New in the market: Smirnoff Espresso
A new flavoured vodka was launched in Mumbai earlier this month – Smirnoff Espresso. I haven’t had a chance to taste it yet, but from what I’ve heard, most vodka drinkers have loved it. According to the brand, “Smirnoff Espresso…
Prohibition cocktail: Bee’s Knees
The Prohibition of alcohol in America during the 1920s gave birth to some great concoctions. A few of these have stood the test of time and make a frequent appearance on cocktail lists across the world. Here’s one Prohibition cocktail…
METAXA SUNSHINE
Delightfully refreshing and full of juicy fruit aromas, the Metaxa Sunshine unites the sunny smoothness of Metaxa with the rich colour and tangy flavour of pomegranate juice for a taste as light and carefree as a Greek summer day. A…
RASAM MARY Cocktail
Fuse 2.0 for Vivanta by Taj – Tim Etherington-Judge’s cocktail recipe 6 cocktails for 6 cities. Rasam Mary for Chennai. This South Indian twist on the world’s favourite morning-after drink, the Bloody Mary, stars tamarind and coriander infused tomato rasam along with…
MAI CAI COCKTAIL
Fuse 2.0 for Vivanta by Taj – Tim Etherington-Judge’s cocktail recipe 6 cocktails for 6 cities. Mai Cai for Pune. Located in the Western Ghats, Pune is lush, green and beautiful so to celebrate this we’ve been inspired by one of the…
CHAMOMILE MAR-TEA-NI
Fuse 2.0 for Vivanta by Taj – Tim Etherington-Judge’s cocktail recipe 6 cocktails for 6 cities. Chamomile Mar-tea-ni for New Delhi. The capital city of India has given the world many things including a love of India’s legendary teas. This cocktail pairs…
Berry Ristretto Cocktail
Fuse 2.0 for Vivanta by Taj – Tim Etherington-Judge’s cocktail recipe 6 cocktails for 6 cities. Berry Ristretto for Bangalore. Bangalore is the capital of some of the world’s best coffee so what better way to celebrate the planets favourite caffeinated bean…
FRESH APPLE PIE Cocktail
Fuse 2.0 for Vivanta by Taj – Tim Etherington-Judge’s cocktail recipe 6 cocktails for 6 cities. Fresh Apple Pie for Mumbai. The humble green apple is seen as a key indicator to the growth in the internationalization of India. So what better way…
The Reggaeton
Nicci Stringfellow, consultant mixologist at Hakkasan, Yauatcha and Otto Infinito, Mumbai. The Reggaeton is one of her specialty cocktails. Read more about her here. The Reggaeton “This drink is something I created for a Havana Club cocktail competition and I think it’s…
Cointreau Caviar
Caviar ingredients: 140 g (5oz) Cointreau60 g (2oz) water (filtered water or with low calcium content) 1.6 g sodium alginate (0.8%) Calcium bath: 500 g (18 oz) water 2.5 g calcium chloride Preparation: – Start by preparing the calcium bath….
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….
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…