The Lowry Celebrates 200th Anniversary of The Cocktail
This year is the 200th anniversary of the cocktail and to celebrate the most exciting and sophisticated of all drinks, The Lowry’s expert mixologists have developed a menu to reflect the diversity of the cocktail, from the ultimate in opulence to the fruitiest delights - an anniversary well worth raising a toast to.
200th Royale – Decadence in a glass!
8 Acia Berries
20ml Crème de Cassis
Topped with Cristal
Muddle the berries with the crème de cassis, double strain into a champagne flute and top with the finest Cristal champagne.
Asia berries are the latest fruit craze. They are known as a ‘super fruit’ as they contain the highest level of anti-toxins than any other fruit and they compliment the dry champagne to perfection.
This cocktail encapsulates the luxury and sophistication of the cocktail and contains only the finest of ingredients. It will be available at The River Bar for £200, but who can put a price on perfection?
Year of the Rose – Fruity and Frivolous
50ml Hendricks gin
1/4 Fresh Orange
2 Fresh strawberries
100ml Mango juice
A dash of Lime Juice
A dash of Gomme sirop
Crowned with Rose water
Muddle fresh fruit with the Hendricks gin and then add all other ingredients except rose water, shake and double strain in sling glass over ice and crushed ice. Crown with rose water, garnish with lotus root and a slice of fresh mango and serve
This cocktail has all the ingredients to create a perfectly balanced cocktail. Its ingredients also show just how far cocktails outstanding with others, the secret of every good cocktail.
A summer delight that can be enjoyed all year round!
Citron Marmalada – A cocktail with bite
50ml Citroynowka
1 tsp Marmalade
70ml Apple juice
1 tsp Vanilla Sugar
10ml Lime juice
Garnish with a thin slice of apple to float on top of the martini glass.
An interesting cocktail using a medley of ingredients that work incredible well together, especially for summer time!
Earls Kirsch – Sweet as a cherry
50ml Sagatiba velha cachaca
70ml Cold Earl Grey tea
15ml Morrello cherry puree
10ml Raspberry purée
5ml Lime Juice
Garnish with 2 wild black cherries to be place on top of ice and serve in a crushed ice filled sling glass
This drink uses one of the latest rums to hit the market, which is extremely versatile as it can be enjoyed neat or in cocktails. This cocktail is a joy to make and drink as by using the cold earl grey tea it offers a completely different taste experience.
Indecent Proposal – something deliciously naughty
25ml Stolichnaya raspberry
15ml Baileys
10ml Mozart white chocolate liqueur
5 Fresh raspberries
10ml Raspberry puree
3 tsp Chocolate powder
20ml Cream
2 Scoops of ice - as will be blended
Garnish with 2 fresh raspberries to sit on top of blended cocktail in martini glass
This cocktail is for chocolate lovers aswell as the people that don’t fancy a stodgy pudding, but wants something sweet to finish a meal. This cocktail shows you can enjoy a cocktail in different contexts.
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For further information, please contact:
Peter Burling, Marcella Clarke or Sarah Marsh at Brazen PR. T: 0161 923 4994 or 07779 596 583. E: marcella@brazenpr.com or sarahmarsh@brazenpr.com
NOTES FOR EDITORS
Rocco Forte Hotels was established in 1996 to create a collection of luxury hotels in Europe. The hotels have individual styles, with each hotel reflecting its nationality and location. The collection is linked together under the Rocco Forte Hotels brand, which guarantees attention to detail, quality and service delivery.
The Rocco Forte Hotels collection includes:
- Hotel de Russie, Rome
- Hotel Savoy, Florence
- The Balmoral, Edinburgh
- The Lowry Hotel, Manchester
- Hotel Astoria, St Petersburg
- Hotel Amigo, Brussels
- Brown’s Hotel, London
- Villa Kennedy, Frankfurt
- Hotel de Rome, Berlin
- Le Richemond, Geneva (closed for refurbishment, will open summer 2007)
- The Charles Hotel, Munich (will open summer 2007)
Future openings:
Prague - 2008
Verdura Golf & Spa Resort, Sicily – 2008
For further information and online reservations, please visit the Rocco Forte Hotels website: www.roccofortehotels.com.
Angleterre Hotel, St Petersburg, is a deluxe four-star sister to Hotel Astoria. For information and reservations, please visit www.angleterrehotel.com
