War and Peace & Hendrick's Gin
We were back in the mountains this weekend, this time to celebrate my fiance's 30th birthday. In honor of his entrance into a new decade, I decided to feature his favorite pairing.
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy and Hendrick's Gin
I have three confessions: 1) I have not read War and Peace, so most of the information in this post is provided by Matt; 2) I do not love gin, so most of the information in this post is provided by Matt; and 3) we were in the mountains with eight of our dear friends, so very few pictures exist (cheers to literally having such a good time you forget that you even brought a camera). Also, these confessions will hopefully explain why this post is three days late.
War and Peace, according to Matt, is about "different classes of people dealing with war and love and life." Tolstoy said it's "not a novel, even less is it a poem, and still less a historical chronicle." Wikipedia, the clearest of my sources, says it's a fifteen-section chronicle of "the history of the French invasion of Russia and the impact of the Napoleonic era on Tsarist society through the stories of five Russian aristocratic families."
Hendrick's gin, according to Matt, "tastes good." He likes that it's accented with cucumber instead of lime. I jumped on this as the reason behind the easy pairing with War and Peace- there is something familiar at the base, but also a difference in the margins. At first, it seemed more fitting to pair this Russian novel with vodka, but after doing some more research, I can see the appeal of gin. War and Peace is about the French influences that drew the citizens of Russia out of their Russian-ness, so pairing with the most Russian spirit seems a little off. Gin, on the other hand, is one of the largest collections of spirits there is, with the only connection being the creation using Juniper berries. Something as expansive as War and Peace clearly calls for an equally expansive alcohol.
This is the only other picture that survived the weekend. I snapped it while Matt was in the middle of making gin and tonics for the group. Hopefully, I'll soon be able to tell you more about sipping on a G&T while cruising through W&P, but for now I'm busy celebrating the man who introduced me to both.
Enjoy!
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy and Hendrick's Gin
I have three confessions: 1) I have not read War and Peace, so most of the information in this post is provided by Matt; 2) I do not love gin, so most of the information in this post is provided by Matt; and 3) we were in the mountains with eight of our dear friends, so very few pictures exist (cheers to literally having such a good time you forget that you even brought a camera). Also, these confessions will hopefully explain why this post is three days late.
War and Peace, according to Matt, is about "different classes of people dealing with war and love and life." Tolstoy said it's "not a novel, even less is it a poem, and still less a historical chronicle." Wikipedia, the clearest of my sources, says it's a fifteen-section chronicle of "the history of the French invasion of Russia and the impact of the Napoleonic era on Tsarist society through the stories of five Russian aristocratic families."
Hendrick's gin, according to Matt, "tastes good." He likes that it's accented with cucumber instead of lime. I jumped on this as the reason behind the easy pairing with War and Peace- there is something familiar at the base, but also a difference in the margins. At first, it seemed more fitting to pair this Russian novel with vodka, but after doing some more research, I can see the appeal of gin. War and Peace is about the French influences that drew the citizens of Russia out of their Russian-ness, so pairing with the most Russian spirit seems a little off. Gin, on the other hand, is one of the largest collections of spirits there is, with the only connection being the creation using Juniper berries. Something as expansive as War and Peace clearly calls for an equally expansive alcohol.
This is the only other picture that survived the weekend. I snapped it while Matt was in the middle of making gin and tonics for the group. Hopefully, I'll soon be able to tell you more about sipping on a G&T while cruising through W&P, but for now I'm busy celebrating the man who introduced me to both.
Enjoy!
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