While I was in the Navy, I was fortunate enough to be stationed in Portugal for two years. While I lived there, I had the very good fortune to be introduced to ginjinha, a liqueur popular in Lisbon. It's usually served in a shot glass, which probably accounts for its reputation as a potent drink.
As I'm not a big drinker, I only partake of this truly excellent drink occasionally. I usually take it in a schnapps glass -- a SVALKA glass from IKEA -- and I sip it slowly instead of taking the whole shot at once. It's not the traditional way of inbibing the drink, but it keeps me from getting totally tipsy.
Today's pic is of a bottle of good ginjinha from Obidos, one of the ginjinha-producing regions of Portugal, and the glass. A friend who visited a few years ago brought the bottle, and I've been husbanding the thing carefully.
All in all, a lovely way to end the day.
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