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T.L.C.
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T.L.C.
Very Strong ABV ( above 30% ), Potent and intense.
*Note that dilution and other factors like type and temperature of ice are not considered in this upfront calculation.
charcuterie board, herbed goat cheese
Herbal and bittersweet
- Blended Whiskey 4.5 cl
- Cointreau Orange Liqueur 1.50 cl
- Ricard Pastis 1 tsp
- Dubonnet Rouge 1 tsp
- Bitters 1 dash
Any Glass of your Choice
t.l.c. is a popular Vermouth cocktail containing a combinations of Blended Whiskey,Cointreau Orange Liqueur,Ricard Pastis,Dubonnet Rouge,Bitters .Served using Any Glass of your ChoiceT.L.C. Ingredients
Blended Whiskey,Cointreau Orange Liqueur,Ricard Pastis,Dubonnet Rouge,B...
T.L.C. Recipe
Pour the whiskey, Cointreau, Ricard, Dubonnet and bitters into a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes. Stir well, and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry and a lemon twist, and serve.
Blended Whiskey
A Blended Whiskey or a blended whisky is a blend of different types of whiskeys with addition of neutral grain spirits, colourings and flavours.
Blending whiskey is a commercial venture to make rare whiskey more accessible by adding cheaper grain spirits with minimum ageing life with aged straight or single malt whiskey in a way that the qualities and flavours of the single malt can be enjoyed to an extent while not having to pay the premium price of a Single Malt Straight Whiskey.
Johnnie Walker, Chivas Regal, Canadian Club, Canadian Mist, Jameson Irish Whiskey are good examples of premium blended whiskey that have crafted a space of their own in the world of a whiskey aficionado.Cointreau Orange Liqueur
Orange Liqueur is the generic name for orange fruit based liqueurs, there are two traditions of orange liqueur, Triple Sec and Curacao, two major brands being Cointreau from the Triple Sec tradition and Grand Marnier from the Curacao tradition.
Ricard Pastis
Pastis is an anise flavoured spirit, an aperitif that originated in France and popularised by Paul Ricard in 1932. Pastis was introduced 17 years after the ban on Absinthe, on allegations of it being a psychoactive drug and a hallucinogen, and people were still wary of high proof anise drinks, but the cult of Absinthe and the Mediterranean tradition of anise liquors like sambuca, ouzo, arak, raki and anis made Pastis what it is, immensely popular in France.
Note that, although Pastis is usually compared to its historical predecessor, Absinthe, but Pastis doesn't have one major ingredient of Absinthe, the Grand Wormwood ( Artemisia absinthium ), from which Absinthe derives it's name. Moreover, Pastis is derived from Star Anise , an Asian spice and has the additional flavour of Liquorice root, whereas Absinthe is traditionally distilled from Green Anise and Fennel, both being Mediterranean herbs.
Pastis is bottled at 40–45% ABV.Dubonnet Rouge
Dubonnet is the Grand Aperitif de France, it is a sweet, aromatic wine based aperitif. It has a wonderful history, and it was in 1846, Joseph Dubonnet created Dubonnet, in response to a competition called by the French Government to find a solution to the problem of it's inability to persuade the French Foreign Legionnaires in North Africa to drink Quinine, the only medicine for Malaria.
Dubonnet is available in Rouge, Blanc and Gold. Dubonnet is known to be the favourite beverage of Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Elizabeth II and Nelson Rockefeller.
The main ingredients of Dubonnet are a Red Wine base with a distinct base of Ruby Red, Ruby Cabernet and Muscat of Alexander, Herbs and spices including blackcurrant, essence of tea and others. Cinchona bark, the original medicinal ingredient derived from the bark of the cinchona tree and cane sugar.
Note that a historical equivalent of Dubonnet is Gin and Tonic, Tonic Water was invented to make European Soldiers in South Asia drink the quinine tonic.
Important Note , Dubonnet is Vermouth, although Vermouth is a fortified aromatised wine, but unlike Vermouth it's primary ingredient was never Wormwood, so Dubonnet is not a Vermouth, although both are very similar and are interchangeable.Bitters
Alcoholic spirits infused with botanicals such as herbs, roots, fruits and leaves, are called Bitters.
Bitters consist of water and alcohol which has been steeped with various herbs, fruits, leaves etc. Bitters are not to be drank neat or even as the base spirit of a cocktail, these are usually concentrated alcoholic concoctions and just a dash or a few drops are all we need to add that taste to a cocktail.
There are exceptions and some bitters like the Italian Amari is consumed without mixing in a cocktail. It has a bitter sweet taste and alcohol content is somewhere between 16%-40%. Generally in Europe its being consumed as an after dinner digestif.
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