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The Cooper Presents a Scotch and Cigar Dinner 7/23
The Cooper Restaurant
is pleased to present a
Scotch and Cigar Dinner featuring
The Balvenie Distillery | Davidoff Cigars
Thursday, July 23
6:00pm reception | 6:30 seating
Special guest speakers for the evening will be
Carlos Escalona from Davidoff Cigars
David Laird, The Balvenie Ambassador
Menu by Chef Adam Brown
Reception
Craft Cocktail Featuring Monkey Shoulder Blended Whisky
Chorizo & Manchego Stuffed Dates (passed)
First course
The Balvenie 14yr Caribbean Cask
Smoked Faroe Island Salmon Tartar
Smoked eggplant purée/pickled eggplant/quail egg/crispy sunchokes
Second Course
The Balvenie 15yr Single Barrel
Roasted Lamb Loin
Duck fat braised Brussels sprouts, “butter scotch” gastrique, tobacco onions
Entree
side by side with
The Balvenie 12yr Double Wood and The Balvenie 17yr Double Wood
Coffee Rubbed Prime New York Strip Steak
Braised short rib& smoked bacon ragout, sherry- wild mushroom Demi, watercress “pesto”
Dessert
The Balvenie 21yr Port Wood
Ancho-Cinnamon Flourless Chocolate Cake
Chartreuse whipped cream
cigars provided will be | Davidoff Classic 2000 and Davidoff Winston Churchill
$92 per person, not including tax or gratuity
Please call The Cooper for reservations
561.622.0032
The Cooper Restaurant is located at
4610 PGA Boulevard | Palm Beach Gardens
seating for this event is very limited
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Max Group Does 3rd Annual Negroni Week
COCKTAIL CHIC:
Negroni Week Makes a Splash at The Max Restaurant Group
For thirsty cocktail lovers, there’s nothing that wets the whistle faster than a swanky, palate-pleasing drink, especially when paired with a delicious cause.
As part of the third annual Negroni Week, June 1-7, All Max Restaurant Group locations in Connecticut and Western Massachusetts, as well as The Cooper in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, will be serving up lip-smacking variations in honor of the world’s greatest sip. A portion of the drink proceeds will be donated to the Ct Children’s Medical Center in Hartford, and the Loggerhead Marine Life Center in Juno Beach, FL. “As far as perfect cocktails go,” says Brian Mitchell, Corporate Beverage Director for the Max Restaurant Group, “a great Negroni is the perfect drink to have when you can’t decide what to have – it hits all the senses with a balance of bitter-sweet, floral and fruity flavors…there is a reason why it’s been a classic for nearly 100 years.”
A creative riff on a traditional Americano (a blend of Campari, sweet vermouth, and club soda), the Negroni was born in 1919 when the adventurous Italian Count Camillo Negroni wanted to shake things up at a local Florentine bar. Instead of soda, he ordered gin be added to his favorite apéritif. After one sip, the count was hooked. The rest, according to bar lore, is history. We’ll drink to that.
About Negroni Week
Presented by Imbibe Magazine and Campari, Negroni Week launched in 2013 as a celebration of one of the world’s great cocktails, and an effort to raise money for charitable causes around the globe. From 2013 to 2014, Negroni Week grew from 100 to more than 1,300 participating bars around the world, and raised more than $120,000 for charities.
