July 2008
"Local" Drinks across the World
This month from France ...

Calvados is an apple brandy from the French region of Lower Normandy. It is made of cider with a degree of alcohol of 5° to 6°, through a process called double distillation. In the first pass, the result is a liquid containing 28% to 30% alcohol. In a second pass, the amount of alcohol is augmented to about 40%.


Calvados is distilled from specially grown and selected apples, of which there are over 200 named varieties. It is common to find Calvados made with over 100 specific varieties of apples. The apples used are sweet, tart, or bitter, with the latter category of apple being inedible. The reason the bitter apples are used is that if all sweet apples were used the resulting liquor would be too sweet.

The fruit is picked (usually by hand) and pressed into a juice that is fermented into a dry cider. It is then distilled into eau de vie (a clear, colorless fruit brandy produced by means of fermentation and double distillation). After two years aging in oak casks, it can be sold as Calvados. The longer it is aged, the smoother the drink becomes. Usually the maturation goes on for several years.

Calvados can be served as aperitif, blended in drinks, between meals, as a digestif, or with coffee.
 
         
     In the News...
 
'Loud music fuels binge-drinking'

If ear-splitting music and busy bars seem to go hand in hand, a new research suggests that might be because loud music helps to fuel binge-drinking...

Press Trust Of India
London, July 19, 2008

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Buzzing Nightlife

On Toes
7, Mithilla Shopping Center
V.Mehta Road
J.V.P.D Scheme
Mumbai 400 049

Tel : +9122 2614 4274
         +9122 2615 3173

Fax : +9122 2619 4453

Email : info@ontoespub.com
Website: www.ontoespub.com

One of the better places in the city with good food, drinks and music all nicely packaged!
Plasma screens greet you and high spirits at the bar, blended with the finest cocktails and mocktails, followed by rock music of the 60s, 70s and the 80s is sure to take you an octave higher.


   
 
The food is excellent - crispy bhindi is an all-time favourite. Okay, so you may think it sounds silly, but try some steaming hot khichdi (palak is great!) after drinks and you'll instantly want to 'eat' those words. OT has a variety of Indian veg & non-veg dishes. Dal khichdi, delicious Palak Raita, mouth-watering Methi Tikki Masala and Achari Chicken or Butter Chicken are all worth a try. If you reach before 9 pm there are chances you'll find a table, after that it gets crowded pretty quickly.

Branches: In Malad, Mumbai & Indore (M.P.)

 
     
 
Cocktail Recipes

JOSIAH'S BAY FLOAT
  • 1 oz. Gold Rum
    1/2 oz. Galliano
    1 oz Pineapple juice
    2tsp Lime juice
    2 tsp Sugar syrup
    Champagne or sparkling wine
    Lime slice
    Maraschino cherry
    Pineapple shell, carved out (optional)

Combine all ingredients except champagne, lime and cherry with cracked ice in a cocktail shaker or blender. Pour into chilled collin's glass or pineapple shell. Fill with champagne or wine. Stir gently and garnish with lime slice and cherry.

 
     
 


Dining Destinations

Barbeque Nation, Bangalore:

Indiranagar
Plot-4005, 100 Feet Road
Hall 2nd Stage, Indira Nagar,
Tel : +9180 3250 3344, 3250 4455

Koramangla
86, 1st Cross Lane St. Block,
Ward # 68, Koramangla,
Tel: +9180 4153 7776/77, 3243 0999

Website: www.barbeque-nation.com


The only restaurant in Bangalore to be based on a DIY barbeque concept, Barbeque Nation brings you a combination of good food, pleasant ambience and top quality service. The restaurant caters to an up-market crowd. Barbeque Nation is modeled after a European country dining experience with lots of wood and exposed brick walls. Hints of Asian, Mediterranean, American and Oriental styles give the place an interesting feel.

The USP of this eatery is that you get to grill the food yourself over a charcoal-fired grill right at your table. To make things easy for those of us who don’t know anything about cooking or grilling, the meat and vegetables come to you semi-cooked and you simply need to add the finishing touches. There is a wide selection of marinades and sauces to pick from so you can enjoy different flavored meats and veggies. Apart from the Barbeque, you can also treat yourself to a main course buffet, soups, salads and deserts.

An all-you-can-eat Kebab selection topped with a buffet meal does give your tummy a lot to handle, but this kind of binging is fun once in a while!
Definitely recommended for a unique dining experience!

Branches: In Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow & Mumbai.
 
     
 
Drunken Humor

An unhappy wife was complaining about her husband spending all his free time in a bar, so one night he took her along with him. "What'll you have?" he asked.

"Oh, I don't know. The same as you I suppose," she replied.

So, the husband ordered a couple of Jack Daniel's and threw his down in one shot. His wife watched him, then took a sip from her glass and immediately spat it out.

"Yuck, that's TERRIBLE!" she spluttered. "I don't know how you can drink this stuff!"

"Well, there you go," cried the husband. "And you think I'm out enjoying myself every night!"

     
 
Trivia

Random quote of the month

Drunkenness does not create vice; it merely brings it into view!

 
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