International Sloth Day – October 20th
Native to Central and South America, sloths live solitary lives and travel from tree to tree using the canopy vines in tropical forests. They eat leaves, twigs, and buds. Their metabolism is so slow that they can survive on little food. Although sloths are mammals, their metabolism confines them to warm climates, and they tend to adopt behaviors of cold-blooded animals, sunning themselves like reptiles. Before the last ice age melt (12,000 years ago) some sloth species grew to the size of elephants. Today many sloths are endangered in Brazil due to the clearing of the rainforest.
Music Du Jour: Raizes Caboclas Group features traditional music from the Brazilian Rainforest
Films Du Jour:
- Ice Age with Sid the Sloth
- All the other Ice Age sequels
- Sloth laughing scene from Zootopia
Snacks Du Jour:
Sloth pretzel recipe
Excellent sloth cupcake dish
Sloth adult blanket with face (not real sloth pelt)
The best sloth coloring book
Cocktail Du Jour – The Three-Toed Sloth
- 1 oz sloe gin
- 1 oz dark rum
- 1 oz apple schnapps (chilled)
Layer in a shooter glass using a bar spoon.
Mocktail Du Jour – The Three-Toed Sloth Mocktail
- 4 blackberries
- 1 oz Ritual Zero Proof Rum
- 1 oz apple juice (chilled)
Muddle blackberries with Ritual Zero Proof Rum. Layer in a shooter glass with chilled apple juice using a bar spoon.
Beer Du Jour
Sloth Overlord Oatmeal Stout or Xingu Black from Brazil if you can find them.
Wine Du Jour
Slow Press Cabernet Sauvignon
