Tasting Diary:

Throughout the following tastings we will also have Dale DeGroff's Pimento Aromatic Bitters available to taste and purchase.

Wednesday 27th November 2013:

The Whisky Exchange - Vinopolis, London Bridge, SE1
1pm onwards - We will be tasting SW4 London Dry Gin 40% and also the Batch 47%.
We might even have some Combier Kummel with us to make some of our favourite cocktail the 'Silver Bullet'. 

Thursday 28th November 2013:

Amathus Soho - Wardour Street, Soho, W1
5pm onwards - We will be tasting both La Maison Fontaine  Absinthes and Chocolat & Jade Liqueurs Absinthes. We will be offering a special deal on La Maison Fontaine - buy any 2 x 70cl and get a La Maison Fontaine Blanche 20cl FREE of charge.

Friday 29th November 2013:

Gerry's - Old Compton Street, Soho, W1
1pm - 5.45pm - we will be tasting tasting both La Maison Fontaine Absinthes and Chocolat & Jade Liqueurs Absinthes.

Friday 29th November 2013:

City Beverage Company - Old Street, Shoreditch, EC1
 6.45pm - 8.30pm - We will be tasting Jade Liqueurs Perique Tobacco Liqueur, Combier Kummel and Combier l'Original Triple Sec.

Wednesday 4th December 2013:

The Whisky Exchange - Vinopolis, London Bridge, SE1
1pm onwards - We will be tasting Jade Liqueurs Perique Tobacco Liqueur, Combier Kummel and Combier l'Original Triple Sec, Elixir, Royal & La Maison Fontaine Chocolat.

Thursday 5th December 2013:

Gerry's - Old Compton Street, Soho, W1
1pm onwards - SW4 London Dry Gin 40% Batch 47% and Combier Kummel  to make some of our favourite cocktal the 'Silver Bullet'. We will have some other Sip Or Mix Liqueurs with us too...

Friday 6th December 2013:

The Whisky Exchange - Vinopolis, London Bridge, SE1
1pm onwards - We will be tasting tasting both La Maison Fontaine Absinthes & Jade Liqueurs Absinthes.

Tuesday 10th December 2013:

Hedonism Wines - Davies Street, Mayfair, W1
4pm - 8pm - We will be tasting St Nicholas Abbey Unaged,  White Rum and St Nicholas Abbey 10 Year Old Rum.

Tuesday 11th December 2013:

Hedonism Wines - Davies Street, Mayfair, W1
4pm - 8pm - We will be tasting both La Maison Fontaine Absinthes & Jade Liqueurs Absinthes.

Friday 13th December 2013:

City Beverage Company - Old Street, Shoreditch, EC16.45pm onwards - We will be tasting tasting both La Maison Fontaine Blanche Absinthe & Jade Liqueurs Esprit Edouard Absinthe.

Monday 16th December 2013:

The Whisky Exchange - Vinopolis, London Bridge, SE1
1pm onwards - We will be tasting St Nicholas Abbey Unaged, White Rum and St Nicholas Abbey 10 Year Old Rum. We will also have some of the extremely rare St Nicholas Abbey 15 year Old Rum to both sample and purchase.

Friday 20th December 2013:

Gerry's - Old Compton Street, Soho, W1
1pm onwards - We will be tasting both La Maison Fontaine Absinthes & Jade Liqueurs Absinthes.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!

                        

SIP OR MIX - STAND C106

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Here is the full portfolio we'll be exhibiting: (the hyperlinks are to reviews)

SW4 London Dry Gin  & SW4 Batch 47 London Dry Gin

St Nicholas Abbey Unaged, White Rum

St Nicholas Abbey 10 Year Old Rum

Combier Kummel (1880's)

Combier l'Original Triple Sec (1834)

Royal Combier (1920s)

Combier Elixir (1852)

Jade Perique Tobacco Liquer

Jade Nouvelle Orleans Absinthe

Jade 1901 Absinthe

Jade V.S. 1898 Absinthe

Jade Edouard Absinthe

La Maison Fontaine Chocolat

La Maison Fontaine Blanche

La Maison Fontaine Verte

Dale DeGroff's Pimento Aromatic Bitters

We will have many of our Brand Owners on hand throughout the show and several Guest Bar Tenders.