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Max Fish Presents Leblon Cachaca Dinner #2
Max Fish is very pleased to present a
LEBLON
CACHAÇA DINNER
June 11th, 2015
With special guest Steve Luttmann,
Founder & President of Leblon Cachaça
Menu by Robert Peterson, Executive Chef at Max Fish
Cocktails by Andres Soriano, Bar Manager at Max Fish
Reception 6:30pm
O Corocao Cocktail, featuring Leblon Cachaça
Course 1
Lau Morango
Strawberry, demerara, lime
Caramelized Salmon
Guava glaze, palm heart salad, avocado, jalapeno vinaigrette
Course 2
Rosemary in Rio
rosemary, lemon, honey
Grilled Squid & Octopus
Moqueca bahiana broth, dende oil, sweet peppers, coconut milk
Course 3
O Tiki
triple sec, falernum, lime
Gringo Churrasco
Pork Belly Wrapped Beef Tenderloin, Linguica, farofa, black bean sauce,
chimmichurri
Dessert
La Brasilia
Leblon Cedilla, rock candy, bitter
Passionfruit Crepe Cake
Ripe strawberries, toasted coconut
$69 per person
not including tax or gratuity
Please call Max Fish in Glastonbury for reservations
860-652-3474 (FISH)
110 Glastonbury Blvd, Glastonbury, CT 06033
maxrestaurantgroup.com/fish
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1815 to 2015: Celebrating 200 years of Laphroaig Whisky
MAX DOWNTOWN IS VERY PLEASED TO PRESENT
1815 TO 2015:
A CELEBRATION OF 200 YEARS OF LAPHROAIG SCOTCH WHISKY
WITH SPECIAL GUEST SIMON BROOKING
MASTER WHISKEY AMBASSADOR FOR LAPHROAIG DISTILLERY
TUESDAY MAY 12TH AT MAX DOWNTOWN, HARTFORD
6:00PM
MEET & GREET RECEPTION WITH SIMON BROOKING
LAPHROAIG 10 YEAR COCKTAIL
6:30PM SEATING
MENU BY CHEF CHRISTOPHER SHEEHAN
1
HOUSE MADE LAMB SAUSAGE
FAVA BEANS, PICKLED RHUBARB, SHISITO PIPPERADE
LAPHROAIG SELECT
2
CITRUS CURED SCOTTISH SALMON
TARRAGON CRUMPET, BEETS, RADISH, WATERCRESS CRÈME FRAICHE
LAPHROAIG 10 YEAR CASK STRENGTH
3
POINT JUDITH RAZOR CLAMS
SMOKED POTATO, PANCETTA, RAMP BUTTER
LAPHROAIG QUARTER CASK
4
ROASTED WAGYU SIRLOIN
MOREL MUSHROOMS, BUNCHING ONIONS, NETTLE EMULSION
LAPHROAIG TRIPLE WOOD
5
COCONUT AIR CAKE
LAPHROAIG CHOCOLATE PUDDING
LAPHROAIG 25 YEAR
$125 PER PERSON
NOT INCLUDING TAX OR GRATUITY
SEATING IS VERY LIMITED.
PLEASE CALL FOR RESERVATIONS: 860.522.2530
CITY PLACE, 185 ASYLUM STREET HARTFORD, CT 06103
see the video tour of Laphroaig below…
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The Cooper Is THE Place for Barreled Negroni
The Cooper in Palm Beach Gardens has been noted for a classic drink recipe variation: The Negroni, made just about everywhere, but is not always made properly.
One of the most sublime drinks in our repertoire, the barreled Negroni takes things to the next level by allowing the ingredients to meld and mellow, as well as picking up hints of oak from the barrel contact.
Great stuff, and we appreciate Palm Beach Illustrated for taking notice.
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MAX Cocktail Showcase
For more information about this incredible event, click here.
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7th Annual Whiskey Dinner at Max’s Oyster Bar Featuring Rye Whiskey
RYE: A New York-inspired Cocktail & Food Pairing Dinner
This year for our annual Whiskey Dinner, Max’s Oyster Bar team will be featuring classic Rye Whiskey based cocktails from the New York City historical drink book, and specifically the regional variations on the Manhattan Cocktail. Each course is paired with a classic interpretation of this delicious drink, each with their own touch made famous by bartenders past and present.
Rye whiskey is an inherently American spirit, and what better way to showcase this than with an inherently American drink? We say, there is no better way, and so we have an entire menu centered around these themes. Join us for this excellent dinner, “tour” the regions of New York City, and stay warm with Rye Whiskey.
