22 December
2019
22 December
2019
One holiday puzzle
One of those letters for digits… with a twist.
Look at the long multiplication below. As you see, a three digit number DEB is being multiplied by a two digit number DG to give a four digit number AECE. Each letter stands for a digit.
Here is the twist though: A letter above the black line (in red color) if also found below the black line (blue color) is not going to have the same value but will be off by one from each other. Of course, above the black line, any letter, if found twice will have the exact same value. Likewise below the black line. The twist comes only if the same letter comes both above and below the line.
As an example, the two D’s will have exactly the same value since they are both red. But the red G and the blue G are going to be off from each other by one since they have different colors. (If one is 6, the other can be 5 or 7).
The only digits used in this problem are 0,2,3,5,6,8 and 9.
Can you find out what the letters stand for above the black line and below the black line?
8 December
2019
Trail run in the low 40s
6 December
2019
From the bartender’s corner – Old fashioned for the evening
2 December
2019
From the bartender’s corner – Red OX Beirao
2 December
2019
First cold run this season
26 November
2019
Ready for a puzzle?
26 November
2019
Visit to the local distillery and liqueur manufacturing
What I was not aware of is how many different liqueurs are made in Sao Miguel island. Tiago Mela in Mulher de Capote took me thru the whole list and showed us around the manufacturing process.
An interesting anis liqueur (which is not Licor Beirao – from mainland and is Sharmila and my absolute favorite anis based drink) caught my eye. The bottle has a anis plant inside and covered with sugar crystal. Think sweet and think anis. And if you are a Bengali, think yummy!
While I finished up my deep dive into gins over a year back, decided to pick up a bottle of Goshawk gin, nonetheless. The previous day, Arsenio had me try the local gin at the hotel bar.
25 November
2019
Great evening with our bartender
Sharmila and I spent a great time with Arsenio – our bartender at the hotel. He has an amazing knowledge of all alcohols and their stories. Of course, it is the local stories that intrigued me the most.
I never realized the amount of local liqueurs, rum and gin that is made in the island! Or that aguardente (aguardiente in the Spanish world) is so popular in the Portuguese world.
Took a lot of notes… and tried a few local beverages…
17 November
2019
