Fancy a fever tree and vodka.

Yes, vodka, not gin, because this is

fever tree Mexican lime soda.

Yes, soda, not tonic.

With Mexican lime and Japanese Yuzu for a zesty,

refreshing lime soda, that's just sweet enough.

Delicious with vodka or on its own.

Fever tree Mexican lime soda, mixed with the best.

Mmm, now that hits the spot.

It was Christmas night at an officer's ball was in full swing in the ballroom at Fort Laramie.

The party was a grand spectacle of a bygone era,

even on the high plains in the dead of winter.

The ballroom was cozy and warm and glowed with lamp light.

The men were dressed in their sharpest uniforms and their wives displayed their finest dresses.

They danced and talked and laughed while another snowstorm raged outside.

The officers were about to select their partners for the next dance when the ballroom doors flew open with a crash.

A soldier stumbled inside, clutching a man who could barely stand up.

The band fell silent.

The women gasped.

Officers stared in shock.

The soldier shouted for Lieutenant Colonel Palmer, the commander of Fort Laramie.

Palmer rushed to the two men.

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