Re: Loquat liqueur sequel

Carol Joynson wrote:
> 
> Anthony wrote:
> "ommemorating a tipple generally involves using the inventor's name, but as
> Alessandra's surname
> (Vinciguerra) means something like "win the war" which today immediately
> conjures up some really
> rather unsavoury associations linked to the terrible chain of events that
> began on 11th September,
> maybe we should leave it till next year! I'm sure Alessandra wouldn't like
> to be remembered for the
> "Taliban tipple" or other names I will spare you."
> 
> Lest anyone should get confused, no, I am not the Anthony that wrote the above but since I have become accidentally involved, I would say that personally I would be flattered if I had a drink named after me during the present troubled times, particularly if I had a name that symbolised the triumph of democracy over terrorism. Much better than having a Rosemary disease named after me, I have to admit that around the nursery, if a Rosemary is looking off colour, we already say that it is suffering from "a touch of the Alessandras". So lets all toast the success in the fight against terrorism with the new vintage Vinciguerra and also a successful cure for "Rosemary sudden death syndrome"

Anthony LYMAN-DIXON
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