Cocktail Whisperer
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Alley Twenty Six presents the June event in our “Dinner With Friends” monthly charity event series benefiting the Jose Andres foundation World Central Kitchen. Our guest bartender on July 30th is writer and cocktail enthusiast Warren Bobrow. Warren is a five time author on all things cocktails and is a contributing writer for such notable publications as Saveur and Forbes Magazine.
Date:
Monday, July 30th, 2018 5 Course Cocktail and Food Pairing Dinner
320 East Chapel Hill Street Durham, NC, 27701
Starts promptly at 6:30pm. Cost: $95 per person plus gratuity and taxes
Payment will be collected at the end of the dinner.
Advance registration is required. Please reserve seats by clicking button below. Seating is limited.
Please feel free to call us or email at finedrinking@alleytwentysix.com.
Dinner With Friends Menu – Warren Bobrow
Course 1
Gin and Basil Punch
Crispy Boquerones
Grilled Watermelon, Pickled Watermelon Rind, Black Olive, Arugula, Lime
Course 2
Gin, Creme de Cassis, Tonic, Roasted Grapefruit Juice, Soda, Fino Sherry Float
Fluke Crudo
Citrus, Fennel, Soy, Ginger, Thai Chili, Radish, Mint
Course 3
Rye, Muddled Roasted Peach, Tonic, Soda, Celery Bitters
Confit of Duck Leg
Sweet Corn Puree, Spinach, Fingerling Potato, Bacon Lardons, 63° Egg
Course 4
Bourbon, Averna, Orange Wedge, Chocolate Bitters
Herb Crusted Lamb Chops
Polenta Cake, Charred Heirloom Tomato Salsa, Pickled Red Onion, Rosemary Jus
Course 5
Egg Cream
Banana Pudding Parfait
Vanilla Wafer Cookie, Chocolate Ganache, Whipped Cream, Bruleed Banana
Cloudious 9 by Hydrology 9WARREN BOBROW: IPHONE X
This uniquely chunky, light saber looking device is going to revolutionize the art of smoking medical cannabis. Within the smoothly formed, hefty build of borosilicate glass, aircraft grade aluminum, and finely polished stainless steel lays inner workings that include a ceramic heating chamber and the above mentioned high heat glass. There are parts that securely snap on by powerful magnets and everything has a utilitarian feel of the finest workmanship. Each finely manufactured section is built with extreme care by talented and inquisitive engineers who have tested and retested the Hydrology 9 for perfection. This is no ordinary smoking device! It is a nerd’s way of bringing a very specific, Star Wars Light Saber looking technology to the friendly simplicity of smoking your favorite strain of cannabis. (Or even finely minced tobacco, should you desire) A puff of healing vapor becomes cooled by fluid dynamics. How does this work? It’s pretty basic although the technical engineering of the device precludes a flow-chart, so don’t ask! The Cloudious 9 will change the way you imbibe cannabis, forever! You can really taste the fine Terpenes of the cannabis flowers. Lush. Gorgeous. Pure. Friendly. Elegant? Absolutely!
Have you toyed with the thought of adding cannabis to your cocktails? Now that many states in the U.S. have legalized some form of marijuana use, the conversation about mixing alcohol and cannabis is more important than ever.
Before you mix up a cannabis-infused cocktail, there are a few things you should know. This is not a matter that should be taken as casually as the average cocktailor smoking a joint.
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Cannabis Farm FlowerPHOTOGRAPHER: ALBERT FLORES COURTESY OF CALIFORNIA BUD CO
A rather fat hand rolled-cone stuffed with the California Bud Company strain named Cookies was just passed my way with a knowing smile. I knew at that very moment, encapsulated in that slowly burning cherry at the tip, was more than just mere enlightenment. Inside this perfectly crafted cone contained their namesake product, the most wonderful cannabis, hand-tended and sunshine grown. It was, quite simply; “Cultivated Happiness.” There was deep love and his company’s cannabis grower’s passion spilling out of the spiraling smoke. This experience was way more than just another perfect Cali-type moment in time. Buckets of bountiful California sunshine came spilling out of each hit of the joint and the timeless Beatles’ song, Blue Jay Way reverberated throughout my sun-drenched memory of the day. A curiously sweet aroma of freshly crushed California coastal grown herbs: rosemary, thyme and sage, enveloped our heads as we gazed out over that endless horizon, purple and red and yellow in color. Sometimes the sky looks like it is even on fire, it’s that kind of place. Los Angeles’ sprawl spilled out over hundreds of square miles under this well-traveled road.
In the first of our digital trading cards series, @WarrenBobrow1 Cocktail Whisperer & Master Mixologist, pairs Cinderella 99 strain by @brosgrimmseeds w/ rye for our Pair-It-Yourself card.
Warren’s amazing cocktail recipes: http://bit.ly/bookW @ArdentCannabis @StockPotImages
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