s going on in your head. Can’t you tell me anything?”

Without thinking, Jeongyeon rose from the couch, fully facing Jihyo. She stood there dumbly, knowing she looked even dumber in a tank top and dog paw printed boxers.

“Please babe?” Jihyo begged, “Can’t we talk?”

She wanted to. She really wanted to…

But she couldn’t. Not when she couldn’t even explain her own actions. How could she say how she felt about Sana when she didn’t even know what to think of her?

“Ok fine. Fine,” her silence was the answer Jihyo didn’t want, “If you can’t say anything now, whatever. I can’t keep begging for an answer when I’m not going to get one.”

Jihyo stormed out of the room so fast it knocked Jeongyeon back on her ass. The couch was barely a cushion or comfort, but that was the last thing on her mind as her thoughts raced.

This wasn’t an argument but, fuck, it was so much worse. She wanted to talk, but about anything else other than the day they had or feelings or how mad Jihyo was at her. And definitely not about Sana.

She should call someone… but who? Who should she call? Who could she call? The voices on the tv really weren’t comforting her. Now they were just annoying, buzzing in her head and she needed something. Anything else to drown them out. Just someone to-

“Hello? Jeong?”

…When had her phone gotten into her hand? When had she dialed and… who?

“Mina… why are you up?”

“Well… you’re the one who called me. Why are you up?”

“I just… wanted to talk.”

“I see… well you should know I’m not the person you should be going to first.”

Of course. She knew that. But she had already fucked up talking to the person she loved most.

“Are you ok? What’s going on with you Jeong? Hm?”

That was the hot question of the night, wasn’t it? “I don’t know. I really don’t.”

“Do you want to talk tomorrow? I was just getting ready for bed. The meds Momo’s on have her drained, but her sinuses have cleared up at least… she’s probably half asleep waiting for me.”

“…”

“Unless you still need me right now I can-“

“No, that’s ok,” she couldn’t inconvenience another couple tonight (especially on the night of whatever… arrangement these two had), “Don’t keep Momo waiting.”

“Are you sure you’re alright?”

“Yeah I’m ok.” Really her voice was enough to keep her grounded in the moment.

“If you say so. Don’t be afraid to call tomorrow if you need. Or come over if things become too much… It’ll be alright, ok? Just get some sleep.”

Jeongyeon went through the motions of saying goodbye, hanging onto Mina’s last few words for comfort.

A deep breath in. A deep breath out.

Well she was grounded… and alone again.

The couch was painfully solid. The tv buzzed with laughter from a late night program. She stared into the screen, passively listening to the cheerful voices until her vision blurred with water.

Tear after tear of hot anger slipped down her face until sleep caught up with her, and she couldn’t even find it in herself to be angry anymore.

[mossygirl333]

Bakery List ✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩

@bunnys-kisses gave me this wonderful idea and I really wanted to do this!

How can I take your order today?

We usually serve, X-men, Call of Duty, Supernatural, Baldurs Gate 3, and my own oc Cameron Sinclair <3 (Join our Cam club, he has a nice mom :D)

if you’d like me to add anything onto the bakery list, I’d love to know!

Feel free to add anything you don't find on this list in your order <3

(I DO NOT WRITE NONCON- graphic rape scenes make me feel extremally uncomfortable. I don't do scat, piss, ageplay, underage characters, torture, necrophilia, ext).

The inbox is currently ~ OPEN!

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Main Course~

Coffee ice cream- "I've never done this before."

Marble cake- “Pose for the camera.”

Red Velvet Cake - "Swallow.”

Lemon Meringue Pie- "Wanna wear my cum as lipgloss?"

Tiramisu- "Oh you're a drunk stupid thing arent you?"

Infused Chocolate Cake- "C'mon, take a few more hits. Getting high huh?"

Banana Split - "Oh don't worry, I'll make it fit."

Oatmeal Cookie - "You're a virgin? Don't worry your pretty little head about it, I'll teach you."

Crême Brûlée- “shhh, wouldn’t want them to hear would you?”

Upside-down cake- “don’t play coy, you know exactly what you’re doing.”

