Yup, that’s how I spent my Sunday afternoon! Tasting some of the most delicious India-inspired vodka cocktails I’ve ever had in my life at the Irish House in Kala Ghoda 🙂 To be fair I’m a sucker for chaat masala so those were right up my alley! Special props to my co-judges Ali Dedianko and Shatbhi Basu for the awesome company and our lovely emcee/host Mitalee Gupte who kept everybody’s spirits up!
Now take a look at our Belvedere Rasa afternoon in pictures and watch a little video I did with Ali (Global Brand Ambassador for Belvedere Vodka) explaining the concept of Belvedere Rasa and sharing her love for India. I even got all three winning recipes for you special, so you can try making them at home! Enjoy. xoxo
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PS. All three winning recipes were delish (and surprise surprise two of them were even my favorite color! *lol*) I particularly enjoyed the watermelon & goat cheese salad pairing with Zafar’s Belverinin and the lovely presentation of all three. Well done gentlemen!
1st Place: Roger Gomes, The Daily
Name of the recipe: Nayan Ramayam
Technique used: Smoked, infused
Ingredients:
1 Cinnamon stick
3-4 Basil leaves
30 ml Bar mix
10 ml Passion fruit puree
60 ml Apple juice
60 ml Belvedere
Infused with tea and orange
Method: Muddled, shaken, strained.
2nd Place: Suresh Rana, China House
Name of the recipe: Kala
Technique used: Shaken
Ingredients:
40 ml Pomegranate Juice
30 ml Ginger syrup
10 ml Fresh Egg white
10 ml Lime juice
10 ml Sugar syrup
50 ml Belvedere
Grated nutmeg
Method: Mix all ingredients and then shake and strain.
3rd Place: Zafar Shaikh, Indigo Colaba
Name of the recipe: Belvegiri
Technique used: Shaken
Ingredients:
40 ml Kokum syrup
30 ml Orange juice
8-10 Mint leaves
Dash of sweet & sour
60 ml Belvedere infused
Cumin Vodka
Method: Shaken.
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