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Home Grown
Photography by Rob Palmer
Check out these drinks from March’s Bartender magazine. Taken from the ‘Home Grown’ spirit profile.
Truffled Alexander
30ml Canberra black truffle infused St. Agnes VSOP brandy
30ml White crème de cacao
30ml Half and half
Shake with ice and double strain. Garnish with fresh grated nutmeg.
Geoff Fewell, Pelagic Bar & Dining, Canberra
Devil’s Punch
333ml 666 [...]
Liqueurs, Vermouth & Bitters Cocktails & Quiz Answers
A selection of tempting liqueurs, vermouth and bitters cocktails from February’s Bartender magazine.
LAST CHANCE
Belvedere Vodka Global Ambassador Claire Smith was in Sydney recently to launch a worldwide a search for the next Belvedere Vodka Global Ambassador. Bartenders across Australia are invited to compete for a chance to win A BARTENDER’S DREAM JOB - a one year, $US100,000 contract working for Belvedere Vodka and gaining international recognition in cocktail creation.
CLASSIC: The Hanky Panky
Before you get too excited about the racy name, keep in mind that in Edwardian England the term ‘hanky panky’ didn’t have the same libidinous connotations as it has today, but was rather used to describe black magic or an evil trick. The term comes from the Romani (Gypsy) term ‘hakk’ni panki’ meaning “the great trick” and is similarly linked to another familiar term ‘hocus pocus’.
CLASSIC(ish): East 8 Hold Up
In the grand scheme of things vodka has really only graced the Western palate in more modern times. Sure the clear stuff was around, but it really wasn’t until the 1940s and ’50s that the stuff really took hold in the US. Unfortunately for vodka this late start means that there are relatively few vodka cocktails that we really deem as ‘classics’.
VIDEO: The Old Cuban with Robert Hess
Watch Robert Hess mix up this delicious and modern take on the Mojito…
COCKTAILS: Scrambled, Poached or Shaken…
Amy Spanton discovers that eggs are a key cocktail ingredient in everything from egg nog to the whisky sour.
I was having a drink with a friend the other night and I ordered a whisky sour. “It has egg white in it,” I said in passing. “That’s disgusting,” she spat. “Why on earth do they [...]
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