Pineapple Pound Cake- “you wanted me to be rough with you, so I’m being rough with you.”

Strawberry Sweet Roll- “Feels so good you’re crying?”

Blueberry Cheesecake- “this night ends with you pregnant.”

Carrot Cake- "You're such a pretty girl. C'mon, say it. You're a pretty girl.

Caramel Brownies- "Mark. Me."

Chocolate Croissants- "Trying to make me jealous?"

Cream Cheese Danish- "Your daddy would hate to see you here with me"

Strudel- "Good luck hiding these Hickies."

Eclair- "Let me finish inside."

Ice Cream Cake- "Please...just tonight."

Chocolate Mousse- "You look pretty fucked dumb."

French Toast- "No one has to know..."

Strawberry shortcake - “You can't expect me to keep my hands off you.”

Sundae - “Don't you need the money?”

Pudding - “Well, well, well, look at what we have here.”

Black forest cake - “You were asking for it.”

Chocolate Custard - “Harder…I said HARDER.”

Flourless cake - “A promise is a promise.”

Drink~

Hot Chocolate- Gentle Sex

Monster Energy- Masochism

Matcha- Size Kink

Hawaiian Cocktail- Bondage

New York Lemonade- Choking

Jitterbug- Praise

Strawberry Milk- Public Sex

Lavender Tea- Somnophilia

Vanilla Milkshake- Aphrodisiacs/sex pollen

Gin and Tonic- One night stand

Bloody Marry- Vampire Au/ Blood sucking

Scotch Sour- Degration

Mocktail- Pregnancy

Daiquiri- Breeding Kink

Jello Shots- Aftercare

Tea- Sub reader

Tequila- Dom reader

Kool-Aid- Virgin/inexperienced reader

Coca-cola- virgin/inexperienced character

Strawberry Daiquiri- Bimbo Reader

Screwdriver - spanking

Boba Tea - body worship

Cappuccino - overstimulation

Martini - Mafia AU

[respectthepetty]

CockTails in the Skyy! - Drink Recap

I made it through eight rounds of drinking, so I could get through Our Skyy 2 with minimal damage. Below are the basic ingredients for each drink, links to the connected post rambling about each episode, and the drinking GIFs I used for each installment. Feel free to take the GIFs and the drink recipes to use as you'd like.

Bottoms Up!

Rum-Antics - Never Let Me Go (7.5/10)

spiced rum since I couldn't get Mekhong

smashed blueberries for that purple color that Nueng and Palm always had during their lovey-dovey scenes

ginger ale because I think Nueng was studying abroad in England, but if not . . . it is what it is

brown sugar and lime juice on the rim for class differences

Sun & Stars - Star in My Mind (7/10)

gin & tonic to balance the bitter and sweet of Daonuea and Khabkluen's dynamic

pineapple juice for that beach vibe

elder flower syrup and vanilla bean sugar on the rim to add to the sickly sugariness they expell

Jack Nasty - The Eclipse (8/10)

Jack Daniel's Honey Whiskey for Akk and Ayan's sweet yet intense dynamic

unfiltered apple cider for the A+ prefect jerk, Akk

lemon juice for the wrench in the system and Sour Patch kid, Ayan

honey and cinnamon on the rim for Kan and Thua

Purple Pair - Vice Versa (6/10, could've been 9/10)

Absolut vodka because vodka is my least favorite liquor (just like this show), but Absolut since much like this company, I'm gonna support my fellow queers no matter what

cranberry juice for Puen's pink(ish)

curaçao for Talay's blue

lavender syrup and rock candy on the rim for the wild switcheroo between calm and chaos

For Goodness' Sake - My School President (9/10)

sake for Chinzhilla's hot pot adventure

more white wine for all the whining and pining the Gun and Tinn did

lemons, limes, oranges, grapes, and apple slices for the sweetness overload (I was going to comment about the variation of fruits, but I don't know the crowd's feelings on the word, so . . . *takes a big sip directly from the bottle*)

Deja Brew - A Boss & A Babe (8/10)

dark coffee for our "tough" boss, Gun

vanilla brandy for the boss's babe, Cher

soy milk and ice for the men holding it together Tubtab and Jack

whipped cream and chocolate shavings for the disgustingly sweet Three and Zo

Sleigh What? - Bad Buddy (9.5/10 crossover with ATOTS)

champagne because all I hear is Jessie Ware's "Champagne Kisses" when I see these too

coconut water for episode 11's cake by the ocean (sex on the beach)

mint for that refreshing Pran smell that Pat loves

Christmas glass because it felt like Christmas getting that crossover and never forget Pat was shot on Christmas Eve!

