How to make “Kamikaze” – a Japanese cocktail?

How to make “Kamikaze” – a Japanese cocktail?

“Kamikaze” is a type of Japanese cocktail, which will certainly please everyone. Despite this frightening name, this soft drink, with a pleasant taste, certainly has nothing to do with the typhoon Divine Wind, which destroyed everything in its path and earned itself such a title.

The name of the drink was given as a tribute to the Japanese suicide bombers who rammed American ships.

Immediately after the war, Kamikaze (cocktail) became the favorite drink of Americans and Europeans, from where it began its journey around the world. There is, however, another version of the origin of the drink; from a bartender in America, who believed that Kamikaze was the prototype of another drink called Gimlet.

Kamikaze is of great value among cocktail lovers.

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What is rum and what types of rum are available?

What is rum and what types of rum are available?

Connoisseurs of strong alcohol respect rum – a drink enveloped in sea romance and legends of the past. Today is what my blog is about.

Manufacturing methods:

Agricultural – for the production, cane juice is used without sugar separation. This method is very expensive and, as a result, is almost not used since rum can be made only during the harvest of sugar cane. As well, there are no remarkable differences in the taste. Popular in Haiti and some overseas French departments.

Industrial – Alcohol is made from sugarcane molasses before it they are removed. According to this technology, about 90% of the drink is produced; the waste-free process allows you to sell the separately prepared refined sugar.

Tafia – molasses waste, creating a low-quality product. Alcohol from it is generally only found in less-developed countries and is not exported abroad.

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What is Vermouth and what are the differences between the types of Vermouth?

What is vermouth and what are the differences between the types of Vermouth?

Vermouth is a multicomponent drink flavored with herbs and spices. More precisely, it is a whole family of drinks. Initially, the basis for the preparation served as a white wine. Most often, wormwood is taken as the basis of vermouth flavoring. Translated from the German name and means – wormwood wine. It is the wormwood that accounts for at least half of the aromatic herbs used in the manufacturing of any vermouth. The name of the drink comes from the King of Bavaria during the Middle Ages who “checked” the drink.

What is vermouth?

There is evidence that the first vermouth recipe was compiled long ago in the V-IV c. BC. by Hippocrates themselves. Initially, it was a medicinal drink designed to tone up the body and treat diseases of the digestive tract. But on an industrial scale, it was first made in Italy, in Turin, in 1786. The city is famous for its vineyards, where rich crops and herbs are harvested each year. Therefore, Italy is considered the birthplace of vermouth.

It is in Italy that one of the most famous brands of the drink is produced – Martini. The main competitor is Vermouth Cinzano, famous since 1857 and also originally produced in Turin.

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European best wines: winery of Andorra

European best wine: winery of Andorra 

 Celler Mas Berenguer is a small family winery located in Sant Julia de Loria. The history of this family goes back to the past. It is known that the production of wines of this family was suspended in the 18th century. However, in 2011 wine tradition was resumed since then the Andorran wine makers producing wine from high altitude vineyards Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Sauvignon blanc.

Casa Beal – winery of family Visa – Tor resumed its activity in 1988, after more than a century of interruption. After years of experiments and research, in 2004, were replanted with new vines. In 2006, the winery introduced its first wine of the 21st century. The grape variety Gewürztraminer is ideally suited for loamy soils Andorra, which are formed due to decomposition of the shale. One of the secrets of Casa Beal is in the approach to the cultivation of grapes – it clearly corresponds to the phases of the moon. Location also plays an important role  – the vineyard is located at an altitude between 1050 and 1100 metres above sea level. Winery Casa Beal focused on the production of white wines.

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