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Welcome, welcome, welcome back to Tequila & Spirits Magazine. Special thanks to all of our subscribers, followers, and sponsors from around the world. Thank you for your continued support. Inside this issue you’ll find a mixture of articles, such as cuitlacoche exotic food and the michelada beverage drink. We take you to The San Fermin Festival- Running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain; learn about this festival’s history. Check out some of the top expensive drinks around the world. Enjoy it along with the July/August 2019 issue of Tequila and Spirits Magazine. Until next time! Salud Amigos
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P
amplona, Spain: 6-13th July 2019) Made Famous because of the running of the bulls, where the bulls are lead through the streets of the old quarter every morning of the festival lead to the bullring by many celebrators wearing white.
Sanfermin is one of the greatest fiestas in the world. These fiestas should be visited by everyone at least once in the lifetime.
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Enjoy the fiestas of Sanfermin just like the rest of the crowd Many visitors who come to the fiestas of Sanfermin in Pamplona say that they are among the best in the whole world. The reasons why these fiestas rank in practically everybody’s top seven list of fiestas worldwide is that there is a lot of partying, a lot of good vibes and both go on hand-inhand during a lot of hours. In Pamplona, from the opening Txupinazo event on the 6th July, there is room for all kinds of people and those of very different ages can all find their particular corner to have a hell of a good time in.
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Sanfermin is a lot more than just the Running of the Bulls The Running of the Bulls is the bestknown event of the Sanfermin fiestas but it is by no means the only one. There are lots of other ways to enjoy yourself between the 6th and the 14th of July. Even if you have no interest in bulls, you can still enjoy the fiestas to the maximum. There are many people, and indeed, many local people who enjoy the fiestas intensely and who never watch either the Running of the Bulls or the Bullfights.
The fiestas are held in honor of a The fiestas in the Street, the party Catholic saint in the street On his feast day, on the 7th of July, there is an important procession in his honor around the old part of the city of Pamplona. It is to this saint that the runners in the morning Running of the Bulls sing their homily to implore his protection just before the bulls are released onto the streets. However, the partying and other events in fiestas do not have any religious character.
The partying and the fiesta are mainly lived out in the open streets. It is normal to be in the street, to dance in the street, to sing in the street, to talk in the street. To share the street with everyone else. Normally, the weather should be hot in Pamplona in July, and part of the fun is to enjoy this warmth. Besides, there are times when the bars are just too crowded to handle everyone and the people are more comfortable out on the street. Noisy yes, but is important too to respect the neighbors who may be trying to catch up on some sleep.
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Joy and Respect All those who take part in the fiestas do so with these two premises at the forefront. If you come to Sanfermin then you should also share in these values of joy and respect for others, especially respect for all females, and in this way you will get more out of your visit and the whole scene you encounter in fiestas. You are the main protagonist The attractive side of the Sanfermin fiestas lies in the fact that you do not experience the fiestas as a mere onlooker or visitor, but rather you can enjoy it in full active participation, just as the locals do. Could you imagine going to the European Champions Football Final or the Six Nations rugby and being allowed to actually play in the game? In Pamplona, between the 6th and the14th of July this is indeed possible. But it means having to play your part too in order to fully enjoy the Sanfermin fiestas in the same way as everyone else.
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A popular party
A lot of people. Few plans
The people of Pamplona with their own initiatives are a basic ingredient of the fiestas. That is to say, outside of the official program prepared each year by City Hall, there are a large number of other fringe activities organized by neighborhoods, gastronomic clubs, sports clubs as well as some firms such as Kukuxumusu, etc. One essential ingredient of the fiestas is the key role played by the Peña clubs and their brass bands as they liven the streets with their bands and banners.
Pamplona is a relatively small city which more than doubles its number of inhabitants during fiesta days and indeed, triples that number at the weekend or weekends, depending on how the eight days of fiesta fall. It is normal to find people from many parts of the world who have travelled to the fiestas. So don’t keep to a tight schedule or come with a closed mind. Take a laid-back relaxed attitude and let things unfold and for sure you will have some good times. One piece of advice: when you see one of the Peña club brass bands parade on the streets, follow it around for a while.
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The tracks and traces of Hemingway
Guaranteed Health service
Ernest Hemingway signposted the road to Pamplona for many foreign visitors when he published his novel The Sun Also Rises. James Michener also made his contribution with The Drifters. The attractiveness of these books from two such fine writers continues to stimulate many readers to make their way to Sanfermin fiestas. Many places mentioned in these books continue to exist intact and it can be fun to discover them and it could be the perfect excuse to make the trip and search them out.
Access to health service is guaranteed to all. Should you have any physical ailment, you will find treatment for it. Navarra has a good name for its health service both for injuries caused in the Running of the Bulls as well as for any other injury or wound you might get in fiestas. However, if you are from abroad, it is almost sure that they will charge you for the treatment. For that reason, it is worthwhile taking out insurance for your trip that will cover all health issues. One piece of advice, read the small lettering of the insurance policy as some of them might exclude the Running of the Bulls from their coverage and indeed also the fountain jumping which tends to go on in the NavarrerĂa area of Pamplona.