Par-tea-ing Ways - A Tale of Thousand Stars (9.5/10 crossover with Bad Buddy)

tequila because I was saving my favorite liquor for my favorite series in this lineup

mango tea for those sachets that saved the village

chimoy and Tajín on the rim for that 🔥🔥🔥 Tian and Phupha bring

As usual,

Cheers, Queers!

[asterkurayami]

The rest of these have no pinholes.

Lavender Gin Tonic, Paloma, (Another) Cosmopolitan, Espresso Martini.

[imwritesometimes]

realizing too late I grabbed my drumshanbo gunpowder gin and not my monkey 47 schwarzwald gin.........

[alecjmarsh]

Happy OFMD season 2 day to all who celebrate! I'll be running a sale on all my OFMD candles from now until the day of the final (October 26)

Currently I have

Blackbeard - Yummy lavender soap & sea breeze

Stede Bonnet - Tea & orange marmalade

Jim - Petrified orange & sandalwood

Oluwande - Sandalwood & dragon's blood

Izzy - Leather & smoke

Mary Bonnet (not pictured) - Gin & tonic

Let me know in the comments who needs a candle next--the winner will be released in time for the finale.

Buy the candles from my etsy shop in tins or votive size https://speculativewicktion.etsy.com

[avampyone]

Hemlocke Reines

Thank you for the tag @shroudkeeper and @houserosaire ! <3

Tagging: @ffxivtribehydrae , @ilbers, @amalthea-felsblood, @drowxiv, @corsair-kovacs, @viiioca, @midnightmagicks or anyone who would like to do so!

—𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒄𝒔

Name: Hemlocke Reines (Birth name: Seraphine Desmarais) Nicknames: Hemi or Hems Age: 23-24 (He's lost track in the bustle of life.) Nameday: 13th Sun of the 5th Umbral Moon Race: Vampiric Duskwight Elezen Gender: Cis male Orientation: Pansexual (male lean) Profession: Aide to the Arrzaneth Ossuary, bartender, former scion.

—𝒑𝒉𝒚𝒔𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒔

Hair: Midnight black hair that began to fade at the ends into a dark red ombre after he was fully turned into a vampire. Eyes: Blood red Skin: Very pale, perfect to an almost unsettling degree. Tattoos/scars: Hemlocke doesn't scar or else he would have many, including a deep one across his right cheek. Tattoo ink would only bleed out of his flesh if he attempted to get one.

—𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚

Parents: Ange B'londe - Father (paramour to Olivia, alive but undead), Olivia Desmarais - Mother (deceased) Siblings: Jezebel B'londe - Half sister (Not known to Hemlocke, status unknown) Grandparents: Via Ange: Unnamed Gelmorran maiden (deceased), Father unknown (A certain voidsent, status unknown). Via Olivia: The Le Malheur family, Hemlocke was estranged from his mother's side and not allowed to meet under Gloucent's rules. In-laws and Other: Pierre Beaufort (tutor, father figure to Hemlocke, alive), Gloucent Desmarais (Olivia's husband in an arranged marriage, Hemlocke's guardian father, deceased), Eve B'londe (Ange's wife, deceased) Pets: Bruce, his pet bat and Cookie, the ghost of a great dane.

—𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔

Abilities: Natural affinity for black magic, particularly attuned to fire. The wild magic doesn't always work out in his favor, and he occasionally he casts an entirely different spell than what he intended. Hemlocke can use magic without a staff or soul crystal with no fear of his aether burning away, but it can become easily out of control the more he uses without a focus. He can successfully use the teleportation spell 'Flow', but it takes a lot out of him to do. In perilous moments, Hemlocke's 'shadow' might emerge to assist and amplify his magic. In physical combat, he's best with knives and throwing them at a distance. Hobbies: Hemlocke enjoys reading, dancing, traveling, going out to drink, and gardening. He might sing if he's by himself. He plays piano proficiently, but he's still hesitate to try again with this being tied back to bitter memories.

—𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒔

Most Positive Trait: Kind and protective. Most Negative Trait: Reckless and conflicted with guilt.

—𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆𝒔

Colors: Red, black, silver. Smells: Lavender, rosehip oil, sandalwood, jasmine, and sage.

Textures: Velvet, hearth, layers, midnight, feathers. Drinks: Chamomile or Doman tea, red wine, gin and tonic.

—𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒔

Smokes: No. Drinks: Often. Hemlocke likes gin the best, but he isn't really too picky. Drugs: In the past in Ishgard, Hemlocke would take a crystalline substance of white powder he brought in secret. It's equivalent to amphetamine, but he doesn't take it anymore. Mount Issuance: Nightingale, Hemlocke's easily spooked chocobo and occasionally Rose, a gentle bird mount that assists him at the behest of the Vath. Been Arrested: No, but he's had a few close calls.

[botanikos]

A list of beverages that Stolas favors and/or would likely order:

TEAS (chosen from PALAIS DES THÉS)

☆ Blue Flowers - Earl Grey: a fragrant black tea featuring bergamot and cornflower. ☆ Thé du Hammam blend: black tea with flavors of rhubarb, rose, and red berries. ☆ French Garden herbal: a delicate blend of pear, apple, and blackberry leaves. Additional: He loves most herbal blends and will drink white/green teas, especially if they feature rose or hibiscus. However, he favors black tea.

COFFEES

☆ Frozen caramel coffee with crunchy toffee bits, whipped cream, and caramel sauce to drizzle. ☆ Iced OR hot lavender honey latte. ☆ Double shot espresso with a teaspoon of honey and some brown sugar. ☆ A sweetened flat white. ☆ Chai lattes (err on the spicy side; he loathes it sweet; always hot).

ALCOHOL

☆ Limoncello / Lemon martinis. ☆ Absinthe (obviously). ☆ Most vodkas from Ketel One (esp the Botanicals line). ☆ Red wine (favors medium to sweet, but indulges in dry on occasion). ☆ Bramble (cocktail). ☆ Gin Fizz / Gin & tonics. Additional: Honestly, if it's fruity, aromatic, or frozen - he's likely to enjoy it. He does NOT do well with beers or ciders.

[through-rosey-glasses]

Winning Gin Fizz

In preparation for the first games of the Professional Womens Hockey League (PWHL) I am testing out cocktails for each team that hopefully will make an appearance at my watch party. Next up I am making a drink for the Montreal Victoire.

After a dry spell in research on food specialties in the regions of some other PWHL teams, Montreal came forward with a bang. There were so many incredible reviews and articles on the food scene in Montreal I'm almost considering buying tickets to visit just for this one cool organic wine bar I saw. Anyway, in my research two words kept coming up; sweet and complex. For the main alcohol I went with gin, because the logo of Montreal gave me art deco vibes and when I think of that time period gin is one of the alcohols I think of. The St.Germain is for that French influence and also is the perfect addition. This drink has a lot going on but it all works out. Make sure the botanicals of the gin work with everything else you have going on. I used empress 1908, a really cool Canadian gin that's more floral than juniper berry. But any contemporary gin should work, just avoid a London dry.

In a highball glass add in some ice 

Then pour in:

2 ounces gin 

½ ounce St Germain 

½ ounce honey lavender simple syrup

1 ounce lemon juice

2 ounces bubbly wine like prosecco or champagne 

Fill it to the top with tonic water. Stir, sprinkle on some extra lavender buds, and enjoy. 

For a mocktail you will want to go with an elderflower tonic water. Add in some lemon juice and the honey lavender syrup. Sprinkle on those lavender buds and enjoy the game!