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Chocolat
As something of a chocoholic I’ve always been disappointed in the quality of both the spirits and the cocktails available. However Austrian distiller promises to change this with a brand new spirit that provides all the flavour of chocolate with none of the sickliness – Mozart Dry
Dutch East Indies Daisy
Until recently I had written off Batavia Arrack as an odd tasting spirit with little potential for use in cocktails. However on a visit to The Connaught Bar bartender Erik Lorincz served me the Dutch East Indies Daisy, a cocktail which caused me to take another look at this unusual Indonesian spirit.
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Lillet Blanc
My adventures in gin based cocktails continue tonight with two cocktails using Lillet Blanc, a fairly obscure French apéritif. Lillet is similar to vermouth, being a fortified wine, but has a slightly more pronounced flavour than typical vermouths. Like vermouth it is available in both white (blanc) and red (rouge) versions, though I currently only [...]
