WINE AND DRINKS
06/09/2013 prepared by NM
COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH NEW
~GOOD NIGHT KISS~
A Goodnight Kiss cocktail - looks like Yoshi Lis is going to try something new today...
~GOOD NIGHT KISS~
A Goodnight Kiss cocktail - looks like Yoshi Lis is going to try something new today...
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Need:
4 oz Champagne 1 splash Campari® bitters 1 white sugar cube (the only white sugar and even in cube form i managed to find in our cupboard (made in France - actually it's one of Paris cafe's lame souvenirs from 2006.. hope sugar does not have an exp date and hopefully woolworths sells something in this fashion) :)) 1 drop Angostura® bitters Do: Place a drop of angostura bitters on a sugar cube and drop into a champagne flute. Add champagne and splash of campari. i also decorated the glass rim with ice sugar - to look frosted. (i did not use flute, just martini glass) |
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cocktails... m-m-m-m, but there comes my non-alcoholic alternative - blood orange freshly squeezed with our new Phillips super juicer: ta~da! no decorations as it is a rhapsody for eyes on its own...
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weekend 'brighton good guys' visit ended up with
Phillips Juicer NEW
i have to admit it is the best - we went through many and we bought this one... our we-could-not-do-a-better-quality-price-match surprise was not full as after opening the magical box at home Alex discovered some familiar faces on the cover of the book - Juice Master Australia and Julie D will love these pictures :) - Philips is quiet and powerful, hard working and the juice is coming out very thick and not waterish ... so yum-yum-me... i lyavvvvve my new juicer... :)
Phillips Juicer NEW
i have to admit it is the best - we went through many and we bought this one... our we-could-not-do-a-better-quality-price-match surprise was not full as after opening the magical box at home Alex discovered some familiar faces on the cover of the book - Juice Master Australia and Julie D will love these pictures :) - Philips is quiet and powerful, hard working and the juice is coming out very thick and not waterish ... so yum-yum-me... i lyavvvvve my new juicer... :)
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I want to feature one new cocktail each month, try it and prepare it for our next upcoming event for everyone if it is good enough:
COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH
~KIR ROYALE~
COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH
~KIR ROYALE~
Kir Royale
You'll need
10 ml crème de cassis blackcurrant liqueur
To taste: Champagne or sparkling wine, chilled
Method 01 Pour cassis into a Champagne flute, top with sparkling wine, berries and serve.
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I have mixed berry liqueur, Riccadonna white dry champagne, strawberries, mint, prunes and flowers for decoration
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but this is my cocktail for the day: silverbeets, pears, apples, a bit of love and my parent's juicer
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TRENDIEST COCKTAILS
Form of Flattery
2 oz. El Dorado 12 Year Rum .5 oz. lime juice .5 oz. pineapple juice .25 oz. beet juice .75 oz. nutmeg Falernum Swizzle all ingredients in a glass. Pour into a pilsner glass with crushed ice. Top with more crushed ice. Garnish with a grapefruit peel and mint sprig. 
Parsnip Nog
4 oz. Aged Pot-Stilled Jamacian Rum 2 grams grated nutmeg 1 gram mace 4 liters of parsnip juice Use 2 grams of grated nutmeg and 1 gram of mace for every 4 liters of parsnip juice, and cook for 2 hours in water bath (it can be brought to a low simmer and immediately removed from the hear). Stir constantly to prevent juice from burning. Finish with freshly grated nutmeg and let cool. Add the 4 oz. of rum to 12 oz. parsnip base and aerate using a whipped cream canister charged with nitrous oxide. Serve in an 8 oz. rocks glass, chilled. Garnish with fresh nutmeg. 
Bitter Mai Tai
1.5 oz. Campari .75 oz. Smith & Cross Jamaican Rum .75 oz. orgeat 1 oz. fresh lime .5 oz.Curaçao Combine all ingredients in a shaker with a small amount of crushed ice. Shake and pour into double rocks glass over crushed ice. Garnish with a mint sprig. 