Menu by Chef Hunter Morton
Cocktails by Brian Mitchell
Whiskey Presentation by Ed Dunn, American Whiskey Specialist
Thursday January 29th
Reception 6:30pm
The Manhattan
Old Overholt Rye, Carpano Antica, orange & aromatic bitters
Hors d’oeuvres
Course 1
Brooklyn
Dickel Rye, Dolin Dry Vermouth, China China, Maraschino Liquor
Rye Cured Loch Duhart Salmon | Baby Greens | Rye Crisp | Orange Honey Marmalade | Pickled Mustard Seed
Course 2
Red Hook
Bulleit Rye, Punt e Mes, Maraschino Liquor
Smoked Oyster Stew | Salsify | Bacon | Grits
Course 3
Carrol Gardens
Russell’s Reserve Rye, Amaro, Punt e Mes, Maraschino Liquor
Butternut Squash Ravioli | wild mushrooms | maple Sage Butter
Course 4
Green Point
Whistle Pig Rye, Yellow Chartreuse, Carpano Antica, angostura and orange bitters
Braised Pork Belly | Brussels Sprouts | lentils | Bacon Marmalade
Dessert
The Slope
Hudson Maple Rye, Punt e Mes, Apricot, angostura
Sweet Potato Doughnuts | Whiskey Caramel
Please call Max’s Oyster Bar for reservations
964 Farmington Avenue | West Hartford | CT 06107 | (860) 236-6299
$89 per person, not including tax or gratuity
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Max Supports Lea’s Foundation – Donate All Month Long
SEPTEMBER IS National Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month
In recognition of this, throughout September, all Max Restaurant Group locations are joining with Chateau St Jean Wines and Beefeater Gin to support Lea’s Foundation for Leukemia Research.
Buy a glass of Chateau St Jean or a Beefeater London Dry Gin cocktail, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated.
Lea’s Foundation for Leukemia Research, Inc., was formed in 1998 to honor the memory of Lea Michele Economos, who at the young age of 18 was diagnosed with leukemia, and subsequently lost her battle when she was only 28 years old. Lea’s Foundation raises money to fund research into the causes of and cures for leukemia and its related cancers lymphoma, Hodgkin’s lymphoma and multiple myeloma).
For more information – visit www.leasfoundation.org
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Chartreuse is sooo Very French, and at Max
by Brian Mitchell, Beverage Director, Max Restaurant Group
Chartreuse is one of those beverages that both excites people and makes them nervous – depending on your understanding and level of experience. Made in the south of France by monks, this wonderful beverage has been made more or less continuously for over 500 years. It is delicious, intense, makes a great addition to cocktails, or is great on its own (usually chilled and diluted with some ice).
This past week a very cool little video was posted online depicting a trip and some highlights of France and a trip the facility where Chartreuse is made. You can view below or link directly to Chartreuse (click here). By the way, Chartreuse in its varied forms is generally found at most Max locations, including The Cooper in Palm Beach Gardens. Ask you server or bartender about this wonderful drink and what cocktails it can be enjoyed in…
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Saturday is National Rum Day – YO HO!
by Brian Mitchell, Corporate Beverage Director, Max Restaurant Group
Saturday August 16th, is National Rum Day!
Normally we do not get too caught up in all the National (fill in the blank) Days, but this one is right up our ally. Rum is one of the top selling spirits in the world, and at the Max Restaurants we sell a lot of rum and rum-based drinks – point of fact, our #1 selling mixed cocktail across the company is the Max Painkiller – a delicious rum-based, tropical TiKi styled drink.
So come celebrate a day dedicated to the tasty fermented cane spirit by joining us at any of our locations. We will be serving up the Max Painkiller, as wella as Hurricanes, Beachcombers, Mojitos, traditional Daiquiri, Hemingways, Rum & Cokes, Dark & Stormies, or any of the vast number of rum drinks our bartenders can concoct for you. (Nothing frozen, though – sorry.)
A Little Rummy History
Fermented cane juice has been made in many areas of Asia and Africa going back probably millennia, but modern distilled rum production really dates to the 17th Century in the Caribbean. Sugar became a valued commodity in Europe around this time as it had been fairly scarce, but the opening of the New World allowed for a continuous source of sugar.
A by-product of sugar production is molasses, which was not thought to have much use at first, but it was quickly discovered to be fermentable and then distillable.
