Random notes on alcoholic experiments

Here's a quick rundown of the things I've dumped in high-proof alcohol recently.

Violets

More Violets

This photograph is different than the previous one of the same subject. Note the scale.

I pretty much gave up on producing anything remotely like Creme de Violet after my first attempt, but I still li...

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I grew up eating violets from the back yard.

I've been thinking a lot about ingredients that I can grow or forage myself. One of these thoughts was to make my own creme de violet from foraged violets. My first experiment was mostly a failure, but I am going to keep trying. Here is what happened...

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