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Human beings discovered the joy of drinking alcoholic drinks in around 10,000 BC. Over the millennia and centuries and decades, they have improved on the alcoholic beverages, until they themselves developed more refined tastes. They also invented varied techniques of making them, for a variety of tastes, colour, flavour, smell, alcohol and content.
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Vieille Bon Secours Ale
Vieille Bon Secours Ale is an artisanal beer by several yields, but the one aged 10 years, with la Brasserie Caulier, a brewery in Péruwelz, 8% alcohol and the flavour of toffee and anise Belgium. At $1,200, a bottle of 12 littles of is the most expensive. the world’s most expensive beer is delivered to the buyer. Since 1995, they have produced
The Winston Cocktail
For $14000 all that you get is a single drink, a cocktail, not even a bottle which can be showed off or kept with you for some special occasions. If you’ve chosen to drink The Winston, all you get is a cocktail – a single mix, concocted by internationally famous bartender Salvatore
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Calabrese, which is a mix of 60ml of Cognac Croizet 1858 Cuvee Leonie, part Chartreuse Viellissement Exceptionellement Prolongé, part Grand Marnier Quintessence, and just a hint of Angostura Bitters, to create this elegant but over-prices cocktail.
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Penfolds Ampoule
This limited edition drink is for the red wine lovers, who prefer red over white. TAt $170,000, it is the most expensive red wine in the market, and comes in a glass blown ampoule which holds Penfolds Block 42 Kalimna Cabernet
1811 Château d’Yquem
The rare, vintage white wine costs a whopping $130,000. Château d’Yquem is a wine producer that has been crafting a multitude of wines since the establishment of its vineyard in 1711 in the Bordeaux region of France. The establishment has survived generations of
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Sauvignon 2004 vintage, enough to fill one whole glass. Only 12 of these have ever been put out in the market, and comes with a wooden case which is designed by Andrew Bartlett, a world-famous furniture craftsman.
owners and operators for 300 years. Of its wines which include Château d’Yquem and Ygrec, the batch produced in 1811 is the most prestigious, having received a perfect 100 by wine connoisseur Robert Parker.
Legacy by Angostura At $25,000, you get a rum mix called Legacy, by Angostura, which is among the most expensive alcoholic drinks, for political reasons: it was crafted to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the independence of Tobago and Trinidad. Only
Diva Vodka
At $1,000,000, you can taste a liquor that has touched something expensive, even if it tastes like nail polish. Diva Vodka is triple filtered, first through ice, then through Nordic birch charcoal, and finally, through sand and precious gems. What is even more special to patrons
20 rum decanters were ever put up for sale. Composed of a mix of several rums, each of which is aged for at least 17 years, designed by Asprey’s, the company in London that designs jewellery for Prince Charles.
is its bottle with Swarovski crystals stacked up in the middle of it, and these crystals can be taken out to garnish the drink, thus confirming that some people are ready to spend a for a touch of shiny gems.
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Armand de Brignac Midas
The bottle at $215,000. But the Armand de Flav. This aspect is what adds to the rarity of Brignac Midas is expensive because of the this bottle, besides the fact that it has to be enormous size of the bottle. This champagne carried to by several of the staff members. comes in a brightly and quirkily painted golden 30 little bottle, designed by 14 year old Flayor
Henri IV Dudognon Heritage Cognac Grande Champagne The most expensive Cognac available in the world can cost you an amount as high as 2 million dollar. For alcohol lovers, cognac is the most luxurious and appreciated drink worldwide. The drink is made since 1776 and is aged for about 100 years before it is severed making it worth the price. Apart from the age
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that adds to the price, it’s also the packaging of the bottle. The bottle is made of 24 carat gold and platinum with about 6,500 diamonds, brilliantly cut and used for the decoration of the bottle. The bottle contains 100cl and weighs around 8kgs.
Dalmore 62 At $215,000. Dalmore 62 is the world’s most expensive whiskey, with only 12 bottles of it to ever be produced. The company made Paterson Collection, to pay tribute to Richard Paterson, master distiller.
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Tequila Ley .925 One of the most expensive tequila or for that matter any alcoholic drink in the world is Tequila Ley .925. The bottle costs nearly 3.5 million. The drink is believed to be having a unique production procedure and has about 6,400 diamonds on it, which add to the taste of the drink somehow. The packaging of the bottle is very interesting with two parts to it. One part is of solid gold, the other is made of pure platinum and the two parts are joined together with an emblem made of platinum. The bottle its self look very royal and makes it even more difficult to afford it.
