Top 5 Cocktails To Order On a First Dinner Date
Lazy Bartender By Drinksdirect.NG
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There’s nothing more nerve-wracking than a first date and trying to make a good impression while keeping your cool. Trying to be the best version of yourself, while evaluating whether you and your date are compatible in the long run!
There’s no better venue for a first meet up than a nice restaurant to help calm the nerves. Choose somewhere buzzy and vibrant, and be sure to have some cocktail knowledge up your sleeve to impress. There’s nothing worse than pouring hours over a menu only to say ‘I’ll have the same as you’!
To help with your cocktail game plan, here are a few choices of drinks that will make you look effortlessly knowledgeable, and impress that special someone.
1. Martini
A martini is one of the best upscale drinks, especially when you want to impress. An American invention, popularized by James Bond. You don’t need to have it shaken, not stirred. There are many different ways to order your martini based on your preference, such as a dirty martini made with a splash of olive juice and garnished with an olive. However you prefer it, a martini is always a classy and impressive choice.
2. Old Fashioned
The Old Fashioned dates back to the late 1800s. A typical Old Fashioned is made with a sugar lump, water, an ice cube, bitters, whiskey and garnished with either a lemon-peel or maraschino cherries. Knowing your preferred whiskey only makes ordering this cocktail even sexier.
3. Manhattan
This is a cocktail drink that combines sweet vermouth, rye whiskey, and bitters. Although rye is the original whiskey choice, others that are equally good include Tennessee whiskey, bourbon, Canadian whiskey, and blended whiskey.
4. Bellini
The Bellini is an elegant, timeless cocktail made with peach puree and Prosecco, originating in the mid-1900s in Venice in Italy at Harry’s Bar. The recipes call for peach purée and Prosecco, an Italian sparkling wine. It was originally prepared with white peach puree, but you can also use yellow peaches, peach nectar, and/or peach schnapps.
5. Wine
You cannot go wrong with a glass of wine, never!!! Besides, there are several varieties of wine to choose from. It helps if you are a wine connoisseur who understands the difference between the various types of wine and the appropriate food choices to pair alongside. While the many varieties of wine could leave you spoilt for choice, don’t be afraid to ask a wine connoisseur for recommendations.
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Guide to identifying adulterated Johnnie Walker Whiskey
A Tug of War
Johnnie walker is a brand of scotch whiskey owned by Diageo but distributed in Nigeria by Guinness. JW whiskey originated in the Scottish burgh of Kilmarnock in East Ayrshire. The brand was first established by grocer john Walker. It is the most widely distributed brand of blended scotch whiskey in the world, sold in almost every country, with annual sales of the equivalent of over 223.7 million 700ml bottles in 2016 (156.6 million liters).
The existence of numerous E-commerce sites provides the perfect channels for this enterprise, not only as a source of customer but also for the acquisition of the packaging itself. It is estimated that a third of all alcohol production worldwide is illicit, and that number rises to a half in places such as Africa and China. At drinksdirect.ng our core values and drive has always been supplying unadulterated drinks directly to your door step.
Consumption of fake alcohol poses a big threat to our health and most times have a dangerous consequences, and can lead to Nausea and vomiting, Abdominal pain, blindness, in extreme cases it can also lead to coma, liver and kidney disease, and even death. Fake or illegally produced alcohol is alcohol that is produced in unlicensed distilleries or people’s homes and intended for sale. Properly produced and certified alcoholic drinks will be made using ethanol, whereas production of fake alcohol is more likely to use cheaper versions of alcohol that contains potentially dangerous chemical.
HOW TO IDENTIFY FAKE JOHNNIE WALKER
While you might be paying for a Johnnie walker, chances are that your local distributor might sell you some cheap whiskey packaged in nice looking bottle. It is very difficult for most people to spot the difference between fake and authentic alcohol by just looking at it in the store. Also, some bootleggers are clever enough to even mimic the original taste by blending different types of alcohol. A huge part of the problem is that the substance, the fake liquors are made from hidden locations and can be difficult to identify as dangerous.
