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Category : General
Bindu Nirula : What do u mean by brew ?
Shatbhi : The verb `brew' is a process of extracting flavours and colour from a substance by immersing it in boiling liquid. example tea, coffee, mulled wine. A brew - the noun - means a liquid that has been brewed like tea, coffee. Beer is an example of a fermented brew.
Category : Shelf Life
Mike : Hpnotiq is a blend of premium vodka, fine cognac, and natural tropical fruit juicies. Do you think an unopened bottle should be kept refrigerated, and what is its shelf life ?
Shatbhi : Hello. As long as it is unopened, it's fine outside. Once opened too, it will stay fine for a while, but I would recommend keeping it refrigerated to maintain finer flavours which tend to dissipate and sometimes even break up.
Category : Smart Drinking
Bobo : Hi, i haven't been drinking for very long and i used to be able to chug a whole cup of pure Absolut but after i got pissed at a party i couldn't drink and i get nauseous just by smelling vodka... do u have any tips or anything you can give me to help me drink again ?
Shatbhi : Just give youself a break and start drinking slowly. Very little vodka over lots of ice drowned in lots of coke, lemonade, tonic, juice. Preferably use a flavoured vodka like smirnoff/absolut orange/mandarin, finlandia lime, cranberry..... if all vodkas make you sick, it could be a psychological aversion so switch to bacardi or tquila for a while, drinking small quantities in the way suggested. Hope it works.
Category : General
Rajat Verma : I would like to set up a non alcoholic mocktail bar in Lucknow. Can u suggest a book or place where i can find recipes and places where i can buy the ingredients nearest to lucknow ?
Shatbhi : Hi. There aren't too may good books on mocktails. Your best bet is to find a good f&b consultant or talk to an f&b manager at one of the good hotels in Lucknow and get their inputs. Some products would be available locally in Lucknow like crushes and syrups. Imported bar syrups could be sourced from Delhi. Look out for Monin on the net.
Category : General
Shainy : How to control pilferage and costs in a bar ?
Shatbhi : Get yourself a good inventory control system (berg) and software, get good bartenders, pay them well so they don't feel tempted to cheat. Also get a good manager and be involved yourself with operations.
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