Given the versatility and popularity of softly fragrant, sweet vanilla, Bob was surprised that a vanilla bitters product didn’t exist already and, so, set out to create one resulting in a liquid that offers an inimitable smoky vanilla flavour.
Combine bitters and orange peel with a splash of water to the bottom of a rocks glass. Use a muddler (or the bottom of a wooden spoon) to crush the sugar with the peel until the sugar has dissolved. Add ice cubes (1 large cube is best, if you have it!), and pour the bourbon over the ice into the glass. Stir for a few seconds, then garnish with a vanilla bean or wedge of orange.
A great summer wine… elegant and a fine balance of lighter fruit and delicate acidity with a nice dry finish. Very drinkable with or without food. A nice change from our usual unoaked French Chardonnay
It is a great wine to drink. Always great to taste a fabulous chardonnay. Hope you can bring the Domaine Collotte Chardonnay. It will sell like very well in New Zealand. Please advise when it is available.
For this sort of money you could buy a decent NZ chard....but this wine transcends you to a small village to the east of the Rhone on a balmy summers night...once you have been there you will want to go back again and again