“Nose, nose, jolly red nose,
And who gave me my jolly red nose?
Cinnamon, ginger, nutmegs and cloves,
And that gave me my jolly red nose!”
Francis Beaumont, ‘Knight of the Burning Pestle’ 1607
Read moreMarauding Mandarin Mulled Wine
Drinks for men
Tequila – THE Margarita Recipe
Ancient Aztec Warriors, wielding weapons of obsidian, outfitted in armour of animal skins. Spanish Conquistadores, controlled by kings and queens to capture and colonise Mesoamerican Men in search of gold and glory. Revolutionary’s wrapped in bandoliers of bullets and sun-shading sombreros, seizing sizable haciendas from Henchmen and despicable Dons to protect the proletariat.
Read moreMrs. Claus Ruin (Christmas Eggnog)
Eggnog: that delicious Yule Tide beverage made of milk, eggs and spices, popularised in so many Christmas television specials and movies where the family’s outcast uncle has a bit too much “Christmas Spirit”. Scenes where grandmas ladle themselves multiple lugs of lush and creamy mugs of warmed and whisky drenched cheer, only to later chase the neighbour’s kids while wearing a mistletoe hat.
Read moreChristmas Punch Recipe – Chris Cringle’s Krampus Kool-Aid
The stockings are strung,
The tree has been trimmed,
In the hope that a jolly
Old friend will drop in.
But the year has been long,
Read moreCherry Cocktail – Cherry Blueberry Liqueur
Our early ancestors had it tough; tracking, hunting and trapping animals, many of which were much bigger, stronger and toothier than ourselves. They could see us, hear us and smell us coming; were more agile, had sharp bits, and in return, wanted to eat us too. This practice, every so often, took it’s tole upon the tribe.
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