INFANTAGAY ang tawag sa lambanog ng Infanta Quezon

LAMBANOG, INFANTA QUEZON

Siyempre iba pa rin ang lambanog ng Infanta. Tulad nitong isa sa produkto ng "Infantagay" na meron halong lipote. Ay yanong sarap! — at Infanta Quezon.


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Lambanog maker aims for premium drink

Lambanog

Low-key, under-appreciated and even called a “poor man’s drink,” the lambanog has been evolving at a glacier-like pace. After all, it’s still similar to the distilled coconut wine it was over the past century or so.

Even the process of producing lambanog largely remains the same:Mangangarit, or sickle handlers, ascend tall coconut trees and collect coconut nectar in a stainless steel container. They go from one tree to another by crossing a perilous network of bamboo poles. The principles of distillation also remain true to tradition. It all leads to this end-product, a bottle of this notorious alcoholic volume, 80 to 90 proofs.

In Joselito Mallari’s distillery in Tayabas City, Quezon, however, the lambanog has been evolving fast over the past decade. He is a third-generation lambanog distiller, whose company, Mallari Distillery, will celebrate its centennial year in the business in 2018 – the oldest in the Philippines. To sustain the business, the distillery expanded the product line to appeal to a larger market base. His eight brands of lambanog now somewhat veer away from the traditional alcoholic volume of 80 to 90 proof. They now come in variations and some were even developed to cater to health buffs.

Such premium brands are the triple- and quadruple-distilled lambanog, which basically refer to the number of times the fermented sap is distilled. The lambanog known in Southern Tagalog is ordinarily distilled once. Priced from twice to five times the traditional lambanog, the premium liquor is milder in aroma and is also smoother. Like vodka, multiple distillationproduces a more purified lambanog, with the natural and “bad” agents taken out.

“Our buyers today have a different preference in lambanog. Back then, they were satisfied withthe single distillation. Today, their tastes are more discerning,” says Mallari about Filipinos who drink the liquor.

He also sees the potential in creating a drink for health-conscious individuals. Recently, he rolled out “Lamba-herb,” a 20-proof version of the distilled coconut wine for the health-conscious crowd. Lower-proof lambanog has also generally become more appealing, he says.

Aside from Mallari, another large producer in the same city, Capistrano Distillery, makes a line of flavored lambanog, which initially targeted the young crowd. The company’s products have penetrated retail outlets and malls, mainly shelved among cultural products. It has been aggressive in promoting this Philippine liquor abroad.

That fact that it is often found in the specialty or cultural goods sections of stores is proof that lambanog has yet to hit the mainstream market. Indeed, there has been an improvement in the technology and packaging, and the product line has been expanded to cater to more markets. But only a few large-scale producers exist and the seasonality in production makes it scarce as compared to other liquor products. Because production is halted during the rainy season, the Mallari Distillery operates just seven month a year. And like the French’s terroir concept, lambanog quality depends on the soil, weather and water.

Mainstream production also seems unsustainable when current demand is limited to the Filipino market. Mallari says not all foreigners are eager to have lambanog as an everyday drink. And it has several competitors, particularly vodka. In fact, lambanog is often categorized and promoted under the vodka category.

Mallari personally would rather keep lambanog a high-end novelty product. “The process and production of lambanog is craftsmanship,” he says, as the drink is a product of intensive labor; from the collection of the nectar to the processing. He argues that this small industry carves out its own high-value niche by positioning the lambanog as a highly traditional drink.

Source:: http://hospitalitynews.ph/953/lambanog-maker-aims-for-premium-drink/

Beverage Recipes

Simple Cocktail Recipes for the Drink Kamikaze
Strongly alcoholic cocktails for turning those rough days into smooth evenings.

There are times when cocktail enthusiasts need both the exciting and entertaining look of a beautiful drink as well as the strong alcoholic hit which means they’ll spend less time gulping down fruity drinks which may be watered down and more time savouring a classy sip over good conversations.

