Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Sex On the Beach

Does the name really matters when it comes to Cocktails, Here it goes,The cocktail's history begins in the nineteenth century. One of the first cocktails to be named and recognized is the martini. It can be traced back to an 1862 recipe for the Martinez. This American recipe consisted of four parts sweet red vermouth to one part gin, garnished with a cherry. "Professor" Jerry Thomas tended the bar of the old Occidental Hotel in San Francisco and reputedly made the drink for a gold miner on his way to the town of Martinez. But the revolution in martini happened after the James Bond era.
Is the drink really decorated with the Tail feathers of chickens,or the left over drinks were mixed in a rooster shaped containers,the etymology its hard to trace, but the names of cocktails is myriad.
Absinthe and Cognac mixed together gives an "Earthquake", to the same you mix in Champagne its "Death in the afternoon" some sounds good and for some its difficult to imagine, A "Black Russian" is Vodka and Khalua mixed together, where in Brandy with Kaluha is a "Dirty Mother". Amaretto with Scotch is "God father" when Scotch is replaced by Vodka its "God mother", A martini is a well known, with same when champagne and pineapple juice is mixed its "Flirtini"
Scotch, tennessee, bourbon whiskey mixed is called "Three wise man" where as "Seven & Seven" is 7up and seven crown whiskey,there is "Polar Bear" "Red headed slut" and the "French connection".There is "My fair lady" "White Lady" and "Pink Lady". Shooters are drunk quickly which contains one to four ounces of mixed spirits, A Duo contains spirit and Liqueur and a Trio additionally contains a Creamy ingredient. With so many naames and so many mixes there are n number of cocktails in this world, sip the drink and explore the taste, do the name really matter. to end with , after the drink ,go back and tell the joy of Cocktail, Nothing wrong in telling that the "Sex on the Beach" is just perfect.
"The Last word" vodka, peach schnapps, orange juice, and cranberry juice mixed together is "Sex on the Beach" didn't I say that the last word is also a cocktail.

Monday, November 8, 2010

Agave tequilana - The blue Agave


Long Long ago.. the inhabitants of Mexico venerated the Agave for the numerous bounties it provided them.The agave represented the Nahuatl goddess Mayahuel, goddess of fertility with 400 breasts that allowed her to feed her 400 sons; reason for which the plant was believed to possess special powers.the Mexicanos used the plant in different ways:
From its leaves they obtained fiber to weave different types of materials, Its spines were used as needles. From its center they obtained juices or syrups for nourishment;
And from the fermentation of such syrups and juices they obtained a mystic drink that allowed them to enter in to the wonderful world.

The name is pulque, a fermented agave plant sap, Which was soo awesome ,Sr Jose Antonio Cuervo, who distilled the Agave around eighteen hundreds to make a great drink and the rest is history, There are around one hundred and thirty six species of agaves in mexico, but the Weber Blue Agave is the one which is used to make the Proud drink of Mexico, Tequila. and by rule it should be from the Jalisco region(Tequila City), like the Champagne region of France

The reason I post this is, that my fiend who was tested H1N1, positive,said that he had Tequila in ECR, mahabalipuram, the day before. Reason number two - My cousin came home the same night with two bottles of tequila, requesting me to keep it safe until he returns. (as if it is safe with me). A surprise from my friend in pondicherry brought a Bottle of Tequila in my shelf, which I drank and Drank and Drank .. . . . . .......

Time goes as I invite people for a tot of tequila, and the quantity keeps reducing and reducing.. my mind went blank, when the bottle were empty, Thanks to ron- The Great bar Tender who took me for a drink, to Flames (Bar)Coimbatore, started with four large and ended with two shots of tequila, Ahh a day to remember....Of all the drinks, I enjoyed Tequila the most, not because you lick the salt , drink the drink and suck the lime, Its a real drink... I mean its a liquid Fire... But to have it with a Real Bartender is really wonderful


HAppy Birthday rohan..