This is Goldschläger and Champagne.

Goldschläger is a Swiss cinnamon schnapps with 43.5% alcohol by volume (ABV) and visible flakes of gold. The gold flakes are made from 24 carat gold that has been beaten into wafer-thin sheets by gold-leaf makers. A one-liter bottle contains around 13 milligrams (0.20 grains) of gold.

The gold flakes from Goldschläger and the bubbles from Champagne make quite a display!

Used some spicy pomegranate juice (Dabur’s Real brand from India), pomegranate flavored vodka (Smirnoff), a bit of orange liqueur and a couple of drops of lime juice.

Zacapa 23. This is a mix of rums aged between 6 years and 23 years.

Like I mentioned while in Guatemala, I have a renewed respect for aged rum.

Changed up the smoking apparatus. Instead of a fan to push in the smoke to the glass, went with a simple smoker that sits on the glass.

Also learnt another thing. I am terrible at filling the lighter from a butane can!

Atlanta is going to have a few days of real cold (by Atlanta standards) weather. The minimum will be 13 deg F (-10.5 deg C) for a few days. Like Captain Haddock of TinTin (remember his Loch Lomond brand?), I pulled out something to keep me warm – a special gift from Abhijit and Sonali Sanyal – a Bunnahabain Islay Single Malt. This is a special edition made for the The Coterie club (of which they are members).

Lychee juice with Mutiny vodka that I got from St. Croix

Done the old James Bond style except with mostly Indian ingredients … Jaisalmer Gin, Smoke Lab Vodka and Lillet Blanc!

Rye Whiskey, Green Chartreuse and Apple Brandy.

As Juan Fernandez, the beverage director at The Ballantyne (Charlotte, NC) says – “This is the cocktail you have after a really good week at work. Or a really bad one!”