Bangkok--9 Jan--Plaza Athenee Bangkok, A Royal Meridien
The Glaz Bar invites highball lovers to explore some of the rarer and more exclusive possibilities presented by the classic gin and tonic cocktail combination during a special season from January through March 2014.
Highballs are essentially cocktails comprising a base spirit blended with a larger proportion of non-alcoholic mixer. Commonly referred to as a "G & T", gin and tonic is simply a highball made with gin and tonic water poured over ice. Almost invariably it is garnished with a dash of bitters or a slice of fresh lemon.
However, many different permutations are possible and it is the pleasure of The Glaz Bar’s expert mixologists to offer 10 very distinctive variations that fully justify the famous aperitif’s particular popularity.
Devotees of G&Ts can not only explore some very different super premium gins but varieties of mixers and bitters.
Priced at THB 350, the possibilities range from Martin Millers gin distilled from Icelandic glacier water to Chase Elegant Gin, the result of pressing, fermenting and distilling organically grown cider apples with wild botanicals. Other names that will only be familiar to the keenest connoisseurs of gin include London No, a mellow and elegant gin with citrus, Earl Grey tea and bergamont notes, and Monkey 47, a luxury gin combining Black Forest herbs and berries with exotic Asian botanicals.
All mixers are of the premium Fever Tree brand, including three different kinds of tonic water and a bitter lemon.
As for the bitters, an assortment of orange, lemon, grapefruit and celery versions are offered.
First introduced by the army of the British East India Company in 1808 over two centuries ago, Gin + Tonic continues to be particularly suited to consumption in warmer climes. There will be no more conducive setting in which to explore its attractions that at Plaza Athénée, a Royal Méridien’s sophisticated yet sociable Glaz Bar located on leafy Wireless Road.
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