George Clooney Martini Commercial
This week’s video is a cheeky European commercial starring George Clooney. Martini vermouth is the subject of this swanky episode.
Enjoy!
This week’s video is a cheeky European commercial starring George Clooney. Martini vermouth is the subject of this swanky episode.
Enjoy!
Appearance: clear, medium minus tawny brown with thick legs Nose: clean, medium minus notes of corn, kernel, black cherry, sourdough, cola, vanilla and oak Palate: dry, smooth, integrated alcohol with medium notes of corn, kernel, sourdough, black cherry, maraschino cherry, vanilla and oak. Medium minus finish of maraschino cherry. Rating: Average. I like the smoothness…
This week’s hot, sweet links. Laura Beck goes on a booze cruise in San Francisco Art of the Drink explains how to name a cocktail The Wall Street Journal reports that Guinness is making a push in the US Market. They had dotw at hello. The intoxicologist takes on prohibition cocktails inspired Boardwalk Empire Cocktailian,…
Plymouth Gin is the gin of the officers of the British Navy. While the enlisted men drank rum, the officers drank Plymouth Gin. Since 1793, Plymouth Gin has been produced in the town of Plymouth, England, a city located on the south-west coast of England. In fact, the pilgrims on the Mayflower took shelter from a storm there as they set sail for the new world. Maybe this is why they named their town Plymouth. Unfortunately form them, the Pilgrims didn’t shelter any Plymouth Gin on their voyage as the famous gin wasn’t distilled there until over 150 years later.
Fresh mango is fantastic. It’s lightly sweet, and its tropical flavor can instantly transport you to a relaxing place. Put that in a margarita and you have a winner! This delightful fresh mango margarita will pair equally well with spicy food on Cinco de Mayo or a lovely brunch or picnic on Mother’s Day. I…
There is a long tradition in Italy of families and the church producing their own special liqueurs through both distillation and infusion. This tradition is alive and well in Italy today but not as widespread as it was 100 or 500 years ago. If you are treated to a limoncello in many restaurants in Italy at the end of your meal, it’s likely that the proprietor devised the secret recipe himself or it had been passed down through the generations.
The word “punch” is derived from the Hindu word “panch or paunch” meaning “5”. Thus, there are typically five main components to a punch- Spirits, spice, citrus, water (or other dillutant, eg. Tea) and a sweetener. This is a modern interpretation of this classic 17th/18th century “punch service” style of imbibing. Courtesy of Domaine de Canton.