Japan
You'll never guess where the alchemist went back to this week. Well yes... as the name suggests, in Turkey!
Well no, we are clearly in Japan because the country is increasingly recognized for its exploits in the field of spirits, particularly in terms of whisky.
So as usual we said... let's dare the impossible, let's try a culture collision where our very popular CØYØT was combined with different exotic ingredients to make a Québécøl-Japøn fusion. Prepare your mouth, heune, we're going to make it travel (just your mouth... you stay here, for the price of the tickets we can just bring mouths).
So for your Japønøl you will need:
-2 oz of our mysterious CØYØT
-1/2 ounce of agave nectar (in case of crisis, take maple syrup, we won't tell anyone)
-3/4 ounces of blood orange soda (don't look at me like that, we have that at the grocery store)
-1 slice of Thai chili pepper with seeds removed
-a slice of blood orange (for decoration)
Start by chilling your glass, if you are in Quebec right now you know that you just have to keep it on the windowsill for 2-3 weeks and it will end up being very cold. Take a whisky glass... it looks professional and it impresses the visitors.
Crush your pepper gently with the cocktail spoon... make it ceremonial once again to put on a great show for your guests... if you are alone, do it in front of the mirror while maintaining the gaze of the guy/girl opposite.
Next... combine the juices. Add the CØYØT , agave nectar and blood orange soda to the glass. Add some ice if you want to keep it really cold.
Stir it gently and sensually as if you knew what you were doing, if you are alone in front of the mirror this is when you wink at the person in front of you (for the pros you can also bite your lower lip slightly). Don't stir too much so as not to dilute too much.
Enjoy your Japønøl!
If you really want to make the ultimate flavor combination, you can definitely find a Japanese whisky at the SAQ, so instead of 2 ounces of CØYØT, reduce that to one ounce and add an ounce of Japanese whisky.