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culpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sculptural processes originally used carving (the removal of material) and modelling (the addition of material, as clay), in stone, metal, ceramics, wood and other materials but, since Modernism, there has been
an almost complete freedom of materials and process. A wide variety of materials may be worked by removal such as carving, assembled by welding or modelling, or molded or cast. There are many sculptures and statues (both new and old) currently provoking conversation and intrigue. Every city that you visit has its own unique sculptures and statues, but some really make you look twice
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Expansion, New York, USA As light creeps out of the cracks of this statue’s body, a world of messages are portrayed by artist Paige Bradley. All of the pieces are cast in bronze and made to float separately from one another
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The Monument Of An Anonymous Passerby, Wroclaw, Poland
This statue signifies all of the souls lost, imprisoned, or otherwise harmed by the oppressive Communist regime that existed in Poland for many years.
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The Shoes On The Danube Bank, Budapest, Hungary
This memorial in Budapest created by Can Togay & Gyula Pauer memorializes the Jews killed by the fascist Arrow Cross during World War II. The shoes symbolize the victims who were forced to take off their shoes before being shot at the water’s edge.
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Kelpies, Grangemouth, UK
These gorgeous horse heads take center stage, representing the wonderful world of equine history.
Break Through From Your Mold, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA When Zenos Frudakis created this statue he strived to depict an image that all of mankind could relate to. After all, we are all struggling to break free from the molds that bind us.
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Nelson Mandela, South Africa
Nelson Mandela is a well-known figure adored through the statues that exist of him. According to statements by the South African government the statues represent more than just a man, but the noblest man from history.
Man Hanging Out, Prague, Czech Republic
This statue signifies all of the souls lost, imprisoned, or otherwise harmed by the oppressive Communist regime that existed in Poland for many years. At first glance you might scream—“Someone help that man up there!” No need to panic, this statue is permanently hanging out above the streets, gripping tightly to what appears to be a protruding pipe.
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uscat Rose à Petits Grains is a wine grape for white wine that is a member of the Muscat family of Vitis vinifera. Its name comes from its characteristic small berry size and tight clusters, and from its skin colour. It’s a variation of the more common Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains with a pinkish colour. Muscat Rouge à Petits Grains is a further variation with deeper skin colour. It originates from Greece, and is one of three varieties, together with Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains and Muscat Ottonel, allowed for Alsace wine labelled Muscat d’Alsace. Muscat Rose à Petits Grains is known under the synonyms Moscatel Roxo, Moscato Rosa, Muscat à Petits Grains Roses, and Red Frontignac. Muscato Rosa is also the primary name of another Muscat variety, mostly grown in Italy, and which is known as Muscat Rose in French, i.e., without the “Petits Grains” part.
Moscato-Rosa (red) Aromas of raspberry, red currant, black cherry, orange peele, raisin, rose, cinnamon, clove, bitter chocolate * Italy
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eroldego is a red Italian grape variety grown primarily in the northeastern region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy. Wine has been produced since ancient times in “Campo Rotaliano”, an alluvial plain between the rivers Adige (Etsch) and Noce. Teroldego may take its name from its traditional method of cultivation, trained on a system of “tirelle” or wire harnesses, an explanation that’s more likely, albeit less pretty, than its legendary association with German dialect for gold of the Tirol. Another theory, put forth in the book “Wine Grapes” credits a northern Italian village called Teroldege, or Teroldeghe, where documents dated in 15th century refer to the sale of Teroldego wine. It has recently been discovered to be a full sibling of the Dureza variety from France, which is one of the parents of Syrah.
TEROLDEGO - Aromas of Berry, Raspberry, Cherry Tomato, date, fig, leaves, clove, spice mix * Italy
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FURMINT- Aromas of Pineapple, apple, apricot, pear, peanut, dried fig, kumquat, orange peel, ivy, fennel, cardamom, white pepper * Hungarian
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urmint is a white Hungarian wine grape variety that is most noted widely grown in the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region where it is used to produce single-varietal dry wines as well as being the principal grape in the better known Tokaji dessert wines. It is also grown in the tiny Hungarian wine region of SomlĂł. Furmint plays a similar role in the Slovakian wine region of Tokaj. It is also grown in Austria where it is known as Mosler. Smaller plantings are found in Slovenia where it is known as Ĺ ipon. The grape is also planted in Croatia where it is known as Moslavac. It is also found in Romania and in former republics of the Soviet Union. Furmint is a late ripening variety.
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DOMINA - Aromas of Blackberry, cherry, green pepper, licorice, coffee * Germany
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omina is a dark-skinned variety of grape used for red wine. It was created by German viticulturalist Peter Morio at the Geilweilerhof Institute for Grape Breeding in the Palatinate in 1927 by crossing the varieties Blauer Portugieser and Pinot noir (known in Germany as Spätburgunder). Work on the variety was the continued by Bernhard Husfeld at the same institute in the 1950s. The variety received protection and was released for general cultivation in 1974. In 2006, there were 395 hectares (980 acres) of Domina in Germany, with an increasing trend. Domina plantings are primarily found in Franconia. Domina wines are dark red and rich in tannin. In Belgium, it is authorised for AOCs : Hageland and Haspengouw. Domina gives high yields and is not very demanding with respect to vineyard conditions. It ripens later than its parent Blauer Portugieser but earlier than its parent Pinot noir. Domina wines are fullbodied and have a deep colour, but are not considered as elegant as German-grown Spätburgunder.
