http://piyakkar.com Fri, 13 Mar 2009 05:54:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the old Noida, with mushrooming new sectors like 93A, 62, 61, 63 and what not, somehow sector 25,26,29,37 are now the 'Old Noida', there is a this bar called 'Samarkand'. In old days, Sector 29 used to the 2nd point in terms of action after the legendary sector 18. ... http://piyakkar.com/2009/03/13/samarkand-bar-noida-quick-review/ Couple of weeks back I was at Moets, Defence Colony and I thought that I would write a small note on what we experienced there. Moets is one of those old, very popular hang-out zones which are still doing very good in terms of overall business. On any evening, though ... http://piyakkar.com/2009/01/20/moets-defence-colony-delhi-review/ 'Cask strength' or 'barrel proof' is the strength of whisky while its maturing in the cask. As we all know that when Whisky is taken out of Cask, its diluted with Water, typically spring water. The dilution is not necessarily done to decrease the strength but also to bring out ... http://piyakkar.com/2009/01/09/what-is-cask-strength-or-barrel-proof-of-a-whiskey/ Chopin is a new bloke in the world of Vodka. Named after Frédéric Chopin, the famous Polish Romantic composer, Chopin was introduced in North America in 1997. Unlike most of the other Vodka where typically multilple grains are used, here a single ingredient is used and that is potato. I have ... http://piyakkar.com/2008/11/04/what-is-chopin/ Krolewska is a Vodka from Poland which is grain based. Poland and Vodka are linked and the association probably goes as back as 8th century. It is believed that initially Vodka was used as a form of medicine. Krolewska is a very premium Vodka and it comes in a stained ... http://piyakkar.com/2008/10/29/what-is-krolewska/ Russia and Vodka are synonymous with each other and when you bring in something which is as old as 300 then its has to be really big. 'Jewel of Russia' is truly a jewel vodka from this land and for apt reasons its called 'The drink of the czars'. Jewel ... http://piyakkar.com/2008/10/24/jewel-of-russia-classic-the-royal-vodka/ First thing about Ciroc is that its a Vodka and the next thing is that its not done out of rye or potatoes or wheat but rather from grapes. And its not a wine. Well, that makes its very confusing but I have heard good things about it. I read ... http://piyakkar.com/2008/09/16/what-is-ciroc/ Cachaca is pronounced as Ka-Sha-Sa and is the most popular alcoholic beverage in Brazil. Even though it has similarities with Rum but its not really rum. Cachaça is the product of the distillation of fermented sugarcane juice, with its alcohol strength between 38% and 48% by volume. Cachaça differs ... http://piyakkar.com/2008/09/03/cachaca-is-it-a-rum/ Pisco which is pronounced as Pee-so has two owners viz. Peru and Chile. Both the countries claim this drink and its a 'national' alcoholic drink for both of them. But anyway, who cares as long as you can have them. Its a little more viscous then Vodka and is of ... http://piyakkar.com/2008/08/25/pisco-from-peru-or-pisco-from-chile/ When you go to Italy, you find Sambuca. In Greece there is Ouzo and any visitor to Turkey must have Raki. Even though these three sound different they are all same since all of them are made from an anise essence, a flowering plant. Though all of them do use ... http://piyakkar.com/2008/08/22/sambuca-or-raki-or-ouzo-whats-common/