Welcome back to another episode of the Bring a Bottle Podcast by Aidy and Helena, and welcome to the first official podcast companion article. Here’s a quick rundown of some of the things we’re chatting about this week and some extra information for the curious among yourselves.
Make sure to listen to the full podcast so you can catch up on all this and more either via the player below or Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify!
What’s In The Glass?
This week, Helena and Aidy are enjoying a lovely bottle of Dark Horse Chardonnay 2018 (cue horse braying noises here)! This Chardonnay is tasted 100 times before being bottled so it’s refined down to a T. It hits three points especially: a butteriness (otherwise known as Diacetyl), a caramel mellowness, and a crisp nectarine finish. An affordable and incredibly tasty Californian Chardonnay, this rare occurrence is not to be missed!
Helena’s Infinity Bottle - Crime or Not?
What’s an Infinity Bottle we hear you cry! Well, in the whisky world an Infinity Bottle (also known as a living bottle or solera) is a personal blend of whisky made by YOU! It often begins with the stubborn dregs of unfinished whisky bottles that need somewhere to go, which it seems is what Helena has been using it for! But is this a crime? Check out the podcast to see how she has made hers!
Aidy’s Hard Shakes
Alcoholic versions of non-alcoholic beverages have been around for a long time now (Irish coffee anyone?), but have you ever heard of an alcoholic milkshake? Aidy treated us to a story about some ‘hard shakes’ he’s discovered recently - and we think they sound pretty good.
Want to make your own? Here’s a quick recipe for your very own Hard Shake:
Oreo Baileys Hard Milkshake:
Ingredients (for one)
280ml (half a pint) vanilla ice cream, slightly softened
3 Oreo cookies
25ml Baileys Irish cream
25ml Vanilla vodka
whipped cream
crushed Oreo for garnish
Method
Add the ice cream, Oreos, Baileys, and vodka to a blender and blend until smooth and creamy. Pour into a glass and garnish with whipped cream and crushed Oreos.
KFC Has A Hotel Suite?
Aidy’s made another crazy discovery this week - a KFC hotel suite? KFC have teamed up with Hotels.com and House of Harland to create a completely KFC themed hotel suite. You’ll be picked up from Kings Cross Station in a classic black Cadillac and driven to the hotel where you’ll be met with a ‘chick-in’ clerk! In your suite you can find a multitude of ‘chick flicks’ and an ominous ‘PRESS FOR CHICKEN’ red button… We assume that it brings the button presser chicken…
In The Kitchen With Aidy
As we all know, Aidy loves his cooking adventures and loves his reductions. This week he’s made a reduction of raspberries and sauternes (French sweet wine)!
In a pan put one pack of raspberries and add 100ml sauternes. Reduce the sauce down and sieve it. This sauce goes perfectly with some chicken liver patê!
That’s just some of what’s in this week’s episode - so tune in to the podcast now!