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Gin Tonic

just the spirits industry has always provided new marketing campaigns for affluent consumers. Be it directly through television advertising, more indirectly through ominous Blog Battles, still camouflaged by greasy relationship or simply through obviously pretty useless packaging and sale offerings, there are nothing that does not exist.

Predestined for odd advertising course, companies that already offer unusual products. In the area of Hendrick's Gin is a clear representative of this genre.
Gin from Scotland, alongside juniper with Bulgarian rose and cucumber salad flavored, just 200 liters per batch, made from the blended distillates, which are generated by two old and rare stills - but it still sounds promising.
The lovingly crafted and entertaining website this gin is already a great visual treat. What I could but in the duty-free shop to see in Dusseldorf, expanded my horizons, which detached Advertising is concerned, considerable: An oversized cardboard, gin all over with classic drawings, (t) cocktails, cucumbers and tea overwhelmed, which includes a bottle of Hendrick's and a porcelain cup and saucer included.
the gin I wanted to try anyway times, price was also attractive, and the collector instinct immediately struck by. Bought!

At home I was able to classify the twisted idea of advertising at last. Full of self-conviction claims Hendrick's, that of the "two-legged dachshunds from Borgou in Benin" about the "incredible Schrupfmänner from Pangkalpinang" to be "noble and wonderful experience of Hendrick's gin," the most extraordinary things is often the most remarkable.
This is the reason why Hendrick's believes that teatime was much more pleasant if one would opt for an alcoholic beverage instead of the classic cup of teas .
The next teatime should I take the mundane and pour yourself a cocktail Hendrick's.
is the end of the manufacturer, only the question of what justification is still needed except the fact that life is just too glorious as that one should not quirky pleasures of Hendrick's gin experience.
looks so simple and down to earth from the rationale for the puzzling Packing. ;-)

are also printed three recipes that I would not hide from you. For the classic race at the cocktails follows a brief review.

Tea Time Martini

• 6 large mint leaves 1 BL
• rose petal jam
• 1.5cl lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
• 5cl Gin (Hendrick's)

preparation
all ingredients in a teapot and fill with ice. Strong pull stir and let ("[...] leave to brew "). stylish and elegantly served in the Hendrick's tea cup.

Flora Dora

• 1.5cl lime juice (freshly squeezed)
• 1.5cl raspberry syrup
• 5cl Gin (Hendrick's)
• Ginger Beer *

preparation
all ingredients in a shaker and shake well. Serve on ice in the tea cup, with two raspberries and lime slice garnish.

* Ideally, non-carbonated ... ;-)

Unusual may well be the flattering description, and so completely I can not believe that one should seriously heat up the whole drink with ice in the two recipes.
matter - Gin Tonic with the Scottish product has been well established in the bar menu in the world:

Hendrick's & Tonic

• 5cl Gin (Hendrick's)
• Tonic Water

preparation
Hendrick's on ice to give top up with tonic and garnish with a slice of cucumber.

Already the formulation of this classic is very used to and probably draws more attention to itself as the drink inside. Ice cubes in a teacup ... really only useful as a gag.
flavors are more subtle then present clear juniper notes with incredible freshness ubiquitous cucumber. Unmistakably, a slight sweetness, not to mention the bitterness of tonic Waters altogether.
releases flavor continues the olfactory impression, and it shows the advantage that only very little besides gin tonic water and ice may be in the cup. Fairly mild and balanced presents the Gin a slightly confusing cucumber flavor, sweetness clearly plays well with. Disposal is determined by the tonic water.
Conclusion: A very light and I think quite pleasant, if not characteristic representative of the gin world.

In this sense: Time for Tea!

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Sailor Jerry

follows promised, now is my personal estimate on the basis of the Blog Battles - for Sailor Jerry Spiced Caribbean Rum

The circumstances were already partly for me to read , but even when the rest of participants and of course in Mixology Blog .

For this reason, I put a historical summary or detailed backgrounds save the rum and the very excellent article by Sascha on cocktails Old Fashioned point.
I would be interested or which country or countries from which rum is the Rumblend. I found no official information, BarFish lists as its home country of Venezuela. Does anyone know more?

Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum Caribbean

Appearance: Deep amber to hazel. Light streaks, light reflections.

Smell: proposes initially forward to a discreet alcoholic sharpness, then follow new wood with clear vanilla, unfortunately, a little too intrusive.
Over time, you feel even more caramel and citrus fruits.
Someone could call the candy-like smell and ...

Taste: tingling on the tongue to water-based, wood on the palate with vanilla. In the finish begin to wine and toasted, nutty flavor perhaps in the direction of chocolates.

Conclusion: I'm quite honest - the distillate odor is interesting but takes a slightly artificial feel. This is contradicted in taste, although this is quite small, drunk with ice from the dryer still disappear more flavors. "Mild" would be a positive description. ;-)
In defense, it should be said that he compared to the Captain Morgan Spiced Rum worlds better cuts.

further information: Filler: Sailor Jerry Rum; Type: Spiced Rum, Alcohol content: 40% by volume; Approximate price: 23 € (0.7l)

remains the crucial question: What to do with this rather mediocre rum, if not just cocktails are to be created?

The niche in the classic bar or tiki drinks in me seems to be very small for Spiced Rum.
A look at the Sailor Jerry brand is interesting, however. Behind this fact, especially in the U.S., a considerable merchandising apparatus , the rum would advance in this respect on the scene drink - rum, the only taste slightly of rum and its alcoholic strength mild Hence it is paired with a trendy image, which will more?
The current action around BCB with an emphasis on Blogger is here to better market only logical.