Simon's Sazerac
2 oz. Rittenhouse Rye Whiskey 1/4 oz. Spiced Syrup 2 dashes Peychaud's Bitters 3 dashes Twizzler Bitters Lemon peel Twizzler for garnish Stir ingredients in a mixing glass. Strain into an absinthe sprayed rocks glass. (Ice is optional, but at Fedora and Perla, we use one 2 inch King Cube extending to top or just over rim of glass). Apply lemon peel, and insert Twizzler so it extends to the top or just over rim of glass. 
Better and Better
1/4 oz. Velvet Falernum 1/2 oz. Smith & Cross Jamaican Rum 1 1/2 oz. Fidencio Clasico Mezcal Combine ingredients in a rocks glass, add ice, and stir briefly. Garnish with a lemon twist. (Jan Warren, 2012) 
South Side Rickey 1 oz. fresh lime juice .75 oz. simple syrup 2 oz. London dry gin 4-5 mint leaves Slap 4-5 mint leaves to make them more fragrant. Combine all ingredients in a shaker, and shake with ice. Strain into Collins glass over fresh ice and top with club soda. Garnish with a lime wedge. 
Brancolada
1 oz. Branca Menta 1 oz. Appleton Estate V/X .75 oz. coconut cream (3 parts Coco Lopez to 1 part coconut cream) 1.5 oz.pineapple juice .25 oz. orange juice Lightly shake with 2 or 3 ice cubes and strain over crushed ice in a hurricane glass. Top with more crushed ice and garnish with an orange wedge and a mint sprig. 
Drunken Dragon's Milk
2 oz. Charbay Green Tea Vodka 1 oz. young coconut puree 1/2 oz. lime juice 1/2 oz. pandan syrup Pinch of Thai basil leaves Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously. Pour out, unstrained, into a Collins glass. 
Sandia Pulque
1 3/4 oz. of homemade fresh watermelon pulque 1 oz. mezcal 1 oz. agave lime Watermelon for garnish Cilantro for garnish Shake ingredients and serve in a 2 oz. high ball glass over ice. Add watermelon stick (1.2 inch thick x 5 inches tall) and fresh cilantro as a garnish. 
Roman Highball
1 1/2 oz. Amaro Averna 3/4 oz. fresh ginger syrup (fresh ginger juice and sugar) 1/2 oz. fresh lime juice Ginger for garnish Build in a shaker with a small piece of ice and give just a few shakes. Pour over ice into a Collins glass and top with soda. Garnish with a ginger candy or fresh ginger. 
Cousin Scotty Fails His Driving Test
2 oz. Johnny Drum Bourbon .5 oz. Carpano Antica 1/4 oz. homemade sake agave syrup (1:.5 agave) 2 dashes Angostura Aromatic Bitters Combine ingredients in a rocks glass. Stir for 5 seconds. Add ice and stir for 10-15 seconds. Add 2 drops Angostura Bitters, and garnish with an orange peel. 
Sweet Tea Sour
2 oz. Four Roses Bourbon 1 oz. sweet tea syrup 1 oz. lemon juice 1/2 oz. egg white Create tea syrup by allowing two large Lipton iced tea bags sit in three pints of boiling water for 30 minutes. If left too long, it gets bitter. Remove tea and add 1 quart of sugar while the water is still hot. Stir to dissolve and allow to cool. |
Son of a Peach
2 drops saline (1:5, grams of salt to ml. of water) 5 drops Umeboshi Vinegar .5 oz. clarified lime 1.75 oz. clarified canned peaches 1.25 oz. El Tesoro Reposado Tequila .75 oz. Del Maguey Vida Mezcal Grapefruit for garnish Build into a 2x old fashioned glass, add ice, stir, and garnish with a grapefruit twist. 
Stout and Stormy
Southern Tier 2X Milk Stout 1oz ginger syrup 3/4 oz fresh lime juice Shake the ingredients with ice to chill/dilute and create the ginger beer base. Strain into a pint glass full of ice. Float stout on top of ginger, and garnish with a lime wedge. Stir the layers together with a straw to combine before drinking. Squeeze extra lime juice in, if desired. 
