AS REPORTED ELSEWHERE IN THIS ISSUE, THE ESPRESSO MARTINI IS ONE OF THE MOST REQUESTED COCKTAILS. IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE ONE WITHOUT COFFEE LIQUOR. WE LOOK AT FEW OF THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE.
Spirits
PERFECT SERVE: A CLASSIC SIDECAR
WHETHER IT WAS DEMANDED BY AN AMERICAN ARMY CAPTAIN RIDING IN A SIDECAR AT THE PARIS RITZ HOTEL’S HARRY’S BAR DURING WORLD WAR I OR NOT, THIS BRANDY COCKTAIL IS A CLASSIC: THE SIDECAR
HEART OF FIRE
THE BEST SOUTH AFRICAN BRANDY ROUTINELY OUTPERFORMS COGNAC AT INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS. FIONA MCDONALD LOOKS AT THE HISTORY AND WHAT THE AVERAGE CONSUMER MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT BRANDY.
THE IRISH ALTERNATIVE
COCKTAILS FOLLOW TRENDS – BOTH FASHION TRENDS AND SEASONAL TRENDS. SO WHAT OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR IRISH WHISKEY FANS WHEN IT COMES TO SUMMER? CHEERS TAKES A LOOK AT SOME POSIBILITES.
IRELAND’S NEW CHAPTER
DISCUSSING THE ARTS, PEOPLE TALK ABOUT “GENRE”. SINCE DISTILLING COULD POTENTIALLY BE CONSIDERED A CREATIVE ART THAT MAKES IRISH WHISKEY ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING SUB-GENRES THRILLING SPIRIT LOVERS.
THE KISS PRINCIPLE
IT’S A SIMPLE CONCEPT: KEEP IT SIMPLE, SILLY. NOTHING NEEDS TO BE OVER-ENGINEERED, ELABORATED OR COMPLICATED WTIH UNNECESSARY FRILLS AND FLOUNCES – ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO TASTY COCKTAILS.
WHAT A PEACH
THE WHITE PEACH – IN SEASON FOR A FEW BRIEF MONTHS – PROVIDED THE INSPIRATION FOR WHAT HAS BECOME A CLASSIC COCKTAIL: THE BELLINI. A BLEND OF PEACH TOPPED OF WITH PROSECCO.
SHADOW BOXING
STALWART BRANDS SURVIVE BY CHANGING STEREOTYPES AND CHALLENGING CONVENTION – THE IDEA SEEMS INCONGRUOUS, BUT THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT A RELATIVE NEWCOMER IS DOING FOR VICEROY.
RETRO REVIVAL
STEEPED IN (AUSTRALIAN) NOSTALGIA, THE JAPANESE SLIPPER IS A TART-SWEET, NEON HUED COCKTAIL WHICH HAD ITS PEAK IN THE 80S – AND ITS MAKING A COMEBACK!
SAKE AND WABI-SABI
JAPAN HAS A LONG WHISKY PRODUCING CULTURE AND GIN IS CATCHING UP. WABI-SABI IS AN AESTHETIC PRINCIPLE OF ACCEPTING THE IMPERFECTION AND TRANSCIENCE OF THINGS. WE SHARE OUR APPRECIATION FOR JAPANESE DRINKS.