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uxury watches are some of the most sought-after and admired pieces of technology. Combining the best in craftsmanship, history, and design, watch prices can soar into the millions.
Whether they’re covered in diamonds or exquisitely created for royalty, these dominating watches are the most expensive in the world.
Vacheron Constantin Tour de I’Ile | $1.5 Million The Tour de l’Ile was debuted by Vacheron Constantin over ten years ago, in 2005. The timepiece, which was built to commemorate the brand’s 250th anniversary, was, at the time, the most complicated wristwatch in the world. Although the Tour de l’Ile no longer holds that title, it’s still an impressive watch that
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commands a $1.5 million value. The doublesided design features a tourbillon movement as well as a minute repeater, perceptual calendar, sunrise and sunset times, moonphase, and dual time zones.
Greubel Forsey Art Piece 1 | $1.5 Million While Art Piece 1 by Greubel Forsey could easily fetch a high price for its mechanical properties, such as its 30° inclined double tourbillion, its $1.5 million value comes from its design. The artistic and wondrous timepiece features a nano-sculpture. The sculpture, which is hidden inside the watch, is only visible thanks to a minuscule optical system at the watch’s crown that acts as a microscope. Designs created so far include a ship, mask, Coca-Cola bottle, and hummingbird.
Richard Mille RM 56-02 Sapphire | $2 Million Building on earlier designs, Richard Mille created the RM 56-02 Sapphire Tourbillon. More complicated and stylish than the watches before it, this timepiece today merits a $2 million price tag. While its appearance is about as cool and unique as a watch can be, it’s the craftsmanship that gives this luxury piece its high value. The detailed case design and extraordinarily complex movement are both forged out of pure sapphire with the latter also suspended in the air by cables.
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Rolex Antimagnetique Ref. 4113 from 1942 | $2.4 Million A Rolex will always warrant a reasonably high price tag, so how much does an extraordinarily rare one cost? Well, this remarkable, Antimagnetique Ref. 4133 sold for around $2.4 million last May at an auction in Geneva (almost double what it was excepted to fetch). The split-seconds chronograph features an oversized design with a 44mm stainless steel case. The wristwatch, which was made in 1942, is one of only twelve Ref. 4113 ever created.
Jaeger-LeCoultre Hybris Mechanica Grande Sonnerie | $2.5 Million The Hybris Mechanica Grande Sonnerie by Jaeger-LeCoultre features a manual winding, mechanical movement that includes 1406 parts. All these parts, of course, work together seamlessly and make this technical timepiece worthy of a reported value as high as $2.5 million. Naturally, as its name suggests, this wristwatch offers its wearer a grande sonnerie as well as a petite sonnerie, minute repeater, and silent modes. It also plays one of the longest melodies ever recreated by a Grand Sonnerie, featuring a Westminster chime reproducing the sounds of Big Ben.
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Rolex Daytona Ref. 6263 Oyster Albino | $4 Million Currently, the most expensive Rolex ever sold is the Daytona 6263 Oyster Albino, which went for a cool $4 million in 2014. The watch, which features a stainless steel case, received its unusual name from its white chronograph subdials. Apart from its unique design, this timepiece is also valuable because of its rarity. Only four were ever made.
Breguet Antique Number 2667 | $4.5 Million The charming Breguet Antique Number 2667 pocket watch can be yours for a mere $4.5 million. As well as featuring a stylish, traditional design, this watch also boasts a luxurious 18k yellow gold case and not one, but two oscillating bodies.
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Lange & Söhne Grand Complication | $2.5 Million Lange & Söhne’s Grand Complication watch debuted in 2013 and is currently the brand’s most expensive watch. Priced at $2.5 million, this wristwatch, which takes approximately a year to make, gets its value from its multiple complications. Housed inside its large gold case, which measures a staggering 50mm in diameter and 20mm thick, is a perpetual calendar with moonphase, split-seconds chronograph with flying seconds, and a grande and petite sonnerie with minute repeater. In total, this timepiece’s intricate movement contains 876 parts.
Franck Muller Aeternitas Mega 4 | $2.7 Million Want to know what the most complicated wristwatch in the world looks like? Just check out the Aeternitas Mega 4 from Franck Muller. This intricate timepiece features a jawdropping 1483 components as well as a record-breaking 36 complications. While you’ll have to pay around $2.7 million to make this watch your own, the high price may just be worth it. Designed to withstand the test of time, the Aeternitas Mega features a calendar that follows a 1000-year cycle renewable to infinity.
