Wednesday 21 February 2007

BEST MATEUSALEM RUM COCKTAIL

MIXO-LOGIC's Paul Lambert competed in the Best Bartender category at the Theme Magazine Bar Awards Irish Final in Belfast yesterday. Each competitor had to produce 3 original drinks using Ketel One Vodka,Mateusalem Rum and Buffalo Trace Bourbon. Two bartenders go forward to The London Bar Show for the UK Final in June.

While Paul didnt make it into the top two, he was awarded the award for Best Mateusalem Cocktail.

Recipe is as follows:-

35mls Mateusalem Gran reserva
17.5mls Frangelico
17.5mls Fresh lime juice
10mls Sugar syrup
2 betel Leaves(Vietnamese leaf with a slight nutty taste,normally used in Vietnamese cooking)

Method:- Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Tear up 2 betel leaves and add to shaker. Shake well and pour contents of shaker into an old fashioned glass allowing the flavours to continue to develop. Garnish with a betel leaf pierced with 2 straws.

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