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1. TriptychTwinsRidesAgain (triptychtwinsridesagain@spinster.xyz)'s status on Saturday, 23-Sep-2023 19:52:00 JST TriptychTwinsRidesAgain
   Who even looks at their brother like that? 😬
   
   Emma Watson and her brother can shove their gin right up their hogsmeade
   • Flick 🇬🇧 (flick@spinster.xyz)'s status on Saturday, 23-Sep-2023 19:51:55 JST Flick 🇬🇧

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     @TriptychTwinsRidesAgain @HebrideanHecate It’s because whisky got trendy. Loads of people set up niche whiskey distilleries, but whiskey has a long lead-time because of the aging so they started making gin for cash-flow while they waited for the whisky to be ready.

   • Flick 🇬🇧 (flick@spinster.xyz)'s status on Saturday, 23-Sep-2023 19:51:55 JST Flick 🇬🇧

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     @TriptychTwinsRidesAgain @HebrideanHecate I am apparently unable to decide if I’m Irish or Scottish.

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   • HebrideanHecate (hebrideanhecate@spinster.xyz)'s status on Saturday, 23-Sep-2023 19:51:57 JST HebrideanHecate

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     @TriptychTwinsRidesAgain The prices of some of it are very high.

   • TriptychTwinsRidesAgain (triptychtwinsridesagain@spinster.xyz)'s status on Saturday, 23-Sep-2023 19:51:57 JST TriptychTwinsRidesAgain

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     @HebrideanHecate Loads of 'artisan' gin now. A million and one flavours.
   • HebrideanHecate (hebrideanhecate@spinster.xyz)'s status on Saturday, 23-Sep-2023 19:51:58 JST HebrideanHecate

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     @TriptychTwinsRidesAgain I don’t like alcohol of any kind myself, the only thing didn’t mind if mixed with something was the raspberry vodka, and it would have to be weak. Whisky, even the smell makes me retch.

   • TriptychTwinsRidesAgain (triptychtwinsridesagain@spinster.xyz)'s status on Saturday, 23-Sep-2023 19:51:58 JST TriptychTwinsRidesAgain

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     • HebrideanHecate
     @HebrideanHecate Gin got more expensive when it became trendy.
   • TriptychTwinsRidesAgain (triptychtwinsridesagain@spinster.xyz)'s status on Saturday, 23-Sep-2023 19:51:59 JST TriptychTwinsRidesAgain

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     @HebrideanHecate Are you trying to get me drunk? 😂
   • HebrideanHecate (hebrideanhecate@spinster.xyz)'s status on Saturday, 23-Sep-2023 19:51:59 JST HebrideanHecate

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     @TriptychTwinsRidesAgain 🤔

     I reckon that a lot of the money must go re the fancy bottles all of it comes in too.

   • HebrideanHecate (hebrideanhecate@spinster.xyz)'s status on Saturday, 23-Sep-2023 19:51:59 JST HebrideanHecate

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     @TriptychTwinsRidesAgain The girl is a daughter of one of my old primary school teachers, one of the nice ones, not sure who the husband is.

     Her aunts on her father’s side are all fucking terrifying 😂 One of them was a maths teacher in secondary school; fortunately, she did not teach me, she was scary, and not a good teacher due to that, at least not for the ones lacking numerical ability.

   • TriptychTwinsRidesAgain (triptychtwinsridesagain@spinster.xyz)'s status on Saturday, 23-Sep-2023 19:51:59 JST TriptychTwinsRidesAgain

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     @HebrideanHecate Gin's the only spirit I like and I only drink it with tonic. I don't understand why people like whisky or vodka. They're vile.
   • HebrideanHecate (hebrideanhecate@spinster.xyz)'s status on Saturday, 23-Sep-2023 19:52:00 JST HebrideanHecate

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     @TriptychTwinsRidesAgain Oh, I dunno, that could be a do I kill him now or later rictus 🤔

   • HebrideanHecate (hebrideanhecate@spinster.xyz)'s status on Saturday, 23-Sep-2023 19:52:00 JST HebrideanHecate

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     @TriptychTwinsRidesAgain and this gin thing is EVERYWHERE. Hate the stuff myself, apparently the one they make at home is terribly strong too.

   • HebrideanHecate (hebrideanhecate@spinster.xyz)'s status on Saturday, 23-Sep-2023 19:52:00 JST HebrideanHecate

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     @TriptychTwinsRidesAgain https://www.northuistdistillery.com/products/downpour-gin

   • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Saturday, 23-Sep-2023 20:00:41 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

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     @Flick @HebrideanHecate @TriptychTwinsRidesAgain I want to make gin from the plum tree, but mainly that's just because I like to learn the processes involved. I'm not actually a fan of gin myself, but I figure it would be a good gift.
   • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Saturday, 23-Sep-2023 20:00:43 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

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     • Flick 🇬🇧
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     @Flick @HebrideanHecate @TriptychTwinsRidesAgain I want to make gin from the plum tree, but mainly that's just because I like to learn the processes involved. I'm not actually a fan of gin myself, but I figure it would be a good gift.
   • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Saturday, 23-Sep-2023 20:00:46 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

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     • Flick 🇬🇧
     • HebrideanHecate
     @Flick @HebrideanHecate @TriptychTwinsRidesAgain I want to make gin from the plum tree, but mainly that's just because I like to learn the processes involved. I'm not actually a fan of gin myself, but I figure it would be a good gift.
   • Flick 🇬🇧 (flick@spinster.xyz)'s status on Saturday, 23-Sep-2023 20:23:35 JST Flick 🇬🇧

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     @thatguyoverthere @HebrideanHecate @TriptychTwinsRidesAgain Actually make gin from scratch, or put plums in bought gin? I’ve done the latter. Would the former be legal? Here, you’d need a licence to distil it.

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   • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Saturday, 23-Sep-2023 20:23:35 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

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     @Flick @HebrideanHecate @TriptychTwinsRidesAgain > would the former be legal
     
     Mere technicality. I'd like to do the whole thing. As I understand it I can distill plum wine to make it into gin. I think it can be done without a huge still. I saw someone use copper line to convert a kettle into a small stovetop still that looked promising. I don't know if I'll ever even get enough plums in one season to do it from a single tree. Last year I only got about a gallon of wine, and that isn't going to make much gin.