Sag Harbour’s Sen is garnering a lot of interest these days thanks to the exclusive Cointreau Pearls that it’s offering on the menus. The pearls, we are told, are made only with a special kit designed by French mixologist Fernando Castellon and there are only 20 of these so far in the US. So, you can well imagine the popularity pertaining to its exclusivity.

They call this process of making the booze pearls ’spherification’. It was specially designed for Cointreau keeping in mind its unique natural sugar content and pH level. The result is often referred to as Cointreau caviar, which is what the pearls remind you of. Also, no chemicals are used for this little magic in your cocktail and so no tastes are altered. Only Evian and a sphere gel are used.

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Celebrations always commence with the finest bubbly but when it comes to getting wild for no reason at all, then you should be handing out the tequila. For those special wild nights, you need something real special and things can’t get any better than Gran Patrón Burdeos.

This double distilled tequila is what you require if you’re ready to spend out the bucks for a big night. Matured in American and French barrel for at least a year, the Gran Patrón Burdeos is a dark tequila with a unique flavour. The liquid is trapped in a beautiful unleaded crystal bottle and cork finished with a crystal bee stopper. For $740, the Gran Patrón Burdeos tequila will be yours with a specially designed corkscrew. The ensemble comes packed in a crafted box of Black Walnut further adorned with a layer of suede.

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Tired of cheap supermarket liquor? Not anymore. There is a soon-to-be released miracle machine for all those of you who want to sip on quality spirits without having to spend too much. A creation of Dragons Den veteran and entrepreneur Casey Jones, this wonderful gadget comes at a neat price of 350 pounds.

Claims are that this ice-bucket look alike can turn any cheap booze into a bottle of vintage in just 30 minutes. The space-age ultrasound technology behind has garnered a lot of interest. Leisure chain Hotel Du Vin is even in talks about promoting the working title ‘Ultrasonic Wine Ager’.

There is yet another plus point that this wine ager has. It eliminates chances of a hangover. Because of the chemical changes occurring, the alcohol becomes easily absorbable by the kidneys. By the way, Jones has also tried the gadget on orange juice. Not only the juice was fresher but it even looked brighter.

A very attractive product that shall pull all restaurants, bars, pubs, hotels and home brewers like a magnet!
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