Thursday, March 21, 2013

Giving Thanks...



Even big cities rife with daily sounds of car theft alarms and overbearing traffic noise can provide an occasional surprise. Just before first light, early morn, cold fingers of cloud gripped this high altitude Andean city. Not quite yet awake, strains of Pavarotti singing Nessun Dorma (None Shall Sleep) filtered above the rooftops, faint and beguiling it wafted as a godsend. I lifted my head and cocked an ear, then rose from the featherbed to draw the curtains and open windows to better hear. In damp morning haze, a neighbour had bestowed a sonorous gift. I smiled at this Latin city and mouthed the words, "Mil Gracias" (a thousand thanks) to a person I shall never meet. For truly this offering, a musical generosity so freely given has changed my day...

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Saturday, March 9, 2013

Żubrówka Bison Vodka

In Poland's Bialowieza National Park where the buffalo do roam, I discovered "Żubrówka Bison Vodka" flavored with buffalo grass. Each bottle sports a signature blade of grass which speaks to authenticity (think agave worm in Mezcal bottles). Because of its yellowish color locals joke that it's bison piss vodka. Being six times distilled, I thought notes of herb, vanilla, and almond where more apparent...  

Of course best when shared, frozen and sipped from a small glass. Yet others prefer Żubrówka chilled and mixed with apple juice, a drink originating in Poland and known as Tatanka. Meanwhile in the UK, it's called a Frisky BisonNa zdrowie!




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