This week’s installment of The Cocktail Spirit with Robert Hess brought to you by the Small Screen Network brings you the Metropole Cocktail. According to Robert Hess, “The Metropole Cocktail was the house cocktail at the Metropole Hotel, opened in New York just before the beginning of the 20th century. Some say it is a stronger and spicier version of the Manhattan.”
The Metropole Cocktail
- 1 1/2 oz brandy or cognac
- 3/4 oz dry vermouth
- dash Bitter Truth Orange Bitters
- 2 dashes Bitter Truth Creole Bitters
- 1/8 oz simple syrup
Instructions
- stir with ice
- strain into a cocktail glass
Typically, when a product fermented from grapes goes “white” (i.e.: white zinfandel), it isn’t a good thing. This is not the case with Rémy Martin V (pronounced “vee”) — the first clear spirit from the House of Rémy Martin.
“The new spirit masterfully blends the savoir faire and the aromatic richness of the Rémy Martin House with the smoothness and mixability of a clear spirit. The finest grapes found in the heart of Rémy Martin’s vineyard are hand-selected and harvested only once a year, at the beginning of each fall. Small batches are slowly distilled in traditional copper pot stills throughout the winter, then ice-cold filtered. The eaux-de-vie is left to rest all spring in order to bring out full aromas and flavors. The finished product, the exclusively crafted Remy Martin V, is not a cognac. Rather than aged in oak barrels – the final step in the cognac making process – the liquid goes through a proprietary 14F (-10C) ice cold filtration process, giving it is brilliant transparent color, unique aroma and subtle taste with hints of pear and fresh mint.” Continue Reading »
Jeff, the “Blogmaster” at Mutineer Magazine has gone through pages and pages of blogs trying to narrow down is top 10 favorite Mutineer Magazine blog posts of 2008. Every two hours starting at 6PM you’ll see a new post featuring more of the top 10 favorite blogs. Schedule is as follows:
3 Blogs at 6PM
3 Blogs at 8PM
3 Blogs at 10PM
and the final blog at 11:30PM.
Stay tuned for the blogs. In the mean time, go make yourself a drink.
Happy New Year
- 1/4 oz Brandy
- 3/4 oz Ruby Port
- 3/4 oz Orange Juice
- 4 oz Champagne
Pour brandy, ruby port and orange juice into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake. Strain into a Champagne flute. Top with Champagne. Enjoy.
So I stumbled across an article by Ivan Valencic titled, Salamander Brandy: A Psychedelic Drink Made in Slovenia
The title pretty much says it all. During the fall in Slovenia, people get all psyched up to walk around the forest and hunt salamanders. Continue Reading »
