Some insane film aficionados can recite entire scenes from iconic movies – the rest of us remember other truly important aspects…the cocktails:
-via Buzzfeed
As if I needed any more reasons to love cocktails…I had absolutely no idea how stunningly beautiful alcohol really is. Check out these photos of different drinks viewed under a microscope taken by artist Lester Hutt, founder of art firm Bevshots. Wow. These are the perfect gifts for the favorite alcoholic cocktail-lover in your life.
Vodka
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Margarita
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American Lager
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Whiskey
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Pina Colada
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Dry Martini:
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Irish Pale Lager:
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Champagne
Tequila
Sake
-Buy prints here (via @SexCigarsBooze)
Thirsty? Try one of my Cocktail Creations. Yum.
This is really cool – apparently someone (a French mixologist named Fernando Castellon) has invented a way to create gel-like pearls out of Cointreau. You need to use a special top-secret kit, and there are only 20 of these kits in the US, given out to VIP bartenders.
The process is called “spherification”, and it’s unique to Cointreau because of the specific sugar content and PH level. These qualities make it possible to solidify the liquer (into a sort of “Cointreau caviar”) without having to add any scary chemicals that would negatively affect the taste. Actually, these alcohol pearls are made with only Cointreau, Evian water (apparently Evian has the right calcium levels…but it sounds like a marketing ploy to me), and a special vegan “gel”. After the mixture is added into a calcite bath and then dunked in water, the magical pearls form and harden.
You can add these little gems to all types of drinks – from ice-cold martinis to hot toddies. I want one of those kits asap – I could use an after hours science experiment.
Check out this video to see mixologist Derek Neilsen from Hampton’s bar “Sen” show off some Cointreau-spherification. You’ll see that the pearls Derek creates are blue – one of the cool things about this process is that you can add food coloring to the mixture and it doesn’t affect the chemistry…the possibilities are endless.
-via Luxist
A few nights ago, I found divine inspiration from the Cocktail Gods and started experimenting on a new drink. It was late, and I wanted something dark, sweet, and exotic…something that would call to mind an Italian piazza late at night – after rummaging through my bar-cupboard, I stumbled upon the holy grail…limoncello! I suddenly realized that I had a half-finished ice coffee from Roasting Plant in the fridge. Then I remembered that there was a flask of Van Gogh Double Expresso Vodka in the freezer. The sea parted, the angels sang…it was heavenly, and devilish at the same time.
Here it is – the MIDNIGHT LUXE MARTINI. Enjoy…
1. SHAKE these up in a cocktail shaker filled with ice
-4 shots of Van Gogh Double Expresso Vodka
-2 shots of Limoncello
-Fill the rest of the shaker with your favorite iced coffee
2. POUR into a martini glass
3. SCOOP some of your favorite vanilla yogurt onto the side of the glass.
4. GARNISH with a piece of a Twix bar. As you drink the martini, feel free to dip the Twix bar into the glass…soak up some of the drink, and get some of that delicious yogurt on there too. Mmmm…
5. DRINK…and make your night a bit more luxe…