Here are a list of guidelines to aid identify counterfeit Johnnie Walker whiskey
- A particularly low price; fake and adulterated drinks are mostly in a haste to get into the market so as to maximize profits quickly within a short period of time without authorities and consumers noticing, to this extent price is lowered to achieve such inhuman motive.
- Check the label carefully; Most of the time, these counterfeit drinks have spelling error on their labels and are often poorly packaged. So if you if you observe names such as “ Johnnie Walker ” spelled as ‘ Johnny Walker ’ Also if the label is missing the manufacturers address, manufacturing date or batch number please run away.
- When several bottles of the same brand in a store have an uneven level of liquid; This is an indication of manual filling as most of these fake manufactures don’t have access to the sophisticated technology used in the authentic production process.
- When the label is glued unevenly; Poor packaging is another feature found in counterfeit alcoholic drinks. While established brand such as Johnnie Walker decorate their packaging properly and meticulously, fake liquor often do not. Check the packaging for bumps on the bottle, poorly glued stickers and so on.
- When the cork seems to have been previously opened; This is a clear and evident signal that the liquor was not properly sealed by the fake manufacturer, and Diageo brands are committed to excellence, distinction, and brilliance and wouldn’t afford to make such error. Also it could be a sign that it has been tampered with previously before making it to the store.
- Observe the color and texture; Genuine johnnie walker often have consistent color and fine texture, if the color or texture of the liquor seem questionable and inconsistent, then its most likely to be fake.
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Ciroc Vodka Or Gordons Gin? Which Do You Prefer?
Is your games night even complete without the prescence of booze? When you think game night you’ll think of fun, friends, and alcohol and in this scenerior some alcohol are better suited than others for the event.
You’ll want a spirit that’s somewhat premium, harsh but not to the point that it’ll leave one sick, and you’d also want flavour in your drink.
If you have a gamesnight with friends and you’re not really sure about which drinks you should get, below are our top 5 picks for you.
1. Patron Cafe: Tequila is the first thing that pops into everyones mind when a fun night of games in mentioned and if you’re goign to be having this liqour, you might as well bless your taste buds with a premium coffee flavoured one that won’t make you squeeze your face too much.
2. Agor Red wine: Not everyone might be a fan of liqour and there’d always be that one person who’d insist on not drinking too much (Maybe the person is the designated driver). For people who fall into this category, you could go the wine route and get yourself a bottle of this sweet dessert wine. Compared to the spirits on this list it’s quite mild and it’s a sweet wine.
3. American Honey: This whiskey literally tastes like honey and after Patron cafe, this might be our second favourite on this list as a lot of whiskey lovers enjoy this drink. Also, if you’re not really a fan of whiskey and you’re open to exploring whiskey, we recomend you start with this brand.
4. Martell Cognac: Now we’re entering the premium liquer territory. Most people argue that all liquer taste the same and buying expensive liquers is a waste of money. We think not!!! If you blind taste a cheap bottle of whiskey and an expensive one side by side, you’d find that the more expensive one would be smoother in the tongue, the flavour would be more complex and generally, the after feel of the expensive one would leave a smile on your face compared to you squeezing your face after sipping the cheaper whiskey.
5. Jameson Whiskey: In Nigeria, this whiskey has become the unofficial whiskey for the millenials as it converted a lot of non whiskey drinkers. But on a lighter note, is any type of party or games night in Nigeria complete without a bottle of Jameson whiskey being there?
Not Every time Wine, Sometimes Gin or Vodka!!!
There’s a time and place for everything. When you’re home alone and watching a movie, It’s wine o’clock. When you have guests you want to impress, It’s whiskey/Cognac time. But, when you’re throwing a small shindig or house party, Gin and Vodka MUST be present as they are known to get the parties started.
Random question though, are you a Gin or Vodka Person?
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