November, 2014 - Boudica - Bourbon Swizzle

Boudica (d. 60 AD)

Was the queen of the British Iceni (a Celtic) tribe.  Her husband Prasutagus had been an ally to the Roman emperor, but upon his death, the Romans did not honor his will, which left Iceni to his daughters, and instead annexed Iceni as a conquered land.  Boudica and her daughters were raped and flogged.  The Iceni were enraged, and organized a revolt with their neighboring Trinovantes - with Boudica elected as their leader.  Boudica was ultimately defeated - but not before her armies destroyed Camulodunum (Colchester) and sacked and burned the new Roman city of Londinium (London).  An estimated 70,000-80,000 Romans and British were killed in the three cities by those led by Boudica.  The crisis caused the Emperor Nero to consider withdrawing all Roman forces from Britain, but Suetonius's eventual victory over Boudica confirmed Roman control of the province.  Boudica then either killed herself so she would not be captured, or fell ill and died (historical texts are not clear on the exact circumstances of her death).

The Drink

Bourbon Swizzle
2 oz bourbon
1/2 oz apricot brandy
1/2 oz lemon juice
top with 5-6 oz ginger ale and lemon wheel

Drinkability:  4
Drunkability:  4
Taxic Diversity:  3.5
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation:  5

Comments:  "drunkability depends on how much ginger ale used."  "We are out of bourbon :-("

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