[Larchmont Cocktail]

Cease racking your brain.

Cheers Dave!

Bloody spelling error. The print out of recipes I had, had it printed as 'Larchmond' which should explain the confusion!

I was positive I knew of a drink of a similar name, but was totally baffled when I couldn't find anything

Never thought to check the spelling...

So this was created by Embury from what we/you know?!?

S'laters,

Adam

[Larchmont Cocktail]

Hello all.

Just wondering if someone out there has a recipe, or any information what-so-ever, for a 'Larchmond'?

I have wracked my brain and cannot think what it is, and cannot find anything on the internet?!?

It is a classic drink that will contain orange liqueur of some description.

Any help would be appreciated...

Cheers in advance,

Adam

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[Scotch Whisky Distillery Tour]

Where you going to be staying in Scotland?

I live in Aberdeen (North-East of Scotland) and there are a shedload of distilleries not far from me.

You may want to go over to www.barbore.com, join up and post there as well. I'm sure that some of my fellow 'bores on that site would be willing to help you out...

Living in Scotland, I have had the pleasure of visiting many distilleries, but unfortunately not been in them all, yet..

Here are a few links you may want to check out (I am based in Aberdeen and if your near me, would easily hook up with you)...

This is probably the most definitive site you will come across on the net.

http://www.scotlandwhisky.com/distilleries/

I have been to a fair few in Speyside

http://www.scotlandwhisky.com/distilleries/speyside/

And highly recommend Glenfarclas, Macallan, Cragganmore. In fact, I recommend them all. They are all unique and great for their own reasons!

And if you make it to Aberdeen I will take you here to enjoy some of the 400 whiskies they stock!

http://www.thegrillaberdeen.co.uk/index.html

The distilleries in full:-

ISLAY

Arbeg Distillery

Bowmore Distillery

Bruichladdich Distillery

Bunnahabhain

Caol Ila Distillery

Lagavulin Distillery

Laphroaig Distillery

Kilchoman Distillery

CAMPBELTOWN

Springbank distillery

Mitchell's Glengyle distillery

HIGHLANDS

Highland Park Distillery

Old Pulteney Distillery

Clynelish Distillery

Glenmorangie Disitillery

Dalmore Distillery

Talisker Distillery

Glen Ord Distillery

Tomatin Distillery

Glendronach distillery

Dalwhinnie Distillery

Edradour

Royal Lochnagar

Fettercairn Distillery

Tobermory Distillery

Ben Nevis Distillery

Dewar's World of Whisky

Blair Athol Distillery

Oban Distillery

The Famous Grouse Experience

Isle of Jura

Glengoyne Distillery

Isle of Arran

Tullibardine Distillery

SPEYSIDE

Benromach Distillery

Glen Moray Disitillery

Glen Grant Distillery

Macallan Distillery

Cardhu Distillery

Glenlivet Distillery

Glenfarclas

Glenfiddich Distillery

Strathisla Distillery

Dallas Dhu Distillery

Cragganmore Distillery

Aberlour Distillery

Speyside Cooperage

LOWLANDS

Glenkinchie Distillery

Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre

Bladnoch Distillery

Auchentoshan Distillery

If your staying in Edinburgh, I recommend the Glenkinchie, http://www.scotlandwhisky.com/distilleries...nds/Glenkinchie, and Auchentoshan, http://www.scotlandwhisky.com/distilleries/lowlands/218698, distilleries in the Lowlands.

Get onto www.barbore.com as a lot of the contributors there are based in Edinburgh.

As for whats near me, all the distilleries in Speyside :-

SPEYSIDE

Benromach Distillery

Glen Moray Disitillery

Glen Grant Distillery

Macallan Distillery

Cardhu Distillery

Glenlivet Distillery

Glenfarclas

Glenfiddich Distillery

Strathisla Distillery

Dallas Dhu Distillery

Cragganmore Distillery

Aberlour Distillery

Speyside Cooperage

are less than 2 hours from my front doorstep.

Send me an e-mail at adam.elmegirab@evo-lution.org if you would like any more info.

Cheers,

Adam

www.evo-lution.org

[Totally random - Arabian/North African recipes]

No real reason for this post, but here is some info I used a while back while designing an Arabian themed drinks menu. Sure that

some of this info will be useful to some of you, or just for those with an interest..........

