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Category : Wine Demystified
October 3, 2008
Arzoo : What's the difference between Grappa di Allegrini Amrone and Grappa di Allegrini Recioto ?

Tulleeho : The two terms are used to denote two different types of Grappa, classified on the basis of sweetness.

A Grappa di Allegrini Amarone is a drier style of Grappa that is usually made from the pommace of the Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara grape varieties.

On the other hand Grappa di Allegrini Recioto is on the sweeter side.

Category : Bartending
September 15, 2008
Mandeep : Hi, this is mandeep from kathmandu will u please tell me definition of flair bar tending, flair bartender, working flair & exhibition flair?

Tulleeho : Flair bartending is an art practised by bartenders to engage the attention of customers while at the bar. This includes a series of complicated moves executed with bottles, shaker tins, bar blades and other such bar equipment. This is also known as Extreme bartending / showtending.

A bartender that engages in this art is known as a Flair Bartender. Such form of bartending is popular in nightclubs or discotheques where the informal ambience allows for such showmanship.

Working Flair is a more practically oriented form of flair bartending wherein the bartender incorporates different flair moves while dispensing drinks / cocktails. These moves are worked in to a flair routine that the bartender uses while making a cocktail.

Exihibition Flair is another term for flair bartending it self but has more to do with show than with actual application behind the bar. Here the focus is on executing complex flair moves while attracting the attention of the customer without actually preparing a drink.

Category : General
Sep 11, 2008
Debjani : What are white drinks ?

Tulleeho : White drinks generally refer to white spirits - Vodka, Tequila Silver, Gin and White Rum. These spirits are sans any colour as they do not necessarily undergo maturation. In case they do, the maturation happens in glass tanks or stainless steel vats, which do not impart any colour. Also they are less flavoursome than dark spirits and also tend to have less aroma as compared to dark spirits.

These spirits are "milder" or more "drinkable" versus the darker spirits like Dark Rum, Whisky or Brandy as they are lower on the flavour profile. This happens due the absence or limited presence of congeners in white spirits. Congeners are a group of chemicals that are generally found in alcohol that are responsible for the flavour and aroma and in excess quantitites are responsible for causing a hangover.

White spirits are generally low on the congener content as they are patent still distilled products, which renders the resulting spirit cleaner and smoother than a pot still distilled product like a Scotch whisky. Maturation also eases out the congeners present in pot still distilled products and makes them smoother and easier on the pallate.

Category : Glasses
Aug 12, 2008
Madhura : Where in Mumbai can I shop for cocktail glasses ?

Tulleeho : You can buy good quality cocktail glasses at Art'Dinox in Juhu and at Home Store or Good Earth in Phoenix Mills.

You can also check out Crawford Market in town for a wider range of glasses which are both economical and good quality.

Category : Drinking Wine
Aug 4, 2008
Dewang : Which are the best brands of Champagne available in Mumbai in the range of 2–3k?

Tulleeho:The best brands of champagne / sparkling wines available in the range of 2-3 k in Mumbai are:

1) Nicolas Feuillatte, Brut Premier Cru 'Reserve Particulere
2) Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin
3) Moet & Chandon Brut Imperial