La Maison Fontaine® Chocolat ‘Perfect Serve’

La Maison Fontaine Chocolat perfect serve is chilled over ice with a touch of Maldon sea salt.

The liquid is poured into a tumbler over ice & served with a pinch of salt over the top before being handed to the customer who takes the glass & swirls the contents to dissolve the salt.

 
La Maison Fontaine Chocolat served with a side of grilled orange & chilli salt

La Maison Fontaine Chocolat is served in a Pousse Café glass. The ritual itself is akin to salt, lime & tequila and is a familiar concept for most customers.

The customer firstly licks the back of the hand sprinkles on a pinch of chili salt. They then lick the salt, consume the liquid & eat a slice of the grilled orange.

 Optional: serve with a float of La Maison Fontaine Verte

The salt & chili compliment the sweet rich flavours of La Maison Fontaine Chocolat while also adding another layer of complexity to the drink. The orange, which has had its sugars caramelised during the grilling process, assists in removing any burn from the alcohol due to its natural sugars.

La Maison Fontaine® Verte ‘Perfect Serve’

The Pomtarlier

Refreshing, crisp & moreish, this drink is very quaff-able. The name is a twist on La Maison Fontaine’s hometown Pontarlier.

Ingredients:

35ml La Maison Fontaine Verte 

100ml pomegranate juice 

150ml soda water
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Method:

Add all ingredients into a tall slender glass & filled with cubed ice. Squeeze lime garnish over drink & serve.
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Garnish: 1⁄4 lime wedge

 

La Maison Fontaine and Sip Or Mix are excited to announce the introduction of two new Finest French Absinthe products.

Following the success of the unique multiple award-winning Fontaine Blanche Absinthe, La Maison Fontaine is continuing to forge a path into the realms of originality with the introduction of the unique:

La Maison Fontaine Chocolat (25% ABV, 70cl) – a chocolate absinthe liqueur. Inspired by a handwritten 1920'sCrème de Cacao recipe found in the recipe books of La Maison Fontaine's Pontarlier distillery, the Fontaine Chocolat has a sweet richness combined with apparent notes of absinthe and chocolate, which creates a unique soft liqueur.

The range is completed with the addition of a more traditionally recognisable green absinthe:

La Maison Fontaine Verte (55% ABV, 70cl) - that provides a classic complex floral Verte with rich herbal and peppery notes. A close relative to the World's most awarded blanche absinthe – Fontaine Blanche – characterised by the world famous Pontarlier–grown Grande Absinthe and the natural herbal coloration.

Mark Stringer a Founding Partner commented:

“Our aim has always been to drive a greater understanding of this exceptionally exciting, alluring yet often misunderstood category, but also to create products that offered a volume opportunity for the industry. La Maison Fontaine has established itself a class leader and launching a verte felt like a natural extension but we wanted to go further than that, and push the boundaries with a totally unique offering and opportunity for the industry".

Allan Gage, La Maison Fontaine's tastemaker and owner of Sweet & Chilli bar and Cocktail Consultancy said:

“outside of gin, absinthe is probably the most exciting category in the industry, and after playing around with these products it's unbelievable the versatility that both the Chocolat and Verte offer.

Tom Sodden and I have created signature cocktails and pours we expect to see adopted across the world, but Chocolat in particular has enabled us to develop drinks which are some of the most exciting drinks we have created in the last 5 years”.

  

Sip Or Mix Prize Draw

Happy New Year! 

We have yet to meet a bar tender, brand manager, human being etc. who has not shown a desire to own their very own absinthe fountain. We would love to furnish everyone with one but alas....

So, we've decided on a prize draw, with an Absinthe fountain and a bottle of  La Maison Fontaine as the prize. This fountain is not for your bar but for you to take home and enjoy!

The rules are simple:

1. Just show us you have La Maison Fontaine stocked in your bar.

 (All members of staff are welcome to enter)

If you do not have a bar - simply show that you ordered a La Maison Fontaine (LMF cocktails allowed) when out and about....

Pictures can be posted to:

https://twitter.com/SipOrMix

https://www.facebook.com/SipOrMixLtd

https://www.facebook.com/SipOrMix

or email:

hello@sipormix.com 

There will be additional "Sip Or Mix" prizes for the best photos.

We will also run a draw for Jade with some 20cls as prizes...

Time to get snapping, sipping and mixing....

Draw closes Friday 15th Febuary 2013