A Coffee and a Little Cake

Nothing beats a large (400 ml) cup of Americano (Espresso + hot water) coffee and a little cake.

The cake is known as a "potato". It is sweet with a nice texture. 

It's a sponge cake basically augmented with some Cognac or Rum used in its preparation and cocoa powder.

And the coffee is very good for you and your health, apparently.

Even better than the much overrated green tea which is bad for the liver in large doses.

The coffee shop was in a historic structure which I already mentioned once on the blog, but here goes again anyway.

Margarita in November

 A Margarita today.

Chin-chin!

Something to wash down with Margarita.

Preparation.

Kitchen cocktails at a kitchen bar.

Toast Sandwich

 Should I try this one ?

Another Bri’ish delicacy pic.twitter.com/9TmZnohESX

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Eating Europe: Swiss Toblerone Chocolate

Eating Europe piece by piece.

Not today but did eat this rather large bar of Toblerone chocolate straight from Switzerland.

In all, you could definitely eat it one rib a time but nothing too special I should say.

This one is dark but I prefer white and yellow Toblerone.

However this bar of choc was not the largest piece of chocolate I ate, I had something much bigger once.

 

Общепит: Большая шоколадка Toblerone:  Съели шоколадку Toblerone под 400 гр. В общем, есть можно, но ничего особенного, хотя из самой Швейцарии. Этот коричневый, хотя мне больше ... HoroLex: Есть, что съесть: Большая шоколадка Toblerone:  Съели шоколадку Toblerone под 400 гр. В общем, есть можно, но ничего такого особенного, хотя из самой Швейцарии. Этот коричневый, хотя из Т...

Harvest Time: Zucchinis et al!

Harvest time at my country place!

Here is a Zucchini, a rather large one but not overgrown.

Or even like that - for scale only and not to imply anything.

And these are they still on the beds.

It is now late August in the pictures, and I grew them all myself which consisted of planting the seeds back in May and early June (I did it twice because many of the seeds failed to... gestate?) and weeding the weeds out, also watering them every evening when I was there.

Two weeks later.

Taste-testing Dvin Armenian Cognac

My bottle of the Armenian Dvin cognac which was already mentioned in some of the previous posts on this blog.

A gift box.

A solid paper box but just that... a box, no glasses or anything.

Minimum age of Cognac distillates is 7 years, maximum, 35.

A nice amber color.

France doesn't allow this to called a "cognac" because "cognac" is a controlled appellation whatever, but, make no mistake about it, cognac it is and a fine one at that and even much better than most premium French brands at XO level as far as I am concerned.

Enjoy the classics!

In the kitchen.

I like everything, first aroma, second aroma, tasting and after taste.

Notes of dry fruit and some nuts as well as carnation in aroma and taste.

Dry plum or prune in taste.

50% but easy to drink.

This blend was a beloved of one Winston Churchill, Britain's PM, during World War Two.

Per wikipedia, it is claimed that during the Yalta Conference, Winston Churchill was so impressed with the Armenian brandy Dvin given to him by Joseph Stalin that he asked for several cases of it to be sent to him each year. Reportedly 400 bottles of Dvin were shipped to Churchill annually. This brandy was named in honour of the ancient capital Dvin, and was first produced in 1943

Other sources also claim that, in addition to Churchill who consumed a bottle of it a day, Frank Sinatra and Agatha Christie were also patrons.

While these exact anecdotes may not necessarily be true in every detail, yet it is clear that there must have been some foundation to them.

I am using a 2018 Soccer World Cup glass to drink it.

Pineapple juice to freshen the taste buds without affecting them in any way.

Общепит: Двин: Моя бутылка коньяка "Двин", уже отметившаяся в нескольких предыдующих постах блога. Подарочная коробка. Твердая прочная ... HoroLex: Общепит: дегустирую коньяк Двин: Моя бутылка коньяка "Двин", уже отметившаяся в нескольких предыдующих постах блога. Подарочная коробка. Твердая прочная ...