There’s a lot to like about Showerings Cider. For starters, it’s a knock-out within the appears division, tastes completely chic and is bang-on the cash with regards to the rising pattern for ingesting decrease ABV (as a alternative to wine).
It’s additionally extremely versatile. Which is the place its tremendous cool cocktail competitors is available in. Going down throughout London Cocktail Week, it’s your probability to showcase the wonder and class of apples usually and Showerings Cider particularly, natch.
Not that that facet of issues needs to be notably troublesome. Showerings Cider is a favorite in Michelin-starred eating places for a motive. Famous for its agreeable dryness, mild carbonation and refined style, it pairs fantastically with meals. And because of its intelligent mix of three fastidiously chosen vintages, sluggish fermentation and dedication to high quality and craft, Showerings is equally fabulous in cocktails.
In order that’s the bottom sorted, what are the principles of the competitors?
You’re tasked with creating one thing authentic and scrumptious based mostly across the theme of ‘Progress’. Private progress, the expansion of apples, the bartending group – the way you interpret that’s as much as you. The place the principles do are available in is that your cocktail has to pair with one of many many unbelievable chilly dishes on the present menu at Nobu Restaurant, Portman Sq. (see noburestaurants.com/london-portman-square/menus). Oh, and it should embody a minimal, that’s a minimal of 50ml of Showerings Cider used as the bottom components. No Showerings Cider handy? No downside, simply electronic mail sam.haddon@showerings.co.uk, let him know that you just need to enter and he’ll get bottles over to you pronto.
Talking of pronto, you don’t have lengthy. Entries must be in by twenty fifth September as the ultimate takes place at Nobu Restaurant Portman Sq. on Monday seventh October and it’s going to be a goodie. Right here’s the place the highest eight bartenders will get to carry their Showerings Cider cocktail to life in entrance of a panel of judges comprising the legend that’s Peter Dorelli, joined by Sophie Bratt (bar supervisor at Nobu), and us. And we are able to’t wait.
What’s in it for the winner, we hear you cry? It’s a cider-lover’s dream… You and a visitor will spend two nights in superb Somerset, house of Showerings and your keep will absorb a tour of the orchards and mill, a cider training session with Bob Cork (Head Cider Maker of Showerings for 40 years), a tour of an area cheese maker and a scorching air balloon experience over Somerset. And loads of Showerings Cider after all.
Key dates
twentieth September: Register your curiosity
twenty fifth September: Entries shut
twenty seventh September: Finalists introduced
seventh October: Finals
Abstract:
1. E mail sam.haddon@showerings.co.uk to register your curiosity in competing.
2: He’ll ship you full particulars and drop off some Showerings Cider to your creation.
3: Decide one of the Nobu chilly dishes’ to pair your cocktail with.
4: E mail your cocktail to Sam by twenty fifth September.
5: Verify to see in case you are one of many prime eight winners, introduced on twenty seventh September.
Rules:
All cocktail entries have to be submitted by electronic mail to Sam by the tip of Friday twentieth September. The e-mail entries might be judged principally across the idea of ‘Progress’. Your cocktail should comprise a minimum of 50ml of Showerings Cider (as the important thing flavour ingredient). Different alcohols are allowed. A most of six components can be utilized, excluding garnish. Do-it-yourself components are allowed and inspired. Working sustainably and ethically is on the coronary heart of Showerings, please bear this in thoughts when creating your recipe. There might be eight finalists and one winner. On the remaining you’ll be requested to create three serves of your cocktail (10 minutes prep, 6 minutes presenting).
To be taught all about Showerings Cider, see showeringscider.co.uk
Want inspiration?
Jerry Thomas’ included eight cider-based libations in his Bartenders Information: How To Combine Drinks or A Bon Vivant’s Companion ranging in fashion from a Cider Punch and an Apple Toddy to Basic Harrison’s Egg Nog – and that was in 1862. The Savoy Cocktail Ebook options an Apple Jack Rabbit, which in flip impressed the late Sasha Petraske’s Apple Jack cocktail. Extra not too long ago, apple and pear cider seems in Agostino Perrone’s French75-inspired Bubble Leaf. Comply with their lead an go create one thing to do your self and Showerings Cider proud.
