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How to make a Daiquiri on holiday (because you can't get a good one delivered to your room)

Dial room service and ask for 2 Cocktail glasses and a shaker (if your room is unlucky enough not to already have them) along with some ice and whole limes. Once it all arrives chill down your glasses with plenty of ice. It's hot on holiday after all.

Squeeze 1 part of fresh lime juice (we used the cap of our cocktail shaker as a measure but you can use anything of a similar size)

White sugar is best

Sweeten to taste. You're looking for that magical balance between sweet and sour. Try 1 packet of sugar per lime (2 limes if you're in India) as a starting point

Add 2 parts of white rum, Pampero in this case, to your shaker

Fill the shaker with plenty of ice

Find a beautiful bikini clad girl to shake it for you
 

Strain into your chilled glass and enjoy by your private pool

Or on the balcony overlooking the beach

World Class India The Cocktails - Part 3

Ketel-Roz-Ka-One

by Tenzin Lhagoe

Photo by Kunal Kampani

Glass Old Fashioned

Method Shake all ingredients with cubed ice and strain into a glass filled with crushed ice

Ingredients
45ml Ketel One vodka
12 Fresh mint leaves
30ml Fresh Organic lime juice
30ml Homemade Cinnamon Syrup
60ml Fresh Pomegranate Juice  

SWY

by Ashok Kumar from Marriott, Hyderabad

Photo by Kunal Kampani

Glass Cocktail
Method Muddle fruit and ginger then shake all ingredients and double strain into a chilled glass
Ingredients 
45ml Ketel One vodka
15ml Grand Marnier
One cup of fresh pomegranate 
1 Kaffir lime leaf
3 small pieces of lemongrass
1 small piece of ginger 

World Class India - The Cocktails Part 2

Bacon Maria

by Dibyendu Chaki from Someplace Else, Park Hotel, Kolkata

 

 

Photo by Kunal Kampani

 

Glass Old Fashioned
Method Shake all ingredients with cubed ice and strain into a chilled glass
Ingredients
60ml Ketel One infused with Bacon Fat
15ml Sherry
15ml Pressed Lime Juice
60ml Assorted Vegetable Juice (Tomato, Carrot, Ginger, Celery)
Rim
Balsamic Reduction with Homemade Celery Salt


Love Triangle
by Dibyendu Chaki from Someplace Else, Park Hotel, Kolkata

Photo by Kunal Kampani

Glass Terracotta jar
Method Shake all ingredients with cubed ice and strain into the chilled terracotta jar
Indredients
50ml Ketel One vodka
10ml Absinthe
10ml Lagavulin 16
7.5ml Homemade 'Gulkand'
1 Barspoon 'Chaman Bahar' Infused Fennel
15ml Freshly pressed lime juice
 

World Class India - The Cocktails Part 1

I have some good days at work and some great days at work. Hosting the Diageo Reserve World Class India Finals for the 2nd time was one of the greatest days. Over the next few posts I'll be posting cocktails by some of the finalists and prove that India is well and truly World Class!

Sequel Eighteen 42 

by Devender Seghal from Ellipsis Mumbai

Glass Highball
Method Dry shake, add ice, get someone else to shake until their arms fall off. Strain into a chilled glass and top with soda
Indgredients
45ml Tanqueray No.TEN
20ml St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur
30ml Heavy cream flavoured with homemade vanilla syrup
3 Drops Orange Blossom Water
1 Egg white
30ml Freshly squeezed lemon & lime juice (50:50 mix)
Splash of soda water

Golden Age

by Devender Seghal from Ellipsis

Glass Old Fashioned

Method Stir all ingredients with cubed ice and strain into a glass filled with fresh ice

Ingredients

50ml Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve

15ml Taylors 10yo Port

7.5ml Drambuie

1 Barspoon Homemade Spice syrup

2 Dashes The Bitter Truth Aromatic Bitters

Packing for a Resort Getaway Part 2: The Lady's Perspective

I thought Tim was joking when he laid down his one rule for this trip. Only one carry-on bag between two of us. I laughed off the ludicrous suggestion and asked him to please help me in retrieving my own bag from the top of the armoire. Not successful. So here we are off on our first international holiday together sharing one teensy bag. Deep breathes. I reassure myself I have packed for dozens of holidays abroad and it’s time I put my Tetris skills to test anyways.

So what do you pack when you have half of teensy?  

Swimmers: If only for the fact that pulling on a wet bikini gives me the heebie jeebies, bring a few bathing suits. Look for tops that won’t give you funky tan lines. I cannot even fathom how funny my tan line would have been if I stuck to my white, one shoulder piece the entire trip. 

Clothing: Make the most out of what you pack. If you stick to one colour, everything will automatically match with everything else. White is always a safe bet when it comes to beaches and brunches. Maxi dresses that can be worn alone or paired with tank tops and buttons ups as converted maxi skirts are also a person favourite.  

Travel Esstentials: baby wipes, chapstick, Airborne.  Flight or no flight, never do I leave home without these.

Bits and Baubles: If you cannot live without it, then stick to one set of jewellery. My Puerto Rican bangles and pearl studs made the trip, but only because I wore them on the plane making stylish travelling and space saved. 

Fragrances: Pack a new, sample size vial of perfume.  Citron de Vigne by Fresh was perfect for the setting and made the cut as a eau de parfum for day or night. Since scent memory is so strong I am looking forward to using it later on and being transported back to the paradise of the W Retreat, Koh Samui for a moment.

 

Skin Prep: I checked into what the resort provided in advance. Sounds a bit crazy, but I was trying to prove I could pack without over packing. Since the W provides Bliss products, I knew I could leave most of the essentials at home. Faceblock, sunscreen, night moisturizer and eye cream did make the cut.

First Aid: Someone may have chuckled at my baggie full of odomos, after-bite, tylenol, throat lozenges, and vicks vapor rub, but guess what? We used each of these. Travel sized saviours.

Shoes: Leave your fussy shoes at home. You need a holiday, not your stilettos. While my original list included a pair of 5 inch black platform stilettos, I settled for two pairs of summer sandals and a pair of nude, versatile wedges. My feet thanked me later. 

Happy packing!