Wrote a food review in The Star last week about the food at Sid’s Pub, which is in Taman Tun and Bangsar South, Kuala Lumpur.
If ur interested in eating there, here‘s d review.
Food at Sid’s
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U absinthe junkies
I was asked by my buddy Alet about the exact location to buy absinthe retail. He says one of d outlets (Palette2) sells it close to 500 bucks a bottle, and $45 a shot.
Being the communist that I am, i find that plain wrong. C’mon, for d price of 4 shots, I can buy a bottle of absinthe retail. Go get your own from Tong Woh, the importer.
In the spirit of solidarity, I’ve decided to be an angel (or is it fairy) and create a link for a map that points out the exact location of d booze shop in PJ. Nah. (It can load a lil slow sometimes, but u’ll get there)
If u STILL can’t find it, screw u. Wat am i, an absinthe pimp?
Actually, no, gimme a call, i’ll take u there, so long as i drink with u.
Keep an extinguisher / water handy, if u drink it d way i do.
Otherwise, here are some mixing options. These are the ones that I swallowed during the launch.
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Absinthe cocktails
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JADED
30ml La Clandestine Absinthe
15ml Monin Passion Fruit Syrup
20ml Boiron White Peach Puree
60ml Apple Juice
1 nos Lime Wedge
Ice Cube
Mix all ingredients into mixing glass & shake. Strain content into a 12oz catalina/sling glass.
Garnish with lemongrass stalk and mint sprig.
Jaded
FRANTIC ARTIST
5ml La Angelique Absinthe
Orange Zest
1 nos Fresh Strawberry
35ml Cognac Brandy
15ml Monin Vanilla Syrup
Crushed Ice
Place Angelique absinthe and orange zest into a brandy snifter and flame.
Muddle fresh strawberry into a 12oz collins and add rest of ingredients including flamed absinthe. Stir till well mixed. Top with more crushed ice.
Garnish with strawberry halve.
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LADY’S SIN
40ml La Clandestine Absinthe
20ml Monin White Chocolate Syrup
3 drops Orange Infused Malt Whisky / Bourbon
Ice Cube
Mix all ingredients and stir till a desired consistency is achieved.
Fine strain content into a chilled martini glass.
Garnish with cinnamon stick.
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So innocent-looking, ain't it
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Now, ain’t it faster and less messy to have it straight up? Sure, it won’t taste as good, but at least it’s to-the-point. Or u could start with cocktails, and when u get bored of that, burn ’em all!
If u got long hair, watch out now. Absinthe is extremely flammable. U just need to get an open flame close to it and it lights up. And everything that came into contact with the liquor will go up, including your fingers, as I discovered. But after a few shots, u won’t really care. Anyway, everybody has some form of drinking-related scars (physical or mental) .
Enjoy!
Finally, a cure for hangovers!
My biznez partner Susan sent me a link to this article in the Telegraph about bacon sandwiches being a hangover cure. BACON man. Awesome.
Susan is one of them what I call ‘Sympathizers’ to the cause, and to the rebellion (Hmm… What rebellion? Will think of sumtin soon.). She dont drink, but she helps others lose their livers, and dont mind hangin out with alcos n all. Handy, them Sympathizers. We all know at least one, right?
Unlike those who dont drink (or cant drink) n try to preach to u about how ur ruining yor life, bla bla bla. To whom I say “Kiss my golden-brown ass.”
Or is it more of a Baileys-brown?
Off-topic.
Anyway, after thousands of years of suffering and wasted next-days, the human race has hopefully discovered the holy grail of drinking – a cure for the billions of Morning-After Blues that has tortured the species over millennia.
Shouldn’t they have sorted dis shit out way back when they invented alcohol? Daam. Slackers.
Them researchers (who’ve finally decided to research sumtin useful for once) in UK say concentrated doses of carbohydrates and protein after some “over indulgence” can speed up your metabolism and provide the amino acids needed to start feeling better. (English translation: Eat bacon!!)
Now, another great reason to get smashed
Here’s what they say: “”Bingeing on alcohol depletes neurotransmitters, but bacon contains a high level of aminos which tops these up, giving you a clearer head.”
They better not be shittin me man. This is a serious issue.
There’s also an article on other cures, all bullshit mumbo-jumbo ones i assume. Like using voodoo dolls in Haiti, pickled sheep’s eye in bloody Mongolia, lemon in your fuckin armpit (Puerto Ricans).
Gosh, looks like no one on earth has figured it out. Amazing.
For me, only sleep works. If i open my eyes feelin like i’m still in Zouk, hit da sack again right away. But a bad hangover is a bad hangover. Just gotta ride it out.
Have tried hair of da dog. Fuckdatshit. Only got me more high and more moody.
So looks like me n d boyz have been doin it almost right. After a heavy night out,
Stir it up…
we get busy frying some pork luncheon meat to stuff our faces with.
But dis bacon sandwich thing sounds good. Coz bacon rocks. (If u haven’t yet, u gotta try d bacon ba kwa. Fuh!)
Will organize a hangover and report d results. Volunteers r welcome.
“Carlito, dez a worm in me mezcal”
My friend Abby sent me a cool New York Times slideshow link recently, about how mezcal is produced. Ol skool laborious shit man. It’s d hill-billy, kampung version of tequila, and not easily available.
Both are made from the agave plant – for tequila they’re steamed, for mezcal they’re roasted, givin it a smoky flava. The minimum amount of agave for tequila is 51%, mezcal is 80%.
Si, me iz gonna climb them Aztec steps sooonn
Didn’t know too much about it, but i got a bottle of 100% agave mezcal in my room, worm n all. It’s by a producer called Oaxaca, which is also d region mezcal comes from. Besides the worm, there’s a sachet of what looks like hot chili powder around d bottle’s neck. Looks like Brown-Brown. (If u watched Lord of War.) Assume it’s to add to d drink. Niiice.
Sombrero-heads thought of everything eh?
Gunpowder supplied. Just add mezcal
The words on d bottle are all Mehican (well Spanish actually). Got in the duty-free island of Labuan (Sabah) years ago. The pickled worm is actually pretty big. It’s the larva of a moth that lives in the agave plant, and is regularly roasted to makan as bites with booze.
Ese's name iz Carlos. And iz miiine, aaalll miine
Mehican law don’t allow worms n other shit in tequila tho. So if u see a worm in your drink, it ain’t tequila, it’s mezcal. Or some puta spiking your drink with some crap. Like a caterpillar.
Abby - got me thinkin bout mezcal, among other norty stuff
Will see if any local distributor stocks mezcal and announce its availability.
Tequila-shooting is among my Top 5 fave drinks. Can’t wait to try mezcal now! (Need to check what else i have in my bar!) Salud Abby!
U learn sumtin new everyday!
Brain damage: To be updated, after Senor Carlos is digested
