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“Gin is safe: Juniper added to national seed bank”:applause:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38802397
“The UK National Tree Seed Project announced said it had now collected and protected seeds of juniper plants from across the country.
They will be stored in the Millennium Seed Bank in Wakehurst, Sussex.
While gin sales have enjoyed a recent boom, juniper has been threatened by disease.
A deadly fungus, phytophthora austrocedrai, has been particularly damaging for the plants in Scotland, one of the main areas for juniper growth.”
“It's the safety valve of middle life, and the solace of age.”
Mary Roberts Rinehart
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38802397
“The UK National Tree Seed Project announced said it had now collected and protected seeds of juniper plants from across the country.
They will be stored in the Millennium Seed Bank in Wakehurst, Sussex.
While gin sales have enjoyed a recent boom, juniper has been threatened by disease.
A deadly fungus, phytophthora austrocedrai, has been particularly damaging for the plants in Scotland, one of the main areas for juniper growth.”
“It's the safety valve of middle life, and the solace of age.”
Mary Roberts Rinehart
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Gun control laws make about as much sense as taking ex-lax to cure a cough.
― Douglas Adams
I believe JB's drink was Smirnoff vodka!
Surely you jest. Don't you remember the famous "stirred, not shaken. It bruises the gin." line?
Gun control laws make about as much sense as taking ex-lax to cure a cough.
http://cocktails.about.com/od/history/tp/jamesbond_cocktails.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaken,_not_stirred
Gun control laws make about as much sense as taking ex-lax to cure a cough.
But congrats to those who enjoy it.
You're so picky.
Gun control laws make about as much sense as taking ex-lax to cure a cough.
Wasnt it your lot that coined the phrase 'Mothers Ruin' when describing Gin?
Am quite partial to a G&T .......if made with Bombay Sapphire.........
Good to hear that the seeds are being safe-guarded for the future. There are several different species of Phytophthora spp. that are extremely dangerous agents in the plant world. We have one here, P. cynamoma, that is deadly on pines. As global warming becomes more and more entrenched, Phytophthora will become more deadly. It's going to happen! German foresters especially are working hard to counter the effects of this in Europe.
Jerry
Which one?
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
You usually don't notice it when you have some sugar/fruit/pop mixed drink, but the premium booze really shines when you drink it on the rocks, shaken and strained, or straight up.
As an aside, I had some awesome "apple pie" at a Lions convention last weekend, 1/2 gallon did not last long.