Beauty and the Beast cocktails

Beauty & the Beast

Elegant meets rustic in this version of the classic tale

As the fairy tale goes the beautiful young woman Belle is taken prisoner by a Beast who in reality is a prince cursed to inhabit a hideous form reflecting his own previous cruelty. In the Disney version of the classic tale the curse is represented by an enchanted withering rose. By finding true love, despite his ugliness, the prince can break the curse, but only before the withering rose loses all its petals.

Belle
Enjoy the beautiful withering rose in the form of a light, elegant and floral cocktail served in a glass bell.

Belle - Beauty and the Beast cocktailIngredients:
5 cl No.52 botanical aquavit
1 bsp raspberry syrup
1 bsp white balsamic vinegar
Fentiman’s rose lemonade

Served over rock ice with some organic rose petals in a wine glass. Top with Fentiman’s rose lemonade. Stir to mix. Garnish with the organic rose from which you picked the petals.

The Beast
Challenge the Beast and its fangs by owning this rustic, powerful and bitter cocktail.

The Beast - a Beauty and the Beast cocktailIngredients:
3 cl Taffel aquavit
2 cl Coffee infused Pedro Ximenez sherry*
1 dash of orange bitters
Fever Tree Tonic

Build over rock ice, topped with tonic and a discarded orange twist. Garnished with a Tistel.

*Infuse the sherry with two table spoons of good coffee beans for an hour and strain.

Beauty and the Beast cocktail couple

Serve Belle and the Beast together to complete the narrative.

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Thomas Klem Andersen
I believe that true mastery eventually leads to original creation given the right conditions. I love creative cocktails that push the limits of flavor pairing. But I can't deny I have a personal preference for whisky and love everything that is clear and stirred.