It's a peculiarly Slavic form of self-flagilation.
I used to bunker Russian fishing ships. Tradition had it that the oil company rep, the bunker crew and the Master or the Bosun signed the required documents on board and sealed the deal with a glass of Vodka. All that bullshit about genuine Vodka needing to be chilled stems from the fact that traditional Russian Vodka is such that if it's warm enough to taste you can't actually choke it down.
On one particular occasion I had Charlie with me, the foreman in charge of the shore crew. Charlie was a long time confirmed teetotal. The Master was a confirmed traditionalist and alcoholic, (a required condition for the job). I tried chugging Charlie’s glass on his behalf. The Master sat there looking at Charlie, absolutely unmoved. We all sat there in fact for over an hour, until I finally convinced Charlie that unless he drank that Vodka we would sit there until hell froze.
Reckons he can taste it to this day.
Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon
Bourbon slushies!!!
Jim Beam green label and snow!
Fooking excellent fence building and skiing accompaniment.
Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon
Slavic Cocktails....don't talk to me about Slavic Cocktails....Back in the day the Russian antifreeze we used at the mine was alchol based...and at the time a blind eye was turned to the odd bottle of Vodka on site, so no worries.
Then came our version of OH&S and there was a strick alchol ban introduced and enforced....about the same time we switched to an ethelyne Glycol based Anti freeze.
One morning not soon after the switch...7 dead and 3 in the medical center critical....and not one of the remaining three would admit what they had drank because they did not want to lose their job....Duh
Then there were two....then there was one.... who finally had the logic to decide he would happily lose his job if in meant not losing his life, so he spilled the story....too late.
10 dead drinking a Slavic cocktail of cordial and Ethelyne Glycol.
...apart from the bourbon bit, it all seems cool...
Technically not a cocktail but great fun if you're on the slopes.
Snow Gin
After a fresh snow fall (or during, it's just fresh snow is essential) scoop snow into tall glass, pour Slow gin down the centre of the snow in glass. Observe the deep purple colour at the bottom of the glass and how it rises up the sides. Drink at your leisure. Repeat till the lifts open
Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window.
Are you on the l-evel?
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