Lauren Mote, the global cocktailian for Diageo Reserve, serves up expert tips to drink your cocktail this summer
Q Which alcohols are best suited to make cocktails? What make them so?
That’s a tough one, because no single alcohol can be described as the best to make cocktails; it very much depends on the season, the time, the place and the occasion, as well as your personal tastes and preferences. Right now, as I travel around South America, I love southern spirits, such as tequila and rum. I often drink Don Julio Blanco just on ice or as a Margarita, and I’m happy to finish a meal with some Don Julio 1942.
For me, the Diageo Reserve brands are the perfect selection of spirits, each with outstanding quality, heritage and flavour profile— perfect for cocktails. For example, if I am making an Old Fashioned, I might reach for Zacapa rum, or enjoy a Johnnie Walker Black Highball with fresh coconut water. The possibilities are endless.
Q What have been the most important cocktail trends in the past year? And what trends do you foresee in the coming year?
Cocktail culture is skyrocketing internationally, and with Asia, the Middle East and Latin America now represented on the World’s 50 Best Bars list, the cocktail revolution is spreading around the globe. Bartenders are bringing new ideas, techniques and cultural influences, and the result is a dynamic, fastpaced industry where new concepts are emerging and inspiring people to drink better. It is crucial to understand that emerging trends don’t need to be new, they can be adaptations of past themes—anything that elicits an emotional response and causes action and evolution. We are in an exciting time of communication, education, and expert knowledge, and bartenders are in a better position than ever to implement real change.
This story is from the April 13, 2018 edition of Forbes India.
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