I-Vodka noma i-gin: yikuphi okungcono ekwenzeni i-lychee martinis?

Njengoba isimo sezulu sifudumala, sekuyisikhathi sokulungisa iziphuzo zasehlobo eziqabulayo, futhi ukwenza i-martini yasezindaweni ezishisayo ngokuqinisekile kuyindlela ephelele yokunqoba ukushisa kwehlobo. Uma ukhetha ukunambitheka okucebile kwe-lychee, ungase ube nesikhathi esinzima sokunquma ukuthi i-gin noma i-vodka ihambisana kangcono nalesi sidlo. Ukuze uthole iresiphi ye-lychee martini engcono kakhulu, i-Daily Food ixoxisane noNicholas Dukes, i-bartender ePechanga Resort Casino.
“I-Gin ihambisana kahle ne-lychee kuma-cocktail ngoba iveza amanothi emifino nezimbali ze-lychee,” kusho uDukes. “Cabanga ngakho: i-asidi enuka kamnandi ye-gin igcwalisa amanothi e-herbaceous e-juniper ku-gin.” Iresiphi ye-gin martini yakudala idinga u-76ml we-gin kanye ne-vermouth eyomile ukuze unambitheke. Ukuze wenze i-lychee martini, ungasebenzisa isilinganiso esingu-1:1 se-gin ku-lychee liqueur, noma ungeze ijusi le-lychee kuresiphi ekhona ye-gin martini. Zama ukwengeza u-30ml wejusi le-lychee elikheniwe, bese ulungisa inani ukuze livumelane nokunambitheka kwakho.
Ukwengeza i-lychee kuma-cocktail kungenye yezindlela ezingu-14 zokujabulela le mifino. Ngaphandle kwe-martinis, uDukes uphinde atuse: “Zama ukwengeza i-lychee simple syrup ku-gin ne-tonic yendabuko kanye nokucindezela ikhukhamba kanye ne-lime ukuze uthole isiphuzo sasehlobo esiqabulayo nesicebile esikhumbuza izikhathi zokuphumula e-spa.”
Awuyithandi i-gin? Akunankinga. Umthengisi we-bartender uNicholas Dukes uyasiqinisekisa ukuthi i-vodka ne-lychee nazo zihambisana kahle. “I-Vodka iyisiphuzo esingenamsoco esilula ukusixuba,” kuchaza uDukes. “Ukunambitheka kwayo kufihlwa kalula yiphunga elimnandi lamapheya, ama-citrus, kanye nama-strawberry amancane ku-lychee, okwenza umoya ube ngcono.”
UDukes uncoma inguqulo eguquliwe ye-lemon martini: i-vodka-lychee martini. “Ngokuxuba i-lychee ne-vodka, i-orange liqueur, kanye nejusi likalamula elisanda kucindezelwa, ungakha i-martini enambithekayo nekhangayo.” Uma usuvele wazi ukuthi ungayenza kanjani i-martini ekhaya, okudingeka ukwenze nje ukuthenga amabhodlela ambalwa e-lychee ukuze ulungele ihlobo. Uma ungenazo izinto zokubhaka ebha, ungathenga kalula ikhithi ku-Amazon bese uqala ukuba yingcweti yamakhono akho okupheka ebha ekhaya.