Blue Riband (Local Gin of Diners)
Dava Night is upon us! Indian classic gin with lime and soda
Description
Historic domestic gin seen most at Indian local liquor stores/diners. Modest botanical aroma; the style is simply diluting with lime/soda washing down with spice dishes.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Gin
- Carbonated water
- Lime
- Ice
- Salt
Instructions
- [For
- Servings/Ingredients] 90ml Blue Riband (Gin), 300ml strong carbonated water (or tonic water),
- fresh lime, massive ice, salt pinch.
- At a bustling Indian diner (Dhaba), pack rugged ice brimmingly into thick glass cups placed on a plastic table.
- Pour 45ml (between small/large peg) each 'glug-glug' of 'Blue Riband', India's long-loved gin, by eye without measuring cup.
- When the sharp gin aroma suited for tropical climates rises, forcefully squeeze halved fresh lime tight, tossing the peel directly into the glass.
- Instantly pour freshly uncapped strong carbonated water until almost overflowing, stirring roughly just once 'clink' from bottom with muddler.
- Lift the sweating glass, chugging it throat-rumblingly right after biting greasy mutton curry or spicy Chicken Tikka. Gin's refreshing alcohol feel and lime acidity instantly reset mouth's spice heat—Indian men's unadorned evening drink.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
None
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Gordon's or Beefeater (as standard gin sub)
Pairing
Mutton Curry、Chicken Tikka、Peanuts
Trivia
[Hardcore] Absolute legend occupying Indian liquor store (wine shop) shelves long before recent craft gin booms. Rather than enjoying premium botanicals, its clear vodka-like alcohol feel is excellently designed as 'ultimate meal-accompaniment liquor' that won't fight no matter how quirky the Indian dish.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Drinking] Sink 'sliced green chilies' and 'black salt' into glass instead of lime, throwing back as a spicy dry Gin & Tonic while sweating!
Allergen
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