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A michelada is a Mexican alcoholic beverage that is prepared by mixing beer, lemon juice and salt.
A michelada is a Mexican alcoholic beverage that is prepared by mixing beer, lemon juice and salt.
In Mexico, it is common to invite friends to drink a “michelada.” So if you come to Mexico, drink a michelada! But wait, what is a michelada? A michelada is a Mexican alcoholic beverage that is prepared by mixing beer, lemon juice and salt (oh sooo good...mmmm!), other ingredients include sauces, spices, flavors and even shrimp. Yes, micheladas with shrimp! The ingenuity that comes with satisfying different tastes makes for a delicious michelada!
En México es común invitar a los amigos, o que ellos lo inviten a uno, a tomar una “michelada”, así que si vienes a México, no dejes de tomarte una michelada. ¡Un momento!, Pero, ¿Qué es una michelada?. Una michelada es una bebida alcohólica mexicana que se prepara mezclando cerveza, jugo de limón y sal (perdón, se me hizo agua la boca), se mezclan salsas, alguna especias, sabores, y otros ingredientes como camarones, si, también hay micheladas con camarones, ora sí que el ingenio, los gustos, se hacen presentes en la elaboración de una michelada.
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There are several versions to explain the “michelada” name. One of many dates back to the 1940s, in the State of San Luis Potosí México, when a general by the name of Augusto Michel would visit a particular golf club. He would order his beer be prepared in a very particular way. He ordered the bartender to serve his beer in a large glass or jar and to add sauces, spices and lemon juice; it became so popular that other people baptized that drink as Michelada (the Michel). Someone would order the same drink by asking for Michel’s “cochin-ada” (dirty thing) or “one of those cochinadas that Michel orders,” and thus, the “Michel ada” name became famous. Another version simply blends words together. In Mexico, it is customary to refer to both people and objects by sounds/letters derived from their actual name, for example, Pancho is short for Francisco, Chela is short for Graciela (nothing to do with beer) and “cheve” or “chela” is short for cerveza (the Spanish word for beer). It is common to say, “Let’s go for the chelas.” Cold beer is referred to as “chela fría,” my cold beer translates to “mi chela fría” and my frozen chela translates to “mi chela helada.” Blend the words MI-CHELA-HELADA together and it magically turns into MICHELADA!
Y… ¿Por qué se llaman micheladas? Existen varias versiones, hay una que remonta su origen allá por los años 40´s, en el Estado de San Luis Potosí, cuando un general de nombre Augusto Michel, acostumbraba al llegar al club de Golf, tomarse sus cervezas de una manera no muy peculiar, solicitaba al barman que su cerveza la sirviera en un vaso grande o tarro y le agregaran salsas, especias y jugo de limón, se dice que se hizo tan común que a esa bebida la comenzaron a bautizar como Michel – ada( la cerveza de Michel), alguien diría “la cochin—ada de Michel” ( jaja), se popularizó tanto que se hizo común llegar y pedir ”una de esas cochinadas que pide Michel” , así se popularizó la “Michel ada”. Bueno, hay otras como la de que es la mezcla simple y sencillamente de dos palabras: Ya que en México se acostumbra utilizar otras palabras para llamar tanto a personas, como objetos, por ejemplo, a las personas que se llaman Francisco ( les llaman Pancho); hasta hay nombres de mujeres como Griselda ( por cierto también les dicen Chelas, pero nada que ver con la cerveza), de igual forma a las cervezas les dicen chelas, es común escuchar. “Vamos por las chelas”, “Yo llevo las chelas”; para decir cerveza fría, dicen “chela fría”, y si dices “mi cerveza fría”, se dice “Mi chela fría” o bien “Mi chela helada” de ahí el nombre “Mi chela helada” ( mi cerveza fría) MI-CHELAHELADA y luego se juntó a una sola palabra, dando como resultado: MICHELADA
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The taste of a michelada is intense and creative - the taste of beer mixed with different ingredients and flavors, some frost the glass or jar with a rim of lemon, salt or chili pepper (Tajin) for a spicier touch. The end result also depends on the type of beer used - clear, dark, or whatever your favorite may be. The michelada has already transcended borders; today you can order it in many countries. In El Salvador, for example, micheladas include hot sauce, English sauce, lemon juice, salt and pepper. The mixture always comes with ice.
