{"id":1549,"date":"2023-10-24T03:59:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2023\/10\/24\/a-thousand-cocktails-in-a-bottle\/"},"modified":"2024-06-29T10:39:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-29T02:39:44","slug":"a-thousand-cocktails-in-a-bottle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/a-thousand-cocktails-in-a-bottle\/","title":{"rendered":"A THOUSAND COCKTAILS IN A BOTTLE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Under the cloudless blue sky, by the tranquility Aegean Sea, this is Greece \u2013 cradle of western civilization.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Under the cloudless blue sky, by the tranquility Aegean Sea<\/a>, this is Greece \u2013 cradle of western civilization. A nation full of culture, history, art and an unique creation called Metaxa.Created by Spyros Metaxa in 1888, the name Metaxa means silk in Greek which represents one of its unique character of smoothness.<\/p>\n

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To celebrate 130 years of Metaxa, Leo Robitschek \u2013 lead bartender from The NoMad bar, Nomad hotel, New York joins us for this special occasion and reveals five cocktails inspired by the land of warm sun, soft breeze and sanctuary aromas in a magical setting through the Cyclades.<\/p>\n

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COCKTAILS TAKING THE CULINARY EXPERIENCE TO THE NEXT LEVEL<\/strong><\/p>\n

Where do you usually get inspirations from creating new cocktails?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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For us, it\u2019s important for every cocktail to tell stories. All cocktails are def initely rooted on classics, but we\u2019ve used a lot of modern ways, either kitchen techniques<\/a> or ingredients to generate more flavors.<\/p>\n

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We really get inspired a lot by New York and four seasons, so we change menu 4 times a year for every season. For us, every drink should have sort of seasonality on it, either from the ingredients or memories.<\/p>\n

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For me, travel<\/a>ing definitely gives me a lot of inspirations. The roots of the culture, smell of aromas, tastes of food, desserts especially savory ones contribute to a lot of drinks I create.<\/p>\n

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What do you think of Metaxa and what are the stories behind the five drinks you created?<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is actually my 5th time in Greece, I absolutely love how this place awakens my senses in an unexpected way every time I visit. When first tasted the 12 Star Metaxa and learnt it\u2019s story, I was very amazed by how smooth and intense the spirit was given its ingredients.<\/p>\n

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A lot of cocktails are culinary-driven and that\u2019s inspired me to put the ingredients that reminds me of Greece to mix cocktails. Needless to say its unique combination of Muscat Wine and Mediterranean botanic extracts already give you many layers on its own. Metaxa is like a cocktail on its own and a magic ward for us bartenders to whip out as many di\ufb00erent receipts as we want.<\/p>\n

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