[IC] City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

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Ele made a face, but thought about it,

"Very sparingly, anise is a powerful, powerful little plant and likes to take over the situation and fluff everything up."

[Tyler Night]

"You knew the exact spice I was thinking of."

He grabs a teabag and adds just a few pieces of it in.

"Trying to think of other flavors that pair well with it."

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Straightening up, Ele tapped her head and winked at Tyler,

"Do you have vanilla?"

She asked, then going into the fridge and grabbing one of the oranges, setting that on the counter, Ele went back in the fridge and emerged with ginger,

"And these guys!"

[Tyler Night]

"Yes on the vanilla, I actually have an entire bean and I was thinking candied orange rind and candied ginger earlier but completely forgot."

The proverbial light bulb goes off in his head and he says.

"I have some coconut milk."

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The lightbulb went off in Ele's head,

"Huh? Coconut milk? Why would you add that?"

[Tyler Night]

"We can reduce the coconut milk. Make something of a coconut irish cream liquor with rumshine instead of irish whiskey. I have irish cream coffee."

He smiles.

"One jar of straight up rumshine, one jar of irish cream liquor."

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Shaking her head in wonder, Ele chuckled and put her hands on her hips, her right hip jutting out,

"Look at us, cooking up all the shine in the kitchen!"

She laughed and went back for the coconut milk in the fridge before cutting up the ginger and peeling the orange rind. When those were ready she brought them to Tyler,

"Here you are sir!"

Presenting the items with a flourish, Ele also handed Tyler the milk.

[Tyler Night]

He takes the coconut milk and sets it to the side then makes a simple syrup, tossing the ginger and orange peel in it. He tosses it around then starts a pot of coffee. He moves back to the simple syrup and thinks.

"Hey, a daiquiri is simple syrup, citrus and rum. After we candy the ginger and orange peel, we could make a daiquiri with the simple syrup and last of the orange."

He smiles looking over at her.

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"We are going to be: 1. Drunk, and 2. On a sugar high. I wanna know how this is going to mix!"

Ele said, nodding in agreement with Tyler.

[Tyler Night]

He stirs the simple syrup reducing it down by half. He removes the ginger and orange peel setting them on a rack to dry. He puts a straining in the top of the jar under the spout on the still and adds the herbs and spices followed by the candied ginger and orange peel. Thinking for a minute he pulls the jar away and puts a small jar in place with a cheese cloth.

"First stage is called the head, that has all the impurities so we need to get rid of that first. When you hear stories about people going blind from moonshine it is because they drank the head."

As he puts the jar in place, the booze starts flowing out, though the liquid is brown a distinct layer of clear covers it. He lets it flow through the cheese cloth until the clear layer disappears. He switches out the small jar for the big one and lets it flow over the spices. He finishes the coffee and adds it to a second jar, deciding to forego the spices.

"This first jar will take a bit of time."

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"Sooo... Now we just stand and watch?"

Ele asked. This certainly wasn't what she had thought making rumshine would be like, but she didn't complain.

[Tyler Night]

"Last thing to do is cook the coconut milk."

He grabs one last sauce pan and adds the coconut milk to it, stirring it while it heats up, making sure to keep it from scorching. After reducing it he adds it with the coffee only filling the jar about halfway with everything. He stirs it around.

"Coconut milk instead of chocolate syrup, taste like it has white chocolate in there."

He looks at the jar of spiced rumshine, nodding. He pulls it from the spout and slides the other jar in place letting it fill up. He smells the jar and his nostrils flare. He takes a sip then breathes out visibly. He hands her the jar.

"Hits the spot then wipes it out."

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Taking the jar, Ele sniffed the liquid cautiously. Her nose rebelled, but at the same time was pleased so she saluted Tyler with the jar,

"Salud,"

Taking a small sip, Ele swallowed then gasped and took a step back, holding the jar out to Tyler,

"That is dangerous! Its so good in the mouth then turns around and punches a hole in your throat!"

[Tyler Night]

"Apple cider and high proof rum, my rumshine and moonshine tends to range from 150 to 180 proof."

He takes the jar from her and puts it down.

"The irish cream liquor will be potent but I am guessing it should be around 100 to 120 proof."

He pulls the other jar, having already filled it and puts a third jar of straight dark rum with no spices in it, barely filling it up. He sips the irish cream liquor and nods.

"This is perfect."

He slides her the bottle for a sip.

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"You're going to kill me."

Ele muttered, taking the jar and sipping. It wasn't as bad, but Ele still made a face at the burn,

"Oooh yeah, my liver hates me now."

[Tyler Night]

"Liver detox, it works wonders."

He chuckles.

"We can let this sit overnight and have some later."

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"Good idea,"

Ele said, then looked at her phone. It was too early for bed, but too late to do anything productive,

"What do you want to do now? Watch a movie and cuddle? You've totally converted me into a cuddle addict, by the way."

[Tyler Night]

"Lets go out and check on how the paint looks on the wheels."

He says with a smile, turning the stove off.

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Following Tyler out, Ele was excited to see that the tires were looking great, the paint drying in a smooth coat.

[Tyler Night]

He picks the wheels and tires up and as he moves them the color changes constantly. He spins them and the colors continue to shift.

"Pretty cool huh?"