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    • News: St-Remy Authentic French Brandy Tasting

    GX5A8498 GX5A8942 GX5A8939 GX5A8770 GX5A8792 GX5A8886 GX5A9065 GX5A8561 GX5A8683 GX5A8704 GX5A8715 GX5A8744 GX5A8654 GX5A8619 GX5A8568 GX5A8508 GX5A8622With over 120 years of brand history, the St-Rémy original distillery was established in France in 1886 in the tiny village of Machecoul near Nantes, an ancient vineyard town which had been growing quality wines for centuries.

    Last week we had the opportunity to taste St-Rémy’s entire range at the recently opened Le Slang restaurant in Montreal. The culinary team at the restaurant is headed by individuals who have graduated from the world-renowned Le Cordon Bleu cooking school, while the head of the bar is Brynley Leach, who is known for his cocktail alchemy. Throughout the night, Le Slang provided St-Remy inspired appetizers that was meant to compliment our drinks.

    We had a chance to chat with Antoine Couvreur from the Maison St-Remy and learn about all the hard work and the extensive creation process of the brandy. He credited the master taster’s acute skills as to why the brandy is at the quality of excellence.

    We particularly enjoyed the new French Honey and A La Creme brandy. The honey brandy is great for mixing and serves well as a liquor, while the A La Creme stands well on its own, especially with some ice. Both are rich in flavour and you can tell that the master taster is exceptional at her job.

    The night continued with a tasting of St-Rémy inspired cocktails made by Gabrielle Panaccio from Proxibar and Brynley Leach. We enjoyed a brandy sour with a dash of curry, a hot apple cider that was cooled down with an apple slice frozen with liquid nitrogen, and A La Creme dessert cocktail topped with a cherry and whipped cream.

    Thank you Le Slang and St-Rémy for a wonderful evening!

    If you want to try out some of the drinks we enjoyed here are the recipes:

    Back to basics

    • 1 1/2 oz St-Rémy
    • 1 oz fresh lime juice
    • 1 oz curry syrup from Le Lab
    • 2 dashes of roasted pecan bitter
    • 1 dash egg white
    Le forêt Noir

    • 1 dash of cherry bitter
    • 1 oz cherry brandy
    • 1 1/2 oz St-Rémy à la crème
    • 1 oz cream 35%
    • 2 tbsp chocolate powder
    • 1/2 oz water

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