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Right Gin Set To Launch in L.A.

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By Michael Hepworth

Right Gin is a relatively high end drink imported from Sweden that is now set to launch in Los Angeles and Miami this month. Priced at $40 a bottle, the drink was created by W.L.Lyons Brown, a descendant of the family that owns Jack Daniels and Southern Comfort. The brand launched in 2007 big time at the Gwen Stefani concert after party in Las Vegas, and is being clearly marketed at the under-30 crowd, not a group that you can really associate with Gin. Gin has always had that old timer stigma partly because of the association of the drink with people like the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret who both used to like to down a few, but after a hard day at the office or elsewhere there is nothing quite like a good old gin and tonic. 

The reason that Right Gin is quite expensive is the extensive manufacturing process that incorporates 8 botanicals from six countries and three islands, and the fact that each is distilled individually. The grain base is corn, and only the softest Swedish water is used, and the result is a very smooth and slightly sweet tasting drink that is perfect for martini’s. Unlike a lot of other gin’s that can leave a heavy, oily aftertaste, the promoters of Right Gin point to the good work that the Master Blender did in getting Right Gin just perfect. 

It is a smooth drink, and the best Gin I have tasted since hanging out with the master distiller from Plymouth Gin in England. The blender clearly has done a good job blending the botanicals through his travels and research in London, Stockholm, Chicago and eventually Las Vegas. You just know that the celebrities in Los Angeles and Miami are going to flock to this gin like ducks in a pond, and why not, because it reeks of quality and is a most welcome addition to the gin family. Why should Vodka have all the fun anyway? 

Thyme Appletini 
1 ½ oz Right Gin                               
½ oz Green Apple Schnapps
2 oz Fresh Schnapps
Fresh Thyme garnish
  

Lychee Cucumber Martini 
1 ¼ oz Right Gin 
¾ oz    Soho Lychee Liquor    1 
1 oz Rose Nectar Juice  
¾ oz Fresh Sour
Fresh Cucumber Garnish       

www.rightgin.com   
By Michael Hepworth

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What exactly is GRAND BRULOT I thought to myself as I opened the bottle for the first time just around the time this lockdown took effect. Well, Grand Brulot is listed as a VSOP Cognac Café and it can be used in Bloody Mary’s, Manhattans, Negronis, Martinis, spritzes and sidecars , just for starters. It is a blend of Ugni Blanc & Colombard that is crafted into 80 proof VSOP. Then 100% Robusta Ecuadorian coffee bean essence is extracted and blended with brandy to meld for a few months and finally, it is blended with the VSOP Cognac. There is also a whiff of peppermint, nutmeg and hot cocoa in the drink. The retail price is $42.99.

The idea for the drink was instigated in 2015 by John Bernbach who asked for the help of industry veteran Francisco Tonarely to investigate the potential of a cognac/brandy drink blended with coffee. Three year later in August 2018 Grand Brulot was launched. This cognac comes from the Tardy Cognac Group and the grapes come from its single estate. Grand Brulot also plays homage to a New Orleans specialty of the same name that is still served around town.  The name Grand Brulot was inspired by the famous French pirate Jean Lafite who helped New Orleans repel the British invaders in 1812. He would order coffee, pour cognac in the saucer, set it alight and mix it with the coffee.
Recipes:

THE RISE AND SHINE
2 oz Grand Brulot
Orange Twist

Just pour Grand Brulot over ice and the orange will highlight the flavors
of the spirit.

BRULOT BLACK MANHATTAN
1 oz Grand Brulot
1 oz Bourbon
1 oz Sweet Vermouth
3 dashes Orange Bitters

Bartender Todd Smith created this one. Stir all the ingredients together in
a mixing glass. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass with ice and garnish

with orange wheel.

FRENCH NEGRONI
1 oz Grand Brulot
1 oz  Sweet Vermouth
1 oz Campari

Build in a rocks glass over ice and garnish w/orange wheel.

GRAND BRULOT CAFÉ HOLIDAY
1 oz Grand Brulot
0.5 oz Crème de Cacao
3 oz Porter Beer or Stout
3 dashes of bitters

Throw cocktail ingredients between two cups a couple of times to mix
And ignite the foam from the beer. Pour into a highball glass over ice
And garnish with nutmeg.



www.grandbrulot.com
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