Interesting tasting.

Good afternoon!

Yesterday I attended the fascinating tasting of the brand-ambazador of Diageo company

Kosti Boyko https://www.facebook.com/konstantin.boyko.96

There were about 70 people at the tasting. Tasting took place in my favorite restaurant SAFARI.

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In the beginning, Kostya told about the Dutch vodka Ketel One

Vodka prepared from 100% grain spirits.

It is a mixture of distillation and distillation alcohol.

Then he cooked a couple of beautiful and very tasty (as the guys said) cocktails.

I do not drink, but it was very interesting to listen and see.

As Kostya said. - Cocktails should be simple and understandable. It's simple)

Dutch mule

-50 ml. Ketel One vodka;

-15 ml. Lemon (lime) fresh;

-15 ml. Sugar syrup;

-100 ml. Ginger ale.

Prepare a cocktail method build (build) - "make up", "build." The method of preparing a cocktail directly in the glass of supply. Suitable for cocktails, consisting of components that are easily mixed.

Served with ice.

Decoration: Slices of fresh lime.

Espresso martini

-30 ml. Ketel One vodka;

-30 ml. Sugar syrup

-30 ml. Espresso coffee

Method of making shake "shaking".

Served without ice.

Decoration: Grains of coffee.

The history of the cocktail.

The cocktail was prepared by Dick Bradsell in 1984 for the model her name is not indicated.

The model came to the bar after long filming and said: - Cheer me and tr @ hni ... cocktail.

So he did it)

Unfortunately in 2016, this great bartender disappeared and at his wake 130 people raised this cocktail by paying tribute to this great man.

The next story was about vodka Ciroc.

French grape vodka made from two varieties of white grapes Moza Blanc and Uni Blanc.

Which was assembled in the province of Cognac by the famous production of skate and Guyac province the leader in the production of white wines.

The production of vodka "Ciroc" is a cold fermentation (a long process as fermentation requires a high temperature), as well as a 5-fold distillation, which is carried out in small-sized copper cube like cognac.

Ciroc is the first grape vodka in the world.

Ciroc in translation into Russian The top of the mountain.

The blue color of the bottle associates the blue dye that was found in the province of Gayak.

Also on the label is a cock on a grozd of grapes.

The rooster is the symbol of France.

Ciroc is club vodka.

As the distributor it is:

• Puff Daddy is an American rapper and producer.
  

As they say, there is no hangover from this vodka.

Vodka is drunk clean with ice.

Kostya prepared a cocktail based on this vodka.

"Margo" - Interpretation of Margarita cocktail but the basis of Vodka instead of Tequila.

-45 ml. Ciroc vodka;

-15 ml. Lemon juice;

-25 ml. Liquor Grand Marnier (orange liqueur based on cognac).

Shake Cocktail.

Served without ice.

Without decoration.

The next "guest" was tequila Don Julio Blanco.

The best-selling tequila in Mexico, where it was produced since 1942.

It was in 1942 that Julio later don Julio bought not a large distillery called

"La primavera" in translation into Russian - Spring.

A prepared cocktail based on this tequila was:

Margarita Tamize.

-40 ml. Tequila Don Julio Blanco;

-25 ml. Lemon (lime) fresh;

-15 ml. Syrup of Agave

-10 g. Fresh raspberries.

All this is sent to the shaker and shaken.

Served with ice.

Decoration: raspberry.

Next we moved on to Gene Tanqueray Dry.

The strength of gin is 47.3%.

The beginning of production was laid in 1830 in England.

And during the Second World War, production was transported to Scotland where it is still today.

According to one legend in 1933, namely after the abolition of the "Dry Law" in the United States.

The first drink that was served in the "White House" was this gin.

Gin-based cocktails Tanqueray Dry:

Grapefruit fizz

-50 ml. Gin Tanqueray Dry;

-15 ml. Aperol

-15 ml. Grapefruit fresh;

-100 ml. Tonic Fentimans.

Method of preparation shake.

Serve with ice.

Decoration: slice fresh grapefruit.

Basil smash

-30 ml. Gin Tanqueray Dry;

-30 ml. Sugar syrup;

-30 ml. Lemon juice;

-15 g. Basil (purple or green).

A shake cocktail is prepared.

Serve with ice.

Decoration: fresh basil (purple or green), the one you used.

Next was the whiskey:

Bulleit Bourbon

Bulleit Rye

The author of this whiskey is Augustus Boulet.

But this wonderful whiskey revived his great-great-grandson Tom in 1987.

He "dug out" the whiskey recipe in old papers.

Until 2015, the production was located in the distillery 4Roses.

All bourbon producers are very good friends.

As you know, bourbon can be called a drink that contains at least 51% of corn, was aged for at least 2 years in new baked barrels from American oak.

Tom Boulett says: "That his whiskey will stand in barrels for as long as necessary to make it perfect."

It's about 4-7 years.
Composition Bulleit Bourbon.

-51% of corn;

-28% of rye;

Malt (wheat or barley).

Composition Bulleit Rye.

-95% of rye;

Malt (wheat or barley).

Cocktails:

Whiskeyy smash

-60 ml. Whiskey Bulleit Bourbon;

-15 ml. Lemon juice;

-15 ml. Sugar syrup;

-5 g. Fresh mint.

Method of preparation shake.

Serve with ice.

Decoration: Top of mint.

Mint Julep

-50 ml. Whiskey Bulleit Rye;

-15 ml. Sugar syrup;

-15 g. Fresh mint.

Method of preparation.

Feed with crash.

Decoration: a sheet of fresh mint.

And for dessert was a unique rum Zacapa 23 YO.

This rum comes from sunny Guatemala.

Not much history of rum was created in 1976 in honor of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the city of Zakap.

Rum is prepared directly from the juice of sugar cane with the addition of pineapple yeast.

Alcohol is double distilled.

At the Boston Rum Festival, this rum is in the hall of fame.

It is done by Soler's method.

Exposure passes into the barrel which are in the so-called "House above the clouds"

At an altitude of 2800 meters Ned by the sea level.

Cocktail Daiquirí. By the way E. Hemingway's favorite cocktail.

Composition:

-30 ml. Roma Zacapa 23 YO;
-30 ml. Lime fresh;
-30 ml. Sugar syrup.

Method of preparation shake.

Serve without ice.

Decoration: no.

Thanks to Kostya for the tasting was very interesting and informative.

Special thanks to uncle NiKo, for preparing the tasting and invitations to her.

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Yours faithfully Oleg - the guide on tasty and beautiful places.