¿A que saben las micheladas” El sabor es intenso, imagínate el sabor de la cerveza mezclado con otros ingredientes y sabores, porque las hay de muchos sabores e ingredientes, hay quienes hasta escarchan el vaso o tarro, humedeciendo el bordo u orilla con limón, y espolvorearlo con sal de grano o chile piquín para darle un toque más picoso o agregarle el sabor de sal con limón. Todo depende también del tipo de cerveza que se use para la michelada, ya que cada cerveza tiene su sabor propio, ya sean claras, obscuras, en fin. La michelada ya ha trascendido fronteras, hoy la encuentras en muchos países, claro con sus respectivas modificaciones, métodos y sabores, por ejemplo, en El Salvador la michelada incluye salsa picante, salsa inglesa, jugo de limón, sal y pimienta. La boca del vaso se puede decorar con sal o con tajín. Existe otra versión que solamente incluye jugo de limón, sal y salsa picante. La mezcla siempre viene acompañada de hielo. JULY / AUGUST 2019 | 63
In Guatemala, the ingredients consist of hot sauce, English sauce, tomato juice, lemon juice, salt and pepper. In some parts of Mexico, it’s prepared with hot sauce, English sauce, Tabasco sauce, seasoning juice, chamoy and a mixture of tomato juice with a touch of oyster. You can also add tropical fruit juice flavors, such as tamarind and mango.
En Guatemala la mezcla es salsa picante, salsa inglesa, jugo de tomate, jugo de limón, sal y pimienta. En algunas partes de México se utiliza salsa picante, salsa inglesa, salsa Tabasco, jugo sazonador, chamoy e incluso una mezcla comercial de jugo de tomate y toque de ostión. También se le pueden añadir sabores de frutas tropicales como tamarindo y mango usando jugos concentrados.
The following are only a few of the many recipes available to prepare micheladas. It all depends on the ingredients you prefer when ordering one or preparing it yourself…cheers!
A continuación compartimos algunas recetas para preparar una michelada, digo algunas, porque como ya dije existe gran variedad y métodos para preparar una Deliciosa michelada, Todo depende de los ingredientes que prefieras, así que, ¡Ve por una Michelada!, o bien ¡Prepárate una Michelada a tu gusto! , ¡Salud!
RECIPES CLASSIC MICHELADA
Classic Michelada ingredients • Beer (clear, dark, or your favorite beer) • Green lemon • Salt • Sauces: English sauce, Maggi juice • Ice (optional)
Michelada Clásica • Cerveza (clara, obscura, a su gusto) • Limón (verde) • Sal • Salsas: salsa inglesa, jugo Maggi • Hielos (opcional)
Directions:
PREPARACIÓN
• Frost a glass (salt on the rim), add the lemon juice, some ice cubes (optional), add the sauces and finally pour the beer.
Escarchar un vaso (poner sal en el borde), añadir el jugo de limón, unos hielos (opcional), agregar las salsas y finalmente verter la cerveza.
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THE CHELADA The chelada ingredients
Michelada La Chelada
• Beer (clear, dark, or your favorite beer) • Green lemon • Salt • Sauces: English sauce, Maggi juice • Ice (optional)
• Cerveza (clara, obscura, a su gusto) • Limón (verde) • Sal • Hielos (opcional)
Directions:
PREPARACIÓN
Frost a glass (salt on the rim), add the lemon juice, some ice (optional) and finally pour the beer.
Escarchar un vaso (poner sal en el borde), añadir el jugo de limón, unos hielos (opcional) y finalmente verter la cerveza.
THE CUBAN MICHELADA The cuban Michelada ingredients
Michelada La Cubana
• Beer (clear, dark, or your favorite beer) •Green lemon •Salt • Chile piqué powder • Sauces: English sauce, Maggi juice, Tabasco sauce • Ice (optional)
• Cerveza (clara, obscura, a su gusto) • Limón (verde) • Sal • Chile piquin en polvo • Salsas: salsa inglesa, jugo Maggi, salsa Tabasco • Hielos (opcional)
Directions:
PREPARACIÓN
Frost a glass (salt on the rim) with salt and chili pepper, add the lemon juice, some ice cubes (optional), add the sauces and finally pour the beer.
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Easy cocktails!
Recipes on how to make them yourself.
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Tequila Sunrise Tequila Sunrise ingredients • 50ml of tequila • 25ml of grenadine • 175ml of orange juice • Orange slice and maraschino cherries for garnish Directions: In a highball glass filled with ice, pour in the tequila and orange juice. Slowly pour the grenadine into the glass over the back of a spoon or by drizzling it down the side of the glass, allowing it to settle at the bottom
Piña Colada Piña Colada • • • • • •
50ml of white rum 25ml of coconut cream 25ml of single cream 200ml of pineapple juice 2 cups (8 oz./250 g) ice cubes 2 pineapple wedges or spears for garnish
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Mojito Mojito ingredients • • • • •
50ml golden rum Half a lime (cut into 4 pieces) 5 fresh mint leaves Tablespoon of sugar Soda water
Directions: Put the lime, mint leaves and sugar into a glass and mash them together Add the rum, top up with soda water and stir. Pour the cocktail into a Collins glass. Add a lime slice for garnish, if desired.
Sex On The Beach Sex on the beach ingredients • • • •
75ml of vodka 100ml of orange juice 200ml of cranberry juice 75ml of peach schnapps
Directions: In a blender, combine all of the ingredients blend until smooth. Pour into a glass of ice and enjoy.
