#bataviaarrack

[theworlds50bestcocktails]

Thanks to 🍸 @mix.mann • • • • • For the first time in 2 years I’m not posting a Monday Mocktail! Fear not I did that yesterday featuring 2 Dutch products today I feature another as @bythedutch have launched their amazing new White Batavia Arrack! . Arrack is a catch-all term for a style of fermented spirit that’s been made for a few Millenia in India, Ceylon, across Asia to China & beyond. It predates western distillation and via the Spice Route was one of the first imported luxury spirits to the western world leading to the creation of Punch houses across London, Swedish Punsch and Dutch Batavia Arrack . There’s sooo much history about Arrack, in short during the Spice Trade race the Dutch colonised Indonesia and eventually created a strong hold in Java called Batavia in 1619 now known as Jakarta. The Dutch actively supported Chinese settlers to work and set up businesses, the Chinese brought their Arrack making technique with them that had already morphed to its distinctive style having previous settled across Indonesia for many years . Batavia Arrack is distinctive to this area as the Dutch started to produce sugar here, the molasses by-product saw a distillery open in 1641 - well sailors were powered on rum! But this combined molasses and a special red rice that develops wild yeast for a special natural fermentation. So whilst is can likened to a Rhum Agricole it’s much more exotic and spicier with tones of clove, ripe banana, vanilla, allspice & nutmeg . After being stored for 8-12 months the spirit was then shipped to Holland for final blending. By the Dutch follow the same process today! . JAVA GUAVA 60ml #ByTheDutch White #BataviaArrack 30ml #KwaiFeh Lychee Liqueur 20ml #mancinovermouth Secco 10ml #VelvetFalernum 30ml #Funkin Guava Purée 20ml Lime Juice 10ml homemade Demerara Clove Cinnamon Syrup 3 drops By The Dutch Ginger Bitters Garnish: Lychee “flower” . Shake with ice for 20 secs, double strain into a chilled coupe . For a chance to win a bottle head over to ByTheDutch’s 20th Jan Instagram post! I really enjoyed this and by jove this Batavia is boombastic…. . MR_JAVA>GUAVA>LOVER>MMM…REPEAT! . #MixMann #Rum #Cocktails https://www.instagram.com/p/B7k6JbRoEx_/?igshid=k0ao62d51cq4

[jollybartender]

Hot Swedish Punsch

This hot black tea cocktail is perfect for winter with its clove and cardamon spices and exotic rums. Swedish Punsch is a Scandanavian treat that was once available commercially worldwide, but now can only be found in its home country. The Hot Punsch is simply that, heating and serving the liquor hot. But if you have to make this drink from scratch as I did, there are a lot more steps to it than that. You'll need Batavia Arrack. Batavia Arrack is one of the main ingredients in many punches of yesteryear. It is difficult to come by, but it is finding its way back to prominence with the cocktail and punch fad of late. Once you have it and some gold rum you can make the recipe that I posted a while back. Now it is simply a matter of heating the entire punch and serving it in warm mugs with a lemon slice garnish. I did a nifty clove studded lemon slice that worked out nicely.

[jollybartender]

Biffy Cocktail

This cocktail was an epic journey for me. I had to acquire the ingredients to make Swedish Punsch, a cocktail in itself that used to be sold bottled and can now only be found in Scandinavia. 

I got the recipe from several I found online and made adjustments for the strength of the flavors I was working with. Central to this recipe is Batavia Arrack--a rice yeast cane sugar infusion from Indonesia that is itself difficult to find. The recipe for this is already posted earlier. Then I went about making this cocktail several times. The first Biffy Cocktail I made was with Icelandc Vor, a heavily barley tasting gin from Iceland (shown above.) This might have been overkill, and I feel it covered over the flavor of the Swedish Punsch. On second go, I felt that Vitae Modern Gin (right) with its rum base and funky sugar smell did the drink the best justice. I also added a touch of sugar to balance the lemon juice, which also has a way of covering things, especially since it was a lot of work getting the lemon essence into the Swedish Punch without using juice. Lastly, I don't know why such a good drink has such a bad name. Biffy is the old fashioned term for the outhouse. That's cute, but it doesn't speak well of what is really a complex cocktail.

See the recipe on my website.

[oneyearofcocktails]

"Merciless Hand" Yellow Chartreuse, Amaro Nonino, Fidencio Mezcal, Batavia Arrack van Oosten, and Angostura Orange bitters. #oneyearofcocktails #craftcocktails #ontherocks #chartreuse #yellowchartreuse #amaro #nonino #amarononino #mezcal #agave #bataviaarrack #vanoosten #orange #bitters #angostura #igcocktail #igsomerville #igboston #shotonmoment #vsco @chartreuse_liq @grappanonino @fidenciomezcal @angosturahouse (at Somerville, Massachusetts)

[oneyearofcocktails]

"Fowler's Solution" La Caravedo Pisco, Cherry Heering, Van Oosten Batavia Arrack, and fresh orange juice. #oneyearofcocktails #thefinal100 #craftcocktails #pisco #cherry #cherryheering #bataviaarrack #orange #freshjuice #igcocktail #igsomerville #igboston #vsco #shotonmoment @lacaravedopisco @cherryheering (at Somerville, Massachusetts)

[oneyearofcocktails]

"Mountain Oasis" Breckenridge Bitters, date infused Batavia Arrack, fig syrup, fresh lemon juice, and sage tincture. #oneyearofcocktails #craftcocktails #breckenridge #bitters #bataviaarrack #date #infusion #fig #syrup #lemon #freshjuice #sage #tincture #igcocktail #igsomerville #igboston #vsco @breckdistillery (at Somerville, Massachusetts)