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BKC’s The Good Wife to host 2nd essay of London Calling (G&T) Festival
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Tuesday, 17 July, 2018, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Our Bureau, Mumbai
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The Good Wife, at Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), will host the second essay of London Calling (G&T) Festival, a celebration of gin and tonic in India, from noon onwards between July 17 and August 10, 2018. The menu at the event, which will be held in association with leading gin brand Beefeater, will be curated by cocktail king Dimi Lezinska.
The menu includes gin and tonics such as The Ballygunge, The East India Club, The Folk Moot, The Boudicca, The Nightingale. These will be paired with appetizers like Artichoke Bruschetta, Salmon Carpaccio, Asparagus and Parma Ham Salad with Harissa Mayo, Main Course like Ratatouille Filo Parcel, Calamari in Saffron Sauce, Grilled Prawns Al Ajillo. The desserts include Salted Caramel Crème Brulee, Vanilla Panna Cotta or Tiramisu.
It redefines the use of Indian tonic waters by using tonics with prevailing ingredients, such as shrubs, flowers, herbs, bitters, vegetables, fruits and natural cane sugar, each of which are made with unique methods to ensure the freshness and subtleties of the botanicals, which are protected, thereby taking it back to its origins and establishing the healing powers of each ingredient used therein.
They also have special G&T cocktails like Breakfast Martini (which is a mix of Beefeater Gin, Triple Sec, Fresh Lemon Juice, Orange Marmalade, Garnished with a Dehydrated Orange Zest) and Try the Royal Wedding (which is a mix of Beefeater Gin, Orange Curacao, Yuzu Juice, Vanilla, Egg White, Martini Prosecco and more).
“London is a very special place for me and I am very proud to bring some of the elements that make this city a great cocktail destination through our second edition of celebrating Gin through London Calling by Beefeater. Thanks to the success of our first edition, we have decided to curate, for the Good Wife patrons, an another very special chance to appreciate tasty gin and tonics and London-inspired cocktails prepared by the talented team of Good Wife bartenders,” said Lezinska.
The gin will be paired with Svami Tonic, a Mumbai-based artisanal tonic water with just the right amount of bittersweet (and half the calories of Schweppes). Both of its variants (Classic and Grapefruit) bring out the botanicals in Beefeater, instead of masking them with sugar, and are already pouring steadily at some of the best bars in Mumbai.
Not many know that tonic, owing to the wonders of quinine and British soldiers’ struggle to adapt to Oriental climates, is a drink which had its beginnings here in India. The origin of the Indian tonic water was when the British Army in India, in an attempt to ward off malaria, mixed Malabar’s Secret quinine with sugar and carbonated water.
The Good Wife’s reintroduction of Indian tonics will let patrons rediscover the goodness of tonic, which traces its roots to the time of Ayurveda, and get them to appreciate their new favourite beverage.
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