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Long Island Iced Tea Long Island Iced Tea ingredients 1/2 cup tequila blanco 1/2 cup white rum 1/2 cup vodka 1/2 cup gin 1/2 cup triple sec 3/4 cup lemon juice 3/4 cup simple syrup 1 1/2 cups cola soda Halved lemon slices for garnish Directions: Mix and chill: Fill a large bowl with ice. Add the tequila, rum, vodka, gin, triple sec, lemon juice, and simple syrup and stir until the mixture is well-chilled. Pour individual drinks into highball or hurricane glasses filled with ice.
Lemon Drop Lemon Drop ingredients • • • •
50ml of vodka 50ml of lemon juice 1 tablespoon of sugar Lemonade
Directions: Wet the rim of a glass and roll it in the sugar Mix the vodka and the lemon juice together in the glass. Top it up with lemonade.
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CUITLACOCHE EXOTIC FOOD
By Simon Pinedo
COMIDA EXOTICA
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“Cuitlacoche” Aztec cuisine! “Food of the Gods” When I was young, I used to go with my father to the cornfields to gather corn; it was common to find some unusual looking corn kernels. They were swollen, large and grayish in color. To be brutally honest, they looked disgusting - moldy and rotten! We would throw them away.
Cuando niño solía ir a cortar elotes donde mi padre sembraba, era común encontrarme con algunos elotes muy raros, los granos estaban hinchados y grandes, y se habían convertido en algo un tanto abominable, de color grisáceos, la verdad sentía algo de repugnancia el tocarlos, solíamos cortarlos y arrojarlos fuera del maizal, ¿Se habían podrido?.
Over time, I found out that in reality corn kernels turned into a type of fungus or parasite called “cuitlacoche.” It means “sleeping excrement” in Nahuatl (cuitlatl = excrement and cochtli = asleep). This delicacy was enjoyed by the Aztecs and hence the Nahuatl name.
Con el tiempo me enteré, que en realidad los granos de maíz se convertían en un tipo de hongo o parásito, y que por cierto tenían un nombre, les llamaban “Cuitlacoches”, del Nahuatl ( Cuitlatl= escremento; y cochtli = dormido; es decir excremento dormido) se imaginan ¡Excremento dormido!, bueno hoy con los emoticons, me imaginaba uno de esos que aparecen en estos dibujitos en forma de excremento, haciendo la siesta. Estos cuitlacoches, ya desde la época prehispánica los aztecas solían comerlos, de ahí el nombre proveniente del náhuatl.
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Cuitlacoche / Huitlacoche - Corn smut also nown as corn mushroom Corn grows in the northwest and a large part of the Mexican Republic (where corn originates) from July through August. It is during these months that humidity affects the corn. The humidity favors the creation of this type of fungus (Thus why we have to dry our feet well after bathing, otherwise, the humidity will allow the creation of fungi on our feet.).
Es hacia el mes de julio y agosto, cuando ya hay elotes de temporal en el noroeste y gran parte de la República Mexicana (por cierto de donde es originario el maíz); durante estos meses cuando hay más humedad en el maíz; esta humedad es la que favorece la creación de un tipo de hongos en el maíz (es la razón por la que hay que secarnos bien los pies después de bañarnos, de lo contrario, la humedad permitirá la creación de hongos en nuestros pies).
In fact, it is a fungus or parasite that develops on the tender corn. It looks like a lumpy tumor or a type of infection of the kernels, gray on the outside and black on the inside.
En realidad es un hongo o parásito que se desarrolla sobre las mazorcas tiernas del maíz. Se ve como si fuera un tumor de forma globosa; un tipo de infección de los granos de la mazorca, de color gris por fuera y negro en el interior.
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In spite of its etymology and physical description, cuitlacoches are one of the most popular fungi consumed by Mexicans in the center of the country and in many other countries today.
Fuera de esta etimología, y su descripción física, tanto interna como externa, que al escucharla, imaginarla, o verla se convierte en algo no muy agradables; estos hongos o Cuitlacoches, son unos de los hongos más gustados para los mexicanos del centro del país, y hoy en día también para muchos países.
The cuitlacoche has become a very important ingredient of Mexican cuisine. It is common to find it in the markets as well as in the tianguis (open-air market) where it’s sold by kilo or, more commonly, in bulk which is more expensive and profitable. It is an exotic and delicious ingredient that delights not only in the great and most famous restaurants of Mexico, France, the United States, Germany and other countries but in one’s own kitchen as well - a dish for the rich and the poor.
El cuitlacoche se ha convertido en un ingrediente muy importante y buscado. En México, es común encontrarlo en los mercados así como en los tianguis, donde lo venden en mazorcas o bien desgranadas para ser vendido por kilos, esta última forma más común pues al venderlo por kilos, lo venden más caro, ¡muy caro!, es un ingrediente exótico y muy delicioso para deleitar tanto en los grandes y más famosos restaurantes de México, Francia, Estados Unidos, Alemania y otros países, como en las cocinas populares, un platillo para ricos y pobres, ¡Nada que ver, insisto con su descripción física y etimológica!.