These cocktail recipes were especially chosen to showcase their classic style as well as their alcohol content making them excellent for catch up girls’ nights or evening parties.
Simple Tequila Cocktail Recipes

Ingredients:
Ice cubes
2 measures tequila
1 measure rosso vermouth
½ measure dry vermouth
1 maraschino cherry

Method:
Half fill the mixing glass with ice cubes
Pour in the rosso vermouth, dry vermouth and tequila
Stir well and strain into a cocktail glass
Garnish with the maraschino cherry

The Margarita Cocktail

The Margarita is a quintessential drink for all cocktail enthusiasts and connoisseurs alike and is a celebrated regular at almost all cocktail evenings.

Ingredients:
Ice cubes
2 measures tequila
1 ¼ measurs triple sec or Cointreau
Dash of lime or lemon juice
1 lime wedge

Method:
Rub the rim of the glass with a wedge of lime and dip the rim into a saucer of salt
Half fill the shaker with ice cubes
Pour in the lime juice, triple sec or Cointreau and tequila
Shake well and strain into a champagne saucer
Garnish with a wedge of lime



The Massacre Cocktail

The massacre is part of a group of cocktails called slammers after the particular way of drinking they are characterised by. The glass is covered with a hand or coaster, banged twice on the counter and downed in one. It’s not the most dignified way to drink a cocktail but for those who wish to get the drinking done so they can get the party started, slammers in general with the Massacre in particular is sure to do the trick.

Ingredients:
Ice cubes
2 measures tequila
1 teaspoon campari
4 measures ginger ale

Method:
Near-fill a high ball glass with ice cubes
Pour in the tequila and Campari
Top with ginger ale and stir well
Simple Vodka Cocktail Recipes

Laughing at the Waves Cocktail

This particular cocktail, served in the elegant cocktail glass is sure to have drinkers happily giggling away after the first few sips.

Ingredients:
Ice cubes
1 ½ measures vodka
½ measure dry vermouth
½ measure Campari
1 lemon twist

Method:
Half fill the mixing glass with ice cubes
Add the vodka, dry vermouth and Campari
Stir well and strain into a cocktail glass
Garnish with the lemon twist

The Soviet Cocktail

This pure white classic look will suit gentlemen who may fancy themselves as looking the part for the next James Bond film.

Ingredients:
Ice cubes
3 measures vodka
½ measure dry vermouth
½ measure dry sherry

Method:
Place the ice cubes into the old fashioned glass
Add the vodka, sherry and stir.
Simple Whisky Cocktail Recipes

The Thunderclap Cocktail

Another cocktail that can easily be a down-in-one go type. However, even strong drinkers should be warned that downing too many of these in one go consecutively could turn them into the on-the-floor type.

Ingredients:
Ice cubes
1 ½ measures whisky
1 measure gin
1 measure brandy

Method:
Half fill the mixing glass with ice cubes
Pour in the brandy, gin and whisky
Stir well and strain into a cocktail glass




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Whether keen on claret, a champagne connoisseur or merely a lover of good wine, somewhere in the background of a wine-lover’s chosen tipple, there’s sure to be a woman’s influence.
Women Running Vineyards – The Feminine Touch

It is said that a woman’s work is never done and in today’s wine world, this is still true. It was once unusual to find a woman in charge of a commercial vineyard unless she was the widow of a vigneron. Now there are numerous women controlling large estates, as well as having the responsibility of marketing their own wines. This is particularly true in North America where there are many female wine-growers. In Australia and New Zealand, many females are taking up the profession.
A Royal Princess

One of the earliest legendary women to have some influence on wine was the chief wife of Jamsheed, a Persian prince. She was feeling dejected at having been supplanted by a younger wife and decided to kill herself by drinking the contents of a sealed amphora which the prince had labelled ‘poison.’

Article:

http://oldworldwine.suite101.com/article.cfm/women-the-champion-winemakers

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