2010Recipes

• 1 . What does your choice of liquid gift say about you and your loved one?

• TheDrinkShop.com recommends stylish choices to turn a moment into a memory. Managing Director, Tim Francis, adds, “The best Valentine’s gifts are those you can enjoy together. Champagne is still a favourite, but each year we spot ever
  more adventurous choices with a thoughtful extra message”.
• Cocktail Wizard meets Midas Queen
  Shake up a Midas Queen cocktail created by Stefano Cossio of The Dorchester hotel bar
  50ml Snow Queen vodka
  25ml Carpano Antica Formula vermouth
  1 dash Fee Brothers Orange Bitters
  Stir all ingredients in the mixing glass part of a Boston shaker filled with ice, and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with 1 orange and 1 lemon knot made from fine slivers of fresh peel.
• Practical romantics
  Forget the follies of a eurostar. Maxim’s Année Follée champagne £29.41 will soon have you thinking of a stroll up the Champs Elysées. In chic Parisian red and gold livery, the bottle contains a velvety classic
  champagne with mature toasty brioche aromas.
• Stay in and linger over dinner with Ruinart Rosé NV £42.11. Its curvaceous 18th century style bottle reveals a rose pink champagne with red berry richness, making it beautifully intense. A higher proportion of Chardonnay gives it greater finesse.
• Opposite attract
  Marry Bitter Truth bitters with a white sugar cube. Pour a few drops over the cube placed in a champagne flute, and top up with sparkling wine. Add zest from a lemon or orange by squeezing the oils onto the surface of the drink. The bitters enhances the aromas of this simple, elegant cocktail.
• New-world, new vision
  For a martini moment away from a commercial age, it’s a breath of fresh air to hear that new Fair fairtrade vodka £34.67 is made from quinoa grown by a community of 1200 independent farmers in Bolivia. This handcrafted spirit was nominated Best Tasting Vodka 2009 at the New York Spirits Awards. It has a supremely smooth taste.
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