Dilution Delusion?

So oft have I invoked thee for my drink

And found such faire assistance in my thirst,

As every Alien Bartender knew my liquour knowledge,

And under thee their disperse.

Thine eyes, that taught the dumb on high to sing,

And heavy ignorance aloft to flie,

Have added pegs to the learned's wing,

And given grace a double majestie.

Yet be not proud of that which I didn't compile,

Whose influence is thine and born of thee,

In others' amalgam thou rely but mend the style

And arts with thy sweet n sour mixes graces graced be.

But thou art all my art, and cash advance

As high as learning my rude ignorance.

It was too late for permission Mister 'peare. But thanks anyway.

To cut the long story short.. There are swindlers out in the open! Some of them made me believe I had a good capacity, till I realized the frikkin finks were not giving me enough! Goddammit!

..I'll calm down a bit n refine that.

It all roots at my love for concoctions. Couple of years back, I had my very first- The Purple Mask. And there was no looking back thereafter-there was the Bleeding Mary and then there was Sex on the Beach, then there were many more. Thereafter, somewhere along the journey came Long Island Ice Tea, LIIT as i call it pyar se (I remember having it at Leos the very first time). Aah..heaven. I believe it's a perfect blend of everything. I did not pause to realize that it was absolute for me, till of course the last dew in my Collins.

Now about the swindling part, the dilution delusion: Some bartending buggers are out there ruining the reputation of LIIT. The thing is, LIIT lovers know it's a great drink. A perfect blend of its contents tastes beautiful, giving you the perfect teenzy-weenzy buzz that makes you feel grateful. What some of these buggers are doing is not giving us exactly that. Forget the buzz, that comes later, the drink tastes weird! Either they’re not making it strong enough, or probably adding wrong ingredients? I really wonder how can someone go wrong with a classic recipe! Now what happens is that a bad LIIT could make the newbies feel let down. They may not have one again, thanks to their (bartender/guzzler) ignorance. Don't let them make a donkey out of you with a fake LIIT. Save LIIT! Ask people you know for where to get those best specials/favorites and not just when it comes to LIIT.

This cheating cheating CHEATING makes me really pissed off and I'm tired of cussing Mr. Bartender. I protest!..For the love of Long Island Ice Tea! Give us some good Long Island Ice Tea! I'm going to start an awareness campaign, lemme know if you want to volunteer. We could have cool tees for it! Yay!

Since my taste buds have voted, I think I'm gonna be stuck on LIIT for quite sometime. I've zeroed on 5 places (that I can remember..hicc!) which serve the perfect one:

1. Cocktails n More, behind Taj, Colaba

2. Leopold Cafe

3. Some pub (don't remember the name) in Götebörg

4. Gokul, you can make your own here..howzzat?

5. Hard Rock Cafe

WARNING: never ever ask for LIIT at Pop Tate’s, Andheri

Long Island Ice Tea @ home
1 part vodka
1 part tequila
1 part rum
1 part gin
1 part triple sec
1 1/2 parts sweet and sour mix
1 splash of Cola

Mix ingredients together over ice in a glass. Pour into a shaker and give one brisk shake. Pour back into the glass and make sure there is a touch of fizz at the top. Garnish with lemon.

Cheers!

PS: Dear twister, you know I'm not a bevadi...muhuhahaha! hicc..

Think Pink, Drink Pink

Rosé Wine

Let me start with this. I’m not a wine aficionado in particular. My area of expertise lies in cocktails.
I don’t drink red wine…I’ve tried so many, but simply I detest its taste. But I do enjoy a glass of white wine with good food sometimes.

My latest craze i.e, Rosé happened this summer, during my visit to Stockholm.
…It was love at ..the 3rd sip for me. Coz the first 2 sips I wasn’t ready to believe I was having a type of wine. (My knowledge about wines is circumscribed).


I didn’t believe it firstly, because… it was pink.
now, which wine is pink??
It had an attractive pink colour...with a slight sparkle. Was really good. It was really enjoyable with our dinner.. I was having something called…well, it was roast duck mostly.

As we were discussing wine over dinner, I got to know more about rosé..

'Mateus' is considered one of the best rosé wines in the world. It originates from Portugal. Taste wise, rosé wines come in all grades of sweetness and dryness – generally it tends to be crisp, dry, light, aromatic and lack tannins and heaviness of red wines.
Mateus till sometime back had been the only rosé in the market. Now many more countries have been making great quality rosé wine.

People usually have Rosé when they want to have something which is in the in between tastes of red an d white wine.

I researched a bit onnit…
§ Rosé actually means “pinkish” in French and that aptly sums up the colour of the wine.

§ Rosé can be produced one of two ways. Usually it’s made by crushing red wine grapes, then leaving the dark skins in contact with the juice for a much shorter time than they would be for a red wine, so that the wine takes on only a pink coloring. It’s made like a white wine, though it’s not usually oaked.

The second method, used most commonly in France’s Champagne region, involves adding a small amount of red wine to white wine in order to stain it pink – that’s the only time blending red and white wines is legal in France!


§ Rosé wine has food-friendly acidity and light berry fruitiness and these wines. Rosé wines are less acid and have a lighter structure and a lower astringency.

§ They are great with a wide variety of foods. Especially asian cuisine and seafood (which wud contain each other..n hey, feel free to try it with pizza too!)

§ Dictator saddam Hussein loved to drink wine and would usually wash down barbequed meats and kebabs with a rosé wine – the brand “Mateus” was his favourite!

§ Used to come in a bulbous flask shaped bottles (I thought it to be pretty).. n in many restaurants is used as lampshades!

§ Indian producers have also got onto the rosé bandwagon – Grover Vineyards have a dry salmon pink coloured Rose whilst Sula Wines sell a fruity California style blush Zinfandel. Both wines taste perfect with tandoori fish or spicy Indian dishes.

...n soooo many more!

I sincerely recommend Mateus Rosé. u can have it during the day..at lunch as well as at dinner. As I’ve read, Rosé drinking is really in..try it the next time you’re going for a nice dinner…or lunch. And even at special occasions!...like anniversaries..any other special dates.

I haven’t really tried looking for it in Indian restaurants..so I don’t know if its available. Is available at duty free liquour shops at Rs. 350 approx (if i remember correctly).