X’mas special: Baking with Cointreau
Since Cointreau is filled with so many Christmas memories for me, this year I asked my master baker sister, Alysha to whip up some chocolaty Cointreau x’mas goodness. Here is her recipe for a Cointreau Chocolate Fudge Cake with Cointreau poached oranges….
The story of Fratelli Wines
In the Sholapur district of Maharashtra, near the town of Akluj, lies a 240-acre vineyard. This sprawling vineyard belongs to three sets of brothers – Alessio and Andrea Secci, Kapil and Gaurav Sekhri and Ranjit and Arjun Mohite – Patil,…
Cointreau Classics
Cointreau will always remind me of Christmas. My first memories of the orange liqueur were watching the adults at home sip on it after midnight mass while we kids occupied ourselves with the presents under the brilliantly lit tree. The…
Austrian Wine Tasting: Schloss Gobelsburg
Last week Aspri Spirits brought Michael Moosbrugger, CEO and winemaker of the famed Austrian winery Schloss Gobelsburg to Mumbai. With vineyards in Austria’s Kamptal region, this historic winery which dates back to 1171 was owned and operated by Cistercian monks…
Hétreau’s Art Deco Wine Maps
If you liked my last post about The Metro Wine Map of France, you’ll enjoy mulling over these ones too. These maps were made by a celebrated French artist, printmaker, illustrator and designer called Remy Hétreau. Drawn up sometime in…
Of Cazzews & Cawcawnuts
Goa- India’s favourite holiday destination. A city where people work their way around afternoon siesta breaks and where everyone knows stories about everyone else. A city infested with speed breakers and when there aren’t any, the shadows of the palm…
Which STOUT will you drink?
Today (3 November) is International Stout Day. The first of its kind, it has a simple purpose – to celebrate the great beer style, Stout. So when you pour yourself a drink today, whether at a pub or at home…
Celebrating Force India
With everyone still basking in the glory of India’s first successful F1 Grand Prix, Kingfisher’s making sure that we don’t forget too easily. Kingfisher Premium has launched the Sahara Force India commemorative Kingfisher 500ml beer cans. Available in both mild and strong…
Wrapping up the Mumbai Beer Festivities
My beerfest schedule for the 14-16 October weekend was packed. 14th – Mumbai Oktoberfest by IGCC 15th – Doolally Oktoberfest Pune 16th – 1st International Mumbai Beer Festival at D’Monte Park I’m glad I left the Int. Beer Festival for…
The Highs & Lows of Doolally Oktoberfest
This post is way overdue. Apologies. It’s been a week now, but going back to the ‘Oktoberfest weekend’, here’s a roundup of the Doolally Oktoberfest. Doolally’s Oktoberfest lasted from Friday evening (14th October) to Sunday night (16th October). This is…
Mumbai Oktoberfest 2011
I thought Friday night (Oct 14) would be relatively quiet at the Mahalaxmi Race Course. But boy was I wrong! It began with the press meet at 6pm and by 8 the Oktoberfest tent, decked in traditional blue and white,…
Hop onto the Wagen
Here’s some more info on the The Doolally Oktoberfest Wagen for all the Mumbaites. If you board the Doolally + Blue Bulb Beer Wagen be warned – there will be a lot of noise, some crazy entertainment and when you are…
Know Your Brew @1st Mumbai Int. Beer Festival
The 1st Mumbai International Beer Festival isn’t only about the drinking, it is also about the learning. Well, at least one hour is. Navin Mittal and Rahul Mehra from the The Gateway Brewing Co. will educate all those interested on the two days…
First Mumbai International Beer Fest
Another day, another beer fest. Last year the Mumbai Oktoberfest organised by the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce was the most talked about event in the city in October. This year, with limited seating and a rather steep rise is prices,…