Author Archives: Kimya

Posted on 2013/06/15 by Kimya

Dégustation : 1er Voyage aux 9 cercles de l’Enfer : Genièvre

Je vous présente aujourd’hui la première série des 9 dégustation que je propose au bar Démon, inspirés des 9 Cercles de l’Enfer de la Divine Comédie. C’est au côté de l’illustre Dante que s’ouvre l’épopée, au coeur du Limbe où … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2013/06/06 by Kimya

The Counterspell

Recipe by Pascal N’diaye >%alc. >120ml. Have you heard about the Dorliss? Pascal, my co-worker bartender, is from Martinique. He sometimes brings me legends his mother used to tell him : Dorliss is one of those and is to be … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2013/02/19 by Kimya

Hells & Chocolate

<%alc. >2,3oz.   Automne 2078, j’étais à l’aeroport, attendant qu’un avion passe me prendre. J’avais dépensé le reste de mes sous dans ce billet à destination inconnue. Deux heures durant, j’avais épluché les articles d’un journal local sans trouver satisfaction … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2013/01/06 by Kimya

… of Composition : おせち料理 : Osechi

2013… And still alive. Unfortunately We did not have the exculsive chance to gaze the end of the world ! I am saddened. But as soon as we passed the new year eve, I could find my consolation in the … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2012/12/31 by Kimya

Sassia

<29%alc. >3oz. I’ve been reading the whole collection of a manga called Bartender for the first time. And know what, it was a real lesson for myself as I’m japanese, and I used to work over there without understanding an … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2012/12/25 by Kimya

Syrinx

<20%alc. >3oz.  I know, I know, I have been into a deep silence for long and I am doing my best to get back to my blog again. Lately I ve been very busy : I am now working in a … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2012/11/21 by Kimya

Iceball (Icepick) : 丸氷 : Sphère de Glace

Tonight I introduce you how to make an iceball using an icepick. Recommend you to activate the HD quality at the bottom right of the video HD, Sous-titré en Francais (en bas a droite de la vidéo) I guess japanese … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2012/11/11 by Kimya

Uzume : 天宇受売命

<23%alc. >3oz. Today, I gonna tell you an old story… A very old story from ancient writings. It is a legend from the Japanese Shinto, dealing with Amaterasu, the calm and shining Sun godess. One day, her brother Susano-O (Impetuous god … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2012/11/07 by Kimya

Laïlac

<24%alc. >3oz.   There is something that called me out the other night when I was siping a glass of Nikka Pure White. I almost discovered all this range of product thru my nose. And it deeply reminded me the japanese … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2012/08/27 by Kimya

Oak Ward

<26%alc. >3oz. Last Word, Final Ward, Pete’s Word et surtout Naked & Famous… Une ribambelle de cocktail sweet & sour que je pourrai boir par litre. Ils ont la surprenante particularité d’être dosés à part égale (spiritueux, citrus , chartreuse … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2012/08/19 by Kimya

脾臓 : Spleen

<xxx%alc. >2,5oz. Y aurait-il parmis vous des amateurs de musique lourde, dissonantes et sombre? Non? Eh bien je vous emmène cette fois-ci dans un autre univers avec une créa réalisée à partir d’un morceau qui me tenait à coeur. C’est le … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2012/08/13 by Kimya

Garance

<22%alc. >2,5oz.     Après un long silence je reviens au front avec un long drink léger, élégant, fruité et frais. Un breuvage idéal vu la température caniculaire qui pèse sur la capitale. Ainsi, je voulais réaliser une création pour … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2012/07/02 by Kimya

Japanese Summertime

<28%alc. >3,25oz.   Enfin, et malheuresement, la chaleur est arrivée sur Paris. Aoutour des 25°c de soleil et de pollution. Et je me demande encore ce que je fais ici. Je devrais plutôt être en train de courir entre des … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2012/06/27 by Kimya

郷愁 : Kyoushuu (Nikka Perfect Serve 2012)

<33%alc. >2,5oz. Few weeks ago, at the Cocktail Spirits (Paris), I’ve been invited to assist at the Nikka Perfect Serve Contest. Thus, curious about malted spirits and what would be said concerning the japanese ‘omakase” service, I subscribed on the … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2012/06/18 by Kimya

Formol

<28%alc. >3,25oz. 2 weeks ago, I went to the Cocktail Spirit Festival in Paris to meet friends and new people. While siping a great cocktail made by Sam from Candelaria (called “after hours” I think, an epicurean cocktail based on … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2012/06/13 by Kimya

Remorse : 後悔

<20%alc. >3oz. Why Remorse? A bittersweet taste of remorse… A green touch of renewal. So far, I’ve made just a few classic bourbon cocktails, such as Old Fashions and Manhattan. But yet twists exclusively. I wanted to make a kind … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2012/06/05 by Kimya

Amazon : アマゾン

<22%alc. >3,5oz.   My first trial with Cachaça ! I think it melts pretty well with ginger and orgeat : Orgeat well maries to the cachaca sweetness, and ginger add spice, but not enough to me. However, I think that … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2012/05/27 by Kimya

Estate : 夏

<25%alc. >3oz. Summer, Summer, Summer… Estate in italian… While listening to the brilliant Joao Gilberto’s playing of “Estate” (a tune originally composed in 1960 by Bruno Martino and written by Bruno Brighetti), I was looking for a fresh and exotic cocktail … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2012/05/13 by Kimya

Molled Fashioned

<38%alc. >2,5oz.   I love the simpleness of the old fashioned. This basic structure is fantastic to get inspired or to arrange. I that case I stick to the old fashioned I published at the end of 2011 with some little change … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2012/05/06 by Kimya

Alex : アレックス

<22%alc. >4oz. Brandy Alexander cocktail, creamy, sweet and unctous, some people says that it was made for some various celebrity like A. Woollcott, Alexander II of Russia, Alexandra of Denmark (Queen Consort to Edward VII), etc… It uses originally uses cream … Read the rest of this entry →

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