After having a chat with my mother (she is an awesome cook and has been cooking middle eastern/north african food for years - my father is Libyan) she gave me an old book she had. It was published in 1985 and is called "North African Cookery". The author is Arto Der Haroutunian. It is a fantastic book and has a section devoted to drinks of that region. Here is some recipes from the book you may wish to use (with the addition of alcohol obviously, but also good if you have any non-alcoholic requirements), it definitely helped inspire me with my menu........

Lemonade - Add a lot of water to freshly squeezed lemon juice. Add sugar to taste and stir until dissolved. Add a few drops of Orange Blossom Water and some ice and serve.

Acir El Qaress - If you wish to be a little more ambitious, try this Algerian speciality, which makes enough for 6-8 glasses.

6 lemons

1 grapefruit

150g (5oz) sugar

2 litres mineral water (sparkling or still)

Cut the lemons and grapefruit in half and squeeze out their juice. Pour into a large bowl. Add the sugar and mix thoroughly. Pass the mixture through a fine

sieve into a serving bowl and serve with ice cubes and diluted with the mineral water. You can also prepare orangeade in this way.

Acir Tchina

12 oranges

1 lemon

1 grapefruit

8 tablespoons sugar

2 litres mineral water (sparkling or still)

Reserve 1 orange. Half the remaining fruits and squeeze out the juice. Continue as with the recipe above. Peel the reserved orange, cut it into thin

rounds and add to the orange mixture. Serve as above. Makes 6-8 large glasses.

Grape Juice

If you have your own vine (unlikely) or can find grapes cheap enough try this drink. Use about 5kg (10lb) grapes and remove large stalks. Crush the grapes and pass through a sieve. Collect the juice in a bowl, add the juice of 1 small lemon and flavour with 1-2 tablespoons of Orange Blossom Water, 1/2 teaspoon

cinnamon and 2-3 tablespoons sugar.

Pomegranate Juice

When pomegranates are available in the shops - they usually appear around Christmas time - don't ask yourself "what do i do with these?" This is one

recipe you should try. The colour alone is enchanting, never mind the taste.

Use about 5kg (10lb) pomegranates. Halve the fruit, remove the seeds and put

in a liquidiser with a little water. Blend to a pulp. Pass this pulp through a fine sieve and collect in a bowl. Stir in the juice of 1 large ripe lemon, 3-4

tablespoons sugar (or more to taste) and 1 tablespoon of Orange Blosson Water.

Stir well. Serve with ice, it is very nice!

Hlib Bel Louz - Milk of Almonds

A beautiful drink made from the milk of almonds. It is one of the most popular drinks in the Arab world and is usually drunk during religious festivals.

There are many variations and i have given two, one from Libya/Egypt, the

other from Morocco.

225g (1/2lb) ground almonds

900ml (1 1/2 pints) water

675g (1 1/2lb) sugar

2 tablespoons Orange Blossom Water or Rose Water

Put the ground almonds into a Muslin cloth or bag and fasten securely. Place the water in a large bowl, add the bag of almonds and leave for about 1-1 1/2

hours rubbing and squeezing it occasionally to release the almond milk and turn the water milky. Finally squeeze the bag tightly to extract every last

drop of the almond milk. Pour the almond milk into a large saucepan, add the sugar and bring slowly to

the boil, stirring constantly until the sugar dissolves. Just before removing from the heat, stir in the Orange Blossom Water or Rose Water. Pour into a jug

and leave to cool. Refrigerate until needed. Serve, diluted to taste, with ice cold water or ice cubes.

Moroccan Variation

225g (1/2lb) ground almonds

900ml (1 1/2 pints) water

2.5l (4 pints) milk

275g (100oz) caster sugar

3 tablespoons Orange Blossom Water

Follow the recipe above mixing the water and milk together before soaking the bag of ground almonds. Only heat the almond milk enough to dissolve the sugar - do not boil. Serve as above.

Hlib Bil Assel - Milk and Honey drink

A favourite with mountain folk, it is tasty and refreshing.

900ml (1 1/2pints) milk4 teaspoons honey

1 tablespoon caster sugar

Juice of 1 lemon

About 110g (4oz) finely chopped strawberries or stoned cherries

Place the milk, honey and sugar in a large bowl and whisk vigorously for 5-10 minutes. Stir in the lemon juice and chopped fruit. Refrigerate until ready to

serve, in tall glasses with ice. Serves 6.

Cheers,

Adam

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[Premium & Superpremium Vodka: The Topic]

Vodka should have no color taste or smell.  

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Not necessarily true!

[Angostura 1919]

I was wondering if anyone has tried this and their impressions.  It is one of the next three on my list to try.

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I ws drinking this stuff last night and it is very good!