Method:<\/p>\n

In a prechilled Yarai mixing glass, add the ingredients , ice and stir until the drink is well mixed, chilled and diluted. Julep strain into the pre-chilled cocktail coupette, add the garnishes and smile !<\/p>\n

Story behind the cocktail:<\/p>\n

This is a twist for the classic Martini recipe where I wanted to make the Parfait Amour the star of the show. It gives the cocktail a nice pleasant vibe and sends your palate into heaven. I prefer small ratios of dry vermouth in cocktails and this is my idea of a dry martini: I dipped the barspoon into Noilly Prat for a few seconds and then I started to stir the ice cubes in the mixing glass so that they will be coated with the fragrance.<\/p>\n

I like my Martinis extra cold, so for this one I prechilled my tools: mixing glass, barspoon, julep strainer, metal coaster and I used good quality ice.<\/p>\n

The only things that I didn\u2019t chilled are the ingredients (Except the vermouth that stays always in the refrigerator, not the freezer) because I think when they are at a higher temperature than the rest of the tools which they will engage in contact, the aromas will develop more nicely and the fragrance will be more intense.<\/p>\n

The rose water is sprayed from a vermouth mystery on the ribbon so that the customer can get some of the ideas that are within the bottle of Hendrick\u2019s and to carry them after leaving the bar also. Same with the cucumber.<\/p>\n

Not just a shooting star !<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I follow a number of cool bartenders on the Facebooks and have been following Mihai Fetcu of Bardome.ro\u00a0(in Romanian) for a while. He is a talented bartender that has competed in regional and international competitions. He has a fun video featuring some of his skills and a daft hand at garnishes and some incredible barware. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[994],"tags":[997,995,996],"yoast_head":"\n