tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post2959817432932151348..comments2024-03-19T21:14:01.007-07:00Comments on The Compass Rose: The Fleur-de-lys - a New CocktailCurtis Favillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-77345377981091599532011-03-01T10:44:25.221-08:002011-03-01T10:44:25.221-08:00Saluting the Fleur-de-lys--phlag of the Bourbons/a...Saluting the Fleur-de-lys--phlag of the Bourbons/ancien regime-- does not imply saluting the modern french, does it Sir F--with Robespierre's motto of "egalite, etc" still on the tricolor. Pretty though. Wasn't it ...Lombard, really. Like flying when the french cavalry finally arrived at the siege of vienna (one of em) and mowed down a few thousand turks. Avaunt!<br /><br />Gin we no longer do, alas. Plus...rather Brit. rather than gallic, isn't it? Courvosier, or ...that cointreau brew.<br />But seal vous play, no french reds. Chianti and authentic porto mo' bettah.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-41171017354969684892011-03-01T01:01:26.838-08:002011-03-01T01:01:26.838-08:00The Fleur-de-lys cocktail sounds superb. I can...The Fleur-de-lys cocktail sounds superb. I can't wait to try it (tonight). The Suntory single malt piece was excellent also. I never knew.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com