Indian Chenin Blanc

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Choosing the wine to be served is very important: if your guests are relatively new to wine, serve the fruitier wines and fewer of the dry varieties. Newbies would generally prefer a wine that is not too sweet or too dry, something along the lines of a Sula Chenin Blanc. More experienced wine drinkers generally prefer the dry varieties. A combination of the two is always a good idea!If your guests are well-versed with wine, the best thing is to ask them what wine they prefer.Remember, expensive wine is not necessarily the best wine; your choice of wines must cater to your guests’ palate.

When it comes to serving, as a rule of thumb, red wines are generally served at a temperature of 15 to 17 degrees Celsius. They require to breathe before being served, so you may want to uncork your reds at least an hour before serving them.

White wines must be served chilled, and since the quality of whites diminishes if you keep the bottle open for long, it should ideally be uncorked just before you serve it. Reds should be served in larger glasses to allow ‘breathing’, while whites can be served chilled and in smaller glasses.Remember to pair your food and wine well.

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Vodka: Use only for those drinks where the flavour is dependent mainly on other ingredients like fruits.

Rum:  Rum is sweet, so avoid using too much sugar in your drink. Instead, use lime, mint, or fizzy drinks like ginger ale, soda, etc to counter the sweetness of rum.

Whisky: Scotch doesn’t lend to a cocktail because they are smoky. Use American whiskies like Tennessee or Jack Daniels because they are stored in maple-wood barrels which add sweetness to the whisky. Also, they are made from corn instead of barley making it smoother and easier to mix with other flavours.

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Use only for those drinks where the flavour is dependent mainly on other ingredients like fruits.

Rum:   Rum is sweet, so avoid using too much sugar in your drink. Instead, use lime, mint, or fizzy drinks like ginger ale, soda etc to counter the sweetness of rum.

Scotch doesn’t lend to a cocktail because they are smoky.  Use American whiskies like Tennessee or Jack Daniels because they are stored in maple-wood barrels which add sweetness to the whisky. Also they are made from corn instead of barley making it smoother and easier to mix with other flavours.

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