Month: June 2019

  • Gin & Tonic

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    Gin & Tonic

    There are various types of gin with notable difference in the way it’s made & tastes. This depends on the stills, pot or column, used to make these gins & the types of botanicals & spices infused
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    Types of gin include
    Distilled gin, London Gin, Compound Gin, Plymouth Gin, Old Tom Gin, Sloe Gin, Juniper flavoured spirit  drinks
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    Tanqueray London dry gin –  In essence no flavouring can be added after distillation and use of artificial flavouring is not permitted. Unlike distilled gin where it’s permitted to add further flavorings both natural & artificial
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    Tanqueray has subtle influences coming from juniper berries, coriander, angelica, cassia. The herbs used in distillation process gives this gin a clear texture and an unsweetened taste
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    Here is my Gin & Tonic this rainy evening

    Ingredients

    Gin – 60 ml @tanqueraygin
    Tonic – 60 ml @schweppes
    Fresh Basil leaves
    Lemon wedges
    Blueberries
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    Preparation Method Fill the rocks glass with ice.  Pour in the Gin. Release some folded fresh basil leaves. Top  it up with tonic water. Add some lemon wedges & some blueberries. Garnish with fresh basil leaves.
    Sip as you enjoy the rain drops 

    Cheers!

  • Tennessee Kopi

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    Tennessee Kopi

    Kopi luwak or Civet coffee, is coffee that includes partially digested coffee cherries, eaten and defecated by the Asian Palm Civet
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    Kopi luwak is one of the most expensive coffees in the world. It is produced mainly on the island of Java, Sumatra, Bali in Indonesian Archipelago
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    I relished it as filter coffee. But thought of exploring this unique Civet coffee with Whiskey
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    Ingredients

    Whiskey –  60 ml @georgedickel
    Coffee Peaberry – 40 ml @kopi_luwak_indonesia_
    Simple syrup – 20 ml
    Bitters – 10 ml @peychauds
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    Preparation Method

    Combine all in a shaker with ice & shake it well. Strain it in Rocks glass with ice. Express the orange peel as well garnish with an orange wheel. Was indeed a new palate. Relished it for sure!
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    Cheers!

  • Monk Tea

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    Monk Tea

    Monkey Shoulder Scotch is a blended malt whisky  made with single malts from three famous Speyside distilleries. The Whisky maturation in used Bourbon American oak cask, which is high in Lactones, gives this dram it’s unique vanilla, caramel, anise to nose. It’s malty, smooth, fruity, honey on palate with  a spicy oak finish.
    An excellent choice for whisky cocktails
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    The website of MS describes : “Some say it tastes just like riding bareback on the wild moors of Scotland with a flame haired maiden on Christmas morning🤶 Others agree it tastes like 007 wearing a tuxedo wetsuit.”
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    So with the base spirit as flamboyant as Monkey Shoulder, I couldn’t think better than a shake with Grand Marnier, Monin lemon tea le sirop & with a dash of Regan’s Orange bitters
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    Ingredients

    Single malt blended Whisky – 60 ml @monkeyshoulder
    Orange liqueur – 20 ml @cointreau
    Lemon tea – 20 ml @monin_usa
    Orange Bitters – A dash
    Two toasted Star Anise – to garnish


    Preparation Method

    Combine all in a Cobbler Shaker with half filled ice. Give it a good shake. Strain it in a Coupe crystalware with two ice cubes. Garnish &  float a toasted Anise. A feel of sophistication as you sip & enjoy.

    Cheers!

  • New York Sour

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    New York Sour

    It is said that this drink dates back to the late 1870s & was created in Chicago by a bartender who claimed to have invented the Manhattan. Though doubts on Manhattan claim, but New York Sour can be attributed to this bartender. This cocktail was also known as the Continental Sour and Southern Whiskey Sour before becoming the New York Sour.
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    Now why a change in the classic Whiskey Sour. During  days of yore,  bartenders were constructing sours with a claret snap. Claret referred to any red wine & snap referred to floating a bit of red wine on top of the drink. And thus the origin of New York Sour. We will all sure agree the floating wine over top of the drink does look appealing. One can try out different wines to float right from Malbec, Shiraz, Tempranillo or Cabernet

    Ingredients
    Tennessee Whisky – 60 ml @georgedickel
    Fresh lemon juice – 30 ml
    Sugar syrup – 30 ml
    Cabernet Sauvignon – 20 ml San Medin
    Orange peel – to express & garnish


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    Preparation Method

    Combine  Whisky, lemon juice, and syrup in a cocktail shaker. Fill with ice, cover, and shake until outside of shaker is frosty, about 30 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass with a qtr fresh ice. Gently pour red wine  over the back of a spoon held just above the drink’s surface so wine floats on. Express orange peel & garnish.To get the best, stir gently to incorporate those fruit flavours from the wine & the soursweetness of lemon, syrup & the barrel from whisky. The sourness from the lemon & flavours from Whisky draw out the fruit flavours of Cabernet Sauvignon in this drink.🥃🥃🥃🥃
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    Enjoy this classic in your private bar & pair it with grill & bbq.

     

    Cheers!

  • Gimlet

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    Gimlet

    A light green, lime-heavy cocktail with a rich naval history. Gimlet is a small tool used to tap the barrels of spirits which were carried on British navy ships & this could be the origin of drink name
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    Legend has it that during 1700s, sailors  were prescribed consumption of citrus fruit juice to prevent scurvy. So during their voyage they consumed it and over the period 15% rum was added to it for preserving it on long journeys. Later on Lauchiln Rose, owner of a shipyard in Leith, Scotland, patented a process of preserving the fruit juice with sugar instead of alcohol, & this was the origin of famous Rose’s Lime Cordial. Tale carries on that the officers while sailing started mixing gin with cordial & there was born Gimlet
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    Savoy Cocktail Book (1930), specifies one half Plymouth Gin and one half Rose’s Lime Juice Cordial. Now that’s too sweet to palate. So better three parts gin to one part of the lime Cordial. I don’t have the famous Rose’s Lime Cordial so my local delicate Mapro Lime Cordial did the substitute
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    My summer sip:
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    Ingredients

    Gin – 60 ml @bombaysapphire
    Lime Cordial – 20 ml
    Lime to garnish.
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    Preparation Method

    Add both ingredients to a mixing glass with ice. Stir. Strain into a chilled Martini glass over some crushed ice. Garnish with lime.
    Enjoy the summer sip & Cheers & happy weekend

    Cheers!

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