Ingredients
Vodka – 30 ml @magicmomentsvodka
Gin – 30 ml @bombaysapphire
Ginger ale – 10 ml
Lime juice – 10 ml
Triple sec – 10 ml
Orange juice – 20 ml
Rose Wine – 20 ml
Peychaud’s Bitters – 2 dashes
Preparation Method
Combine all except Wine in a shaker & shake it with ice🧊Pour it in a cocktail glass & top it up with Rose Wine. Drop gently two dashes of bitters
Skal!
Old Fashioned – one of the greatest Bourbon cocktail
Old Fashioned a 19th century classic cocktail predates to most of the other classic cocktails. It was created in Penndennis Club in Louisville Kentucky buy James E Pepper, the bourbon maker himself and later on added to the menu list of Waldorf- Astoria Hotel bar in New York & went on to become one of the top six classic cocktails🥃🥃
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You can go to 20 different bars and you will find 20 different ways the drink is being made. Some may take 15 minutes to create this drink🥃
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Ingredients
Bourbon whiskey – 60 ml
Angostura bitters – 3 to 4 dashes
Sugar cube
Maraschino cherry
Orange
Preparation Method
This being a built drink we take the tumbler or whiskey glass which is also known as the old fashioned glass after this cocktail & place a sugar cube in the bottom of the glass.
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Add three dashes of Angoustra bitters and then add around 15 ml of your favorite bourbon. With the disc of your barspoon gently crush the cube to get a smooth paste
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Add two ice cubes and then gently squeeze the juice of maraschino cherry into the drink. Add 30 ml of bourbon upto the level of ice. Combine the drink by blending and stirring to bring together all the flavours. Stirring helps to dilute, soften, smoothen as well chill the drink🧊
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Add more ice cubes to about two third of the glass. Take a thick slice of orange with the flesh and good skin and add few drops of the juice to the drink and rub the skin to the inner side of the glass. Drop the slice in it.
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Add 15 ml of bourbon and stir to combine all the flavours. Ensure to retain the bite from the bourbon by not over diluting the drink
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Cheers to the Classic Old Fashioned!
Matusalem Beauty
Known as the “Cognac of Rums,” ‘Matusalem Gran Reserva’ is Solera aged for 15 years and can be enjoyed straight up or on the rocks. It is complex, yet velvety smooth, with an exceptional bouquet and flavor. The name “Matusalem” is chosen to impart to connoisseurs a sense of the ageing process necessary to achieve the rum’s unique flavors. It is a perfect base spirit for today’s concoction
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With double distilled oak aged Amarula Gold to give the fruity punch & Ti Connie Coffee Liqueur with it’s perfect blend of smoothness of chocolate and roasted coffee beans, along with a caramel note and touch of rum this concoction with the base Matusalem Rum is a tasty treat
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Ingredients
Rum – 60 ml @matusalemrum_global
Amarula Gold – 20 ml @amarula_official
Ti Connie Coffee liqueur – 20 ml
Bitters – 10 ml @peychauds
Lime juice – 10 ml
Orange peel & wedges
Preparation Method
Combine rum, amarula, 10 ml coffee liqueur, lime juice in a cocktail shaker with cracked ice and give a good shake. In a high ball glass pour the balance coffee liqueur. Add the ice cubes and orange wedges. Strain the shaken drink in the glass. Express orange peel and float the bitters.
Cheers!
Gin & Tonic
Today’s choice of Gin for my G&T is Stranger & Sons. Distilled in Goa, Stranger & Sons is made using locally sourced botanicals mainly black pepper, coriander, nutmeg and mace from a number of spice farms that are located around their distillery. A straight sip and aromas & flavours explode of this artistic gin
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Though, it’s rainy days in Goa, but it’s also high in humidity & G&T seems to be a good choice of cocktail in the tropical weather
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Today, my adjunct is the Carom leaves the seed of which is known as Ajwain. The aromatic seeds are used in adding flavour to a number of drinks & leaves used in flavouring vegetable fritters and Indian flat breads
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Ingredients
Gin – 60 ml @strangerandsons
Tonic water – @schweppes
Bitters – @peychaudsaperitivo
Lime wedges
Pepper corn
Fresh Carom leaves
Preparation Method Pour gin over ice. Add lemon rings. Top it up with tonic water. Scrape the carom leave gently & drop it in. A light stir & sprinkle a dash of bitters. Garnish with pepper & clove. Enjoy this aromatic sip as the raindrops
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Cheers!
