The Cocktail Ponders of Miss Bella Rouge pt2
Birthdays are not only great for the excuse of pure over-indulgance in all senses, but for the surprises! I received an awesome gadget called a 'Twist and Sparkle' this week, its a carbonator that makes almost anything fizzy! (Available at Lakeland) Naturally the first thing to go in here was half a bottle of Chilean Sauvignon which instantly turned into a liquid resembling a dreamy, slightly heavier Prosecco. SO GOOD! Do you think if i sneak it out with me to restaurants and make my own fizz they will really mind??? So this week will now be all about experimenting with fizz, the next venture will be a Mojito, or even our Mojito Royale (swap the champagne for dry white wine which will then fizz in the carboniser) then maybe a Sangria.... the possibilities are endless!
The boyfriend also bought me an incredible Vintage cocktail book which is full of old school boozy drinks and really interesting historical waffle :) Couldn’t think of anything better to be reading on a quiet night, or sat in a coffee shop. so naturally ive been going all vintage with my hair, and my drinks! Who doesnt love a Victory Roll!
Don’t
judge me but im totally buzzing for Christmas! As soon as the temperature
slightly dropped I was all over it, a good thing really as September is the
time where xmas and new year mode have to kick in at work to ensure the success
of the festive season. It got me thinking of fun Christmas and new years drink
ideas so naturally ive bought a 2L Oak Barell that’s coming over from turkey in
a few weeks time!
Im
currently looking at fun recipes of oak aged cocktails and things that I can
mix and marry in our Barell of delights! Im thinking of going down the winter pimms,
dark treacle like rum route, Jamacian Punch or going outside the box and making
a classic Rob Roy or even a Martinez….
Anyone out there who has done this
before or something similar any hints and tips will be greatly received. I’ve
done a little reading and apparently it was Tony Conigliaro from London’s Colebrooke Row who first
thought about ageing drinks and cocktails. This fits in well with Circo’s New
Years eve theme this year of ‘Britannia’ and celebrating all things British, so
it only seems fitting we make drinks with a profound Biritish heritage. Ive taken
a little inspiration from the guys at Master Of Malt (.com) after seeing their
kitsch pre made bottled cocktails. One of my favourites….
who doesn’t like a bit of Hanky
Panky! ;)
I am really looking forward to
getting stuck into making some fun things and reaping the benefits of some
seriously good tasting liquid!
With regards to the Rhuby
(Sweedish Rhubarb liqueur) competition I last blogged about, I have now enterd
the competition with my hilarious video entry with a cocktail I named the ‘Autumnus’.
Would attatch the video but its in two parts and no one can be bothered with
that.
Ingredients for the Autumnus
37.5ml Rhuby
5ml Fernet Branca
5ml Cherry Marnier
15ml Dark Agave
25ml Lemon Juice
Dash of Fee Brothers Rhubarb
Bitters
Garnish with 2 dried Lavender
sprigs
Shake all ingredients and
double strain in to a chilled martini glass.
The one thing I actually really
like about Rhuby is that its scent is very plain and almost vodka like, but the
taste is sensational, sweet and potent….lush!
Along with all this we have
Rusty Egan from Visage coming to DJ this Saturday…guaranteed to be a blast! And
at the end of October its our 1st Birthday!!!! Need to start
thinking of a Circo Signature drink to go along with the evening. We will be
boasting 7 local Dj’s that night in a 7 hour mixing extravaganza (Cocktails and
Music!) Cant Wait…
Ive also been vintage painting some tea sets i found in a charity shop for £12! im pretty pleased with the outcome so far...pics to follow! Classic sky blue and powder pink stripes..the teapot resembles a classic Big top tent...awesome!
Well thats all about that then!
Till next time, Toodles x B
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