Devil's Garden 3/4 oz. fresh lime juice 3/4 oz. agave nectar 1/2 oz. Cynar 1 oz. chipotle-infused mezcal 1 oz. tequila blanco Dash Angostura Bitters 3-4 mint leaves Shake and double strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a mint leaf. 
The Bert Lahr
1 3/4 oz. Laird's Applejack 3/4 oz. St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram 1/2 oz. lime juice 1/2 oz. Boiled Doc's Draft Cider Shake all except cider with ice. Strain into Collins glass over fresh Kold-Draft ice, and top with cider. Garnish with an apple slice and a mint sprig. 
Hear Banjos, Encore
1 1/4 oz. Old Overholt Rye 1 1/4 oz. applepie moonshine (cut with apple juice infused with cinnamon) 2 Dashes Angostura Bitters 2 Dashes of homemade spiced apple bitters Stir with a few cubes of ice. Smoke applewood and cinnamon bark through a vaporizer. Pull smoke through the hose into snifter, and capsule smoke over top of drink. Take snifter off the top and breathe it in. 
Salt & Ash
3/4 oz. Del Maguey Chichicapa Mezcal 3/4 oz. grapefruit-infused El Jimador Blanco* 1/2 oz. Lapsang Souchong tea-infused Cinzano Sweet Vermouth** 1/2 oz. lemon 1/4 oz. agave (2:1 agave nectar to water) 1/4 oz. maraschino liqueur Dash Angostura Bitters Dash Regan's Orange Bitters Stir and strain over a large piece of ice. Twist grapefruit into drink and discard. *Infuse tequila with grapefruit peels and tequila for about 24-36 hours (2-3 large grapefruits per 750mL). **Infuse 375mL of Cinzano Sweet Vermouth with 6 oz. (by volume) of loose lapsang souchong tea for 4-6 hours. 
Queens Park
2 oz. Santa Teresa Claro White Rum 1 oz. lime 3/4 oz. simple syrup and one white sugar cube A pinch of mint Dash Angostura Bitters Build in a Collins glass and top with crushed ice. Top with angostura bitters and swizzle gently. 
Slynx 1.5 oz. Pueblo Viejo Reposado .5 oz. Lairds 100 Proof Apple Brandy .5 oz. Orchard Pear liqour Dash Fees Whiskey Barrel-Aged Aromatic Bitters Mezcal rinse Pear slice for garnish Rinse glass in mezcal and stir ingredients. Strain and serve with no ice. Garnish with a slice of pear. 
Hecho en Humo
2 oz. El Mayor Blanco 1 oz. smoked Mexican Coca-Cola 2 dashes of Regan's Orange Bitters 1 dash Black Walnut Bitters Orange peel for garnish Combine ingredients in a mixing vessel. Stir for 15 seconds and strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice. Garnish with an orange peel expressed over the top of the cocktail. Run an orange peel around outside of the rim of the glass, give the orange peel a quick twist, and drop into the cocktail. 
Japanese Cucumber with Almond
Thin Japanese cucumber 2 oz. Greenhook gin 3/4 oz. simple syrup Almond salt Sea salt Ground black pepper In a round rocks glass, thoroughly muddle half of the cucumber. Shake gin and simple syrup and pour into a round rocks glass. Rim 1/4 of the glass with almond salt (crushed almonds and sea salt). Garnish with fresh ground pepper and a cucumber slice. 
Satan's Circus
2 oz. Old Overholt Rye 3/4 oz. Thai-Bird Chili-Infused Aperol 3/4 oz. cherry heering 3/4 oz. lemon juice Shake ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail coupe. 
Mezcal Mule
1.5 oz. Sombra Mezcal 1 oz. house ginger beer .75 oz. lime juice .75 oz. Boiron Passion Fruit Purée .5 oz. agave syrup 3 muddled cucumber slices, plus 1 for garnish Add the lime and cucumber slices to a mixing glass and muddle. Add the remaining ingredients. Shake with ice and strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with a piece of candied ginger picked to a slice of cucumber and top with a pinch of ground chili. (Jim Meehan, Winter 2009) 
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