The cuitlacoche can be used to prepare soups and crepes. It is also used in the elaboration of “moles,” to make delicious cuitlacoche quesadillas and an infinity of other succulent dishes. Its taste is slightly sweet but the flavor is actually very, very difficult to compare with other ingredients.
El cuitlacoche es posible prepararlo en sopas, y crepas, es usado en la elaboración de moles, y que decir de las deliciosas y suculentas quesadillas de cuitlacoche y otra infinidad de suculentos platillos. Su sabor, ligeramente dulzón, con un sabor característico, por cierto muy pero muy difícil de comparar con otro ingrediente.
I love the way my mother prepares the cuitlacoche! She fries it with onions and some chili and then makes delicious tacos with home-made tortillas and adds salsa made in a molcajete.
Por mi parte me encanta la forma como los prepara mi madre, los fríe con cebolla, y un poco de chile, y luego hacer unos deliciosos tacos, en tortillas hechas a mano y acompañado con una salsa hecha en molcajete, perdón, se me hizo agua la boca de acordarme.
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I’m starting to believe that corn was indeed a gift from the Aztec gods or from the great conglomerate gods of the American continent. I think they loved us very much, because corn is a great blessing. The benefits that can be obtained from corn are plenty, besides tortillas, cuitlacoche is another. It’s used in many different products, such as atole, champurrado, oil, flour, popcorn, cereal, syrup, cornstarch, chewing gum, candy, tamales, whiskey, ethanol and so on and so forth. One cannot help but trust that cuitlacoche is another great ingredient or dish obtained from corn.
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Comienzo a creer que efectivamente el maíz si fue un regalo de los dioses aztecas, o del gran conglomerados de los dioses del continente americanos, yo creo que nos querían mucho, pues la verdad el maíz es una gran bendición; el sin número de beneficios que se logra obtener del maíz, y no solamente tortillas, el cuitlacoche es otro de los beneficios obtenidos; sin contar los usos en diferentes productos, como atole, champurrado, aceite, harina, palomitas, cereal, jarabe, fécula de maíz, goma de mascar, caramelos, tamales, y que decir, ¡hasta whisky!. Y la lista continúa. Entonces, cómo desconfiar de este ingrediente o platillo obtenido también del maíz, llamado Cuitlacoche.
Today, cuitlacoche is recognized internationally as “Mexican truffle” or “Aztec caviar.”
Hoy en día el cuitlacoche es reconocido a nivel internacional y le conocen como “trufa mexicana” o “caviar azteca”.
Its nutritional value makes it an important food to consider and enjoy. It contains a high content of essential amino acids, mainly lysine (of which corn is deficient), essential fatty acids (source of omega 3 and omega 6), sugars of easy digestion, substances with antitumor properties, immunostimulants and antioxidants, and it’s low in fat and high in fiber.
En cuanto a su valor nutritivo: contiene alto contenido de aminoácidos esenciales, principalmente lisina ( de la cual el maíz es deficiente), ácidos grasos esenciales ( fuente de omega 3 y Omega 6), azucares de fácil digestión, sustancias con propiedades antitumorales, inmunoestimulantes y antioxidantes, tienen bajo contenido en grasas y alto contenido en fibra, que en conjunto, lo hacen un importante alimento a considerar y disfrutar.
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There are 2000 species of edible mushrooms in the world. Science has classified about 300 of these with medicinal qualities, but only 7% of these are used in the manufacture of food supplements. Well, our cuitlacoche is one of them, since it is considered a nutraceutical food (combination of nutrition and pharmaceutical) whose health benefits have been scientifically proven. This implies that the regular consumption of these can considerably boost our immune system. It provides resistance to certain diseases (the nutraceuticals are used in tablets or food extracts). What are you waiting for? Let’s eat cuitlacoche! I know what I will be having for lunch….a cuitlacoche quesadilla.
Existen en el mundo 2000 especies de hongos comestibles, de estos, la ciencia ha clasificado unos 300 con cualidades medicinales, pero solo un 7% de estos son utilizados en la fabricación de complementos alimenticios. Pues bien, nuestro Cuitlacoche es uno de ellos, ya que es considerado un alimento nutracéutico ( combinación de nutrición y farmacéutico), que denota aquellos alimentos derivados cuyos beneficios para la salud han sido científicamente comprobados. Ello implica que la ingestión regular de estos puede aumentar considerablemente una respuesta inmunológica del cuerpo humano, es decir, proporciona una resistencia a ciertas enfermedades (los nutracéuticos son utilizados o conocidos en el caso de tabletas o comprimidos o extractos de algún alimento). ¿Qué estamos esperando?, ¡comamos cuitlacoche!, yo por mi parte iré por una quesadilla de cuitlacoche. Provecho.
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