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With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, now is a good time to practice your cocktail-making skills with a little help from the most decadent spirits, measured and blended to perfection by true connoisseurs. Whether you crave a refreshingly harmonious sweet and tangy beverage, or a strong, rich drink, this is your guide to bringing the bar home and celebrating a special occasion.

Glenfiddich 12-Year-Old

Glenfiddich’s signature malt, ‘Our Original Twelve’, matured in the finest Oloroso sherry and bourbon casks and uniquely married in oak tuns for at least 12 years, presents a beautifully balanced nose and strikingly rich and complex notes of fresh pear and subtle oak, making it the ultimate treat for whisky aficionados. Priced at INR 3860 in Delhi, the whisky is available at all leading liquor stores in the country. Angad Singh Gandhi of Glenfiddich India shares two amazing recipes for creating a perfect medley of flavours with this classic bottle.

FIDDICH TEA FASHIONED

Ingredients:

60 ml Glenfiddich 12 YO.

10 ml Anandini Himalaya Tea

Spiced honey

Bitters (your choice)

Ice

Orange peel (Garnish)

Method:

Mix everything together over ice and stir in a nice old-fashioned glass over a block of ice. Garnish with orange peel or a cinnamon stick, and enjoy!

GLENFIDDICH IRISH COFFEE

Ingredients:

Fresh Cream

Drambuie Liqour

Glenfiddich 12 YO

Espresso Shot

Sugar/Honey

Chocolate Stick/crunchy (Garnish)

Chocolate Sauce n Biscuits (Rim)

Method:

Prepare Drambuie Cream: whip 30 ml Drambuie and fresh cream together and keep it aside.

Take a glass and cover the rim with chocolate sauce and crushed biscuits.

Add 60 ml GF 12 YO, sugar and Espresso shot to the glass and stir well.

Add the Drambuie cream over for the float.

Garnish the cocktail with a chocolate stick and enjoy.

For video recipes, checkout @dramswithdrama on Instagram

Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban

Glenmorangie is the world’s most awarded single malt from the house of Moet Hennessy India, made with endless imagination and five key ingredients: wood, water, barley, yeast and time. In Glenmoragie’s giraffe-high stills, it starts out soft and fruity, then gets darker and deeper as it ages for 14 years in bourbon casks and port casks from Portugal. The finished product offers rich notes of Turkish delight, honeysuckle, tangerines and dark chocolate; creating a singularly soft and velvety texture. The Quinta Ruban is a bold, surprising and delectable whisky that presents a thicket of voluptuous flavour combinations: walnut and black pepper, mandarin orange and melted marshmallow, dark chocolate bar and peppermint. It is priced at INR 7280 in Delhi and INR 11,875 Mumbai. As a gift or an addition to your home bar, this whisky has an enduring appeal. Its fresh and unique flavours are perfect for a zingy, citrusy cocktail that packs a punch.

Hennessy Very Special Limited Edition by Julien Colombier

A tribute to nature, this luxurious Limited Edition collaboration with French artist Julien Colombier features the artist’s trademark botanical motifs in paint and coloured chalk, along with grapes and vine leaves inspired by the vineyards of the Cognac region. Set the mood for a cosy night in with slow music and a soothing Hennessy Mata Hari or Hennessy Maple Spice Old Fashion. Priced at INR 6,231 in Mumbai, it is available across all cities except Delhi.

HENNESSY MATA HARI

Ingredients

40 ml Hennessy Very Special

30 ml Ginger & Cinnamon Infused Sweet Vermouth

22 ml Lime Juice

15 ml Simple Syrup

22 ml Pomegranate Juice

1 dash Aromatic Bitters

Method

Pour all the ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake well. Double strain into a coupe glass and garnish with edible flowers or dehydrated lime.

HENNESSY MAPLE SPICED OLD FASHIONED

Ingredients

60 ml Hennessy Very Special

4 dashes Angostura Bitters

7.5 ml Homemade Spiced Maple Syrup

Method

Add spiced maple syrup, bitters and Hennessy in a mixing glass full of ice.

Stir until chilled and diluted.

Strain into an old-fashioned glass with an ice block.

Garnish with a flamed cinnamon stick, a slice of ginger or dehydrated lime.