Cîroc Curacao
Cîroc Vodka comes from the region of France & is distinguished from other vodkas as it is derived from grapes, rather than using grain, potatoes or corn. It is five times distilled from French grapes Mauzac Blanc and Ugni Blanc from the Cognac region. The first four distillations of the Ugni Blanc take place in stainless steel column stills, the Mauzac Blanc grapes are distilled in copper continuous stills. These are blended & the final distillation is performed in Armagnacstyle copper pot still
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CÎROC X MOSCHINO VODKA – Limited Edition – A connoisseur vodka, gifted to me by my bro from Glasgow, is a vibrant bottle from brand Moschino the Italian couture line. When sipped straight, it is resounding crispy, refreshing palate & citrusy. A great base spirit for some classic cocktails
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Vodka – 60 ml @cirocvodka
Orange Curacao – 15 ml @bolsbartending
Passion fruit Sirop – 15 ml @monin_europe
Bitters – a dash
Apple slice – for garnish
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Combine all in a shaker with ice & give a good shake. Strain it in a cocktail stemware. Add a dash of bitters. Garnish with a juicy apple slice. Sip & let the aromatic drink take you down the Cognac region of France
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Cheers
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!
Mississippi Punch
Ingredients
Bourbon Whiskey – 15 ml @makersmark
White Rum – 15 ml @bacardi
Cherry Brandy – 15 ml @bolsbartending
Bitters – a dash @cocktailpunk
Crafted brut – 150 ml @brocodeclub
Orange zest – 1/2 tsp
Orange wheel – for garnish
Ice cubes – 08
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Preparation Method
Combine Bourbon, Rum, Cherry Brandy, Bitters & Orange Zest in a chilled mixing glass with eight ice cubes. Give it a good pro stir. Pour the mix in a beer mug. Top it up with Crafted Brut.Garnish with a fresh orange wheel
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“Shake a leg, break a leg, set the mood, jet the mood, crack a play, back a play. Let this drink take on and unroll your wits” so says Bro Code @brocodeclub
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“Maker’s Mark Bourbon” – A wonderful dram with it’s signature taste notes of rich and soft caramels on the nose, honey and fruit mouthfeel makes it perfect choice for the cocktail🥃
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“Bacardi Blanca Rum” with it’s delicate citrus aroma & spiced apples & notes of vanilla, pepper spice rounded mouthfeel was my next best choice for cocktail
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“Bols Cherry Brandy” with it’s light amaretto flavour, coming from the crushed cherry kernels, along with infused brandy & selected herbs & spices makes this liqueur the right choice, I thought so, for it’s mild sweetness profile
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“Alpino Cocktail Punk bitters” brings in the much required harmonious balance to the drink🥂
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“Brocode Crafted Brut” – Smooth & refreshing sparkling wine cooler was a wonderful finish to top up the drink and get that fizzy punch to the concoction
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With some of my memorabilia picked up from States during my holidays also feature in the post to add the Mississippi punch
Cheers!
December 13th, 2018
Tonight I decided to first select the glass & then suit the cocktail to the palate & senses of the glass A 550 ml lager glass was the toast of the evening. A Long drink for sure. A Long Drink is one of the first papyrus puzzles you can find in Assassin’s Creed Origins
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My Long drink puzzle was finally solved with this concoction🥂
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Ingredients
Gin – 45 ml @greaterthangin
White Wine – 50 ml @conasur Bicicleta
Orange juice – 50 ml @tropicana
Ginger ale – 20 ml
Lemon juice – 10 ml
Beer – to top up @carlsberg
Lemon wedge – to garnish
Bitters – 5 ml @peychauds
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Preparation Method
Take your favorite lager glass. Pour in lemon juice, ginger ale & the gin. Stir well. Chuck in generous ice cubes and add in orange juice. Add the white wine and top it off with with your favorite lager. A dash of bitters adds to the complexity. Garnish with a fresh lemon wheel.
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Cheers!
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