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Three Lions (on the shirt)

A blue-rinsed riff on the Tarling's 1933 competition winning Red Lion, created with the hope of celebrating another English win. There is one orange-flavoured...
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Igor Kala’s Avatar Igor Kala
31st March at 21:35
I like it. Made it multiple times. Good alternative to the Blue Riband, and that is a classic. My only gripe is the rose petal garnish. WTF!!? That is where you lost me. Really stupid. Rose petal!!? Please change that.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
1st April at 06:37
Created by Henry VII to combine the white rose of the House of York and the red rose of the House of Lancaster, representing the union of the two warring houses, the Tudor rose is the national emblem of England, symbolising peace, unity, and the end of the 15th-century "Wars of the Roses". The rose appears in English literature, art, and as a royal symbol, embodying the resilience of the English nation during challenging times _ like now! The rose stays!
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Igor Kala’s Avatar Igor Kala
1st April at 09:32
Hmmm.... well I am not going to the flower shop every time I want to make this. I guess I'll change the garnish to something else - maybe lime or orange peel - and call the drink something else. Problem solved, I guess.
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