Summer update 2016

SUMMER UPDATE 2016

Spruce sprouts, my every summer quest for glory

Hello everyone and summery greetings from Keminmaa! I am currently...well truth to be told, my final paternity leave day I got for my baby girl ends tonight but fear not! My four (4) weeks of paid summer vacation starts right away :D

I haven't made many cocktails since we left (me & my family) in the very beginning of June thus I haven't updated any new drinks on this blog either. But I have continued my epic spruce sprout syrup/vodka factory! 

Each summer I intend to make a batch of wonderful spruce sprout vodka; infused for one year and then strained. My #2015 batch was awesome so why not continue the tradition? Exactly my thoughts too.

Like last year, this year I made a big'o batch of sprout syrup. Pine-y, sweet and exquisite in taste, it's an all-around hit, especially during the winter season! Pancakes and vanilla ice cream, beware! Moreover, I've started to implement this syrup into some cocktails and speaking of which, I recently sent an article (spruce sprouts and their use in Finnish cocktail culture) for a cocktail-related magazine, perhaps they'll publish it! I have my fingers crossed. 

Anyhow, my June is pretty much spent among mosquitoes, family, food, Scrabble and of course the European soccer Championship! Also, I realized I got the fine opportunity (if my memory serves me right) to watch the finals in Bremen, where I will be heading in the beginning of July with my sister! Nice!

What else? My YouTube - channel is in good standing, I've made many drinks, got a sweet ass 250+ subscribers (oooh yeah baby!) and roughly 1½ - months ago I even celebrated the 1-year-anniversary :D Yay me! I appreciate how people have found my channel outside my so-called "circles". With the amount of positive feedback (I don't know many if any active Finnish cocktail-blogs in YouTube) I've received, I tip my hat in the audiences' direction! Thank you!

In other news, my family is doing well and I have a strong belief this summer is going to be just A-okay! Cheers to summer!