Contents
•Introductionpag.1•Spicies,historyandpropertiespag.5•Bartoolspag.9•Cocktailsrecipes:•Azulpag.12•BlueberryLemonDroppag.14•CastroStreetpag.16•ChaiTinipag.18•Freshpag.20•GoodMorningpag.22•GranBazaarpag.24•Honeymoonpag,26•IranTini(Pistachio)pag.28•LadyBirdpag.30•LeVieEnRosepag.32
•LobsterTinipag.34•MalayTinipag36•Marejtopag.38•MiamiSpicePag.40•Moonshinerpag.42•MoulinVertpag.44•Mulsum(Batch#1)pag46•NuovoMondopag.48•Picadillopag.50•PiscoBlossompag.52•RedBond(GolgeneyeMartini)pag.54•RedCarpetpag.56•Sardiniapag.58•Sunrisepag.60•ThaiBreezepag.62•TheBotanistpag.64•TheItalianJobpag.66•TimeAfterThimepag.68•Vagheggipag.70
Introduction
Thisprojectaimstothankmyfamily,friendsandcolleagueswhohavetastedmycocktailsandlivedsomegoodtimewith.NowI'dliketoshowapathandlookatwhatI'veleftbehindbysharingwithyoualotofmydrinks,blendedbyflavorsandsmellsofherbsandspices,bornfromloveIfeelforgoodcooking.Mypurposeistocreateanunexpectedcontrastofflavors,colorsandsizes.Nothingisasitseems,theideaistoprovoke,surpriseanddelight.Whatmatterstomeistoconveypassionandenthusiasmthroughacocktail.IworkintheluxuryhotelindustrysincemanyyearsandIcansaythat'sdefinitelychallenging,butatthesametimegivesanopportunityforeachofustobeabletoknowthemostdifferentkindofpeopleyoucouldeverimagine.Ilovespeakingwithcustomers,aboutanytopic:infact,attheendoftheworkingday,youcanalwaysincreaseyourethno-culturalbaggage.Thejobofthehotelbartenderisreallyattractivefromthispointofview:maybebecauseofthealcohol,thegreatserviceweofferortheabilitytoputthemcompletelyatease,youcaninstitutearealfeelingamongwordsandcommonsensations,justlisteningtotheirstoriesbetweenaMartiniandanother.Thishappensespeciallywithownregularcustomers:youcancreateanalmostfamiliarrelationshipandsharecommonexperienceseveryday,byworkingforafewyearsinthesamestructure(asinmycase).Wemayalwaysuseourpassionandvocation,thatcharacterizeus,tobeabletogivesmiles,emotionsandspecialmemoriesrelatedtotheimaginesofustheylivedinthatmoment,increasingtheirownculinaryknowledge.
