{"id":2062,"date":"2010-12-01T12:11:10","date_gmt":"2010-12-01T19:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=2062"},"modified":"2010-12-01T16:33:29","modified_gmt":"2010-12-01T23:33:29","slug":"cocktails-for-pagans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=2062","title":{"rendered":"Cocktails for Pagans"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bohemian Spritz (New York Times photo)<\/p><\/div>\n

Who says that today’s Pagans are not influencing the larger culture?<\/p>\n

The New York Times’<\/em> Style section offers the “right drink” for every winter holiday party, including the Bohemian Spritz for “dilettante Pagans” celebrating the solstice.<\/a> (If that link is problematic, try this one<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

For those slightly weary of the familiar fa-la-la, or for those who are opposed to even the slightest whisper of organized religion, a solstice party provides a refreshing diversion. While actual hard-core pagans [sic<\/em>] are probably drinking something murky and ancient, a more streamlined beverage might be better for dabblers. The Bohemian Spritz (another creation of Vandaag’s Katie Stipe) is a light, fizzy wine drink with compellingly arboreal undercurrents, provided by pine and elderflower cordials. It is ideal for welcoming the long nights, for putting the Krampus back in Christmas.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

One question, where do you get pine liqueur?<\/p>\n

UPDATE: Apparently one looks for Zirbenschnapps<\/a> or Un Sapin<\/a>, described as “very hard to find\u2014even in France.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Who says that today’s Pagans are not influencing the larger culture? The New York Times’ Style section offers the “right drink” for every winter holiday party, including the Bohemian Spritz for “dilettante Pagans” celebrating the solstice. (If that link is problematic, try this one.) 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