A Seasonal Sour From A Scientific Bartender

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - 14:00 in Mathematics & Economics

A Flavor Map of the Somerset Sour This is a scientific map of the aromatic journey you experience as you drink a Somerset Sour, from sweet blue sugar to green hay. See it bigger! from Drinks by Tony ConigliaroThe creations of this London bartender are among the tastiest marriages of art and science. In his new book, he reveals some secrets. At 69 Colebrooke Row, his bar in London, Tony Conigliaro serves understated, finely balanced cocktails that taste so effortless you can hardly tell they've been through rotary evaporators, centrifuges, and the like on their way to your palate. His brand-new book, Drinks, gives an elegant insight into how some of his greatest effects are achieved. As with many another modern cookbook that has a lengthy list of equipment in the back, not every reader is going to have the gear or inclination to follow all of Conigliaro's deep-in-the-lab recipes entailing...

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