Rum became a popular drink in both the old and new world regions, and especially in Colonial America (primarily New England and New York), where the technology for making and maintaining stills and ample supply of wood for barrels meant a refined product could be produced (and consumed). Molasses were shipped in and refined into rum, before being shipped back out and used for trade, often for slaves, which were needed to work the sugar plantations to make more rum. The Rum-Slave Triangle was formed by traders moving from West Africa to the Caribbean to population centers of New England and New York, moving “goods” back and forth.
As rum was traded and shipped on the high seas it became a custom aboard naval ships, and eventually pirate ships. Traditions among the Naval powers of Great Britain and others lasted well into the 20th century with daily rations, and even continue to this day with special occasion rations being given out to service persons.
Styles and Production of Rum
Rum is produced in many regions, but essentially there are three groups of styles, with variations or ageing categories within each group. These main groups are often categorized by the language or tradition of the colonial power that was in control of the original production areas. These colonial powers had favorite styles and from these grew both production and taste styles that more or less remain today.
- English-speaking islands and countries are known for darker rums with a fuller taste that retains a greater amount of the underlying molasses flavor. Rums from Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Barbados, St.Lucia, Belize, Bermuda, Saint Kitts, the Demerara region of Guyana, and Jamaica are typical of this style.
- French-speaking islands are best known for their agricultural rums (rhum agricole). These rums, being produced exclusively from sugar cane juice, retain a greater amount of the original flavor of the sugar cane and are generally more expensive than molasses-based rums. Rums from Haiti, Guadeloupe and Martinique are typical of this style.
- Spanish-speaking islands and countries traditionally produce añejo rums with a fairly smooth taste. Rums from Cuba, Guatemala, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Colombia and Venezuela are typical of this style. Rum from the U.S. Virgin Islands is also of this style. The Canary Islands produces honey rum known as ron miel de Canarias and carries a geographical designation.
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Jason Sowik from Max Burger Wins Medal at Food Smooze Martini Competition
By Brian Mitchell, Corporate Beverage Director, Max Restaurant Group
Congratulations to Jason Sowik, Bar Manager for Max Burger in West Hartford, for winning the Bronze Medal at last night’s WNPR Food Smooze Martini Competition.
Jason beat out over 30 other competitors to place third in a strong field of well conceived drinks from some of Connecticut’s best drink makers.
Using a combination of fresh blueberries and limes, Jason’s drink was simple yet elegant and delicious. A Blueberry Moji-tini, is a take on a traditional Mojito, to which Jason adds fresh blueberries. He served this up in a mini-martini glass for the evening, hence the “tini” twist. Pretty simple but very drinkable recipe.
Jason can be found tending the stick at Max Burger in West Hartford, where he and his team have fun mixing all kinds of modern and traditional drink combinations.
Click Here to see the link on the event round up and all the competition results.
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Forager Cocktail #1 – Rosedale Flower
By Brian Mitchell, Corporate Beverage Director, Max Restaurant Group
Last night we had the pleasure of kicking off our new season for the Max Chef to Farm Series, now in its 7th season. This dinner series is a popular series where we take the Max experience out to local farms and present meals based on the ingredients available at that point in the season and what we can source locally.
This series has become so popular that we routinely sell out each event, and often have a wait list. Chef Scott Miller along with a number of the other Max Chefs creates thoughtful, delicious meals with locally sourced farm produce as well as locally sourced meats, cheeses and seafood. For my part, I get to start the evening off with a welcome cocktail when guests arrive, and in line with the locally sourced ingredients I try to find not only local produce or other ingredients to make this cocktail. I also like to find local, or at least hand-crafted / artisanly produced, spirits for the base of these drinks.
For the summer of 2014, I have decided to theme my drinks under the umbrella name/concept of Forager Cocktails, and will be producing a series of these drinks for each C2F dinners through the season, each making best use of local ingredients available at that point in the season.
I had so many requests last night for my recipe that I am posting here for any to see and use. Please feel free to contact me if you need assistance or have questions on how to recreate this cocktail or any others in the series.
For the Forager Cocktail #1, I made a drink based on a slightly obscure, but well thought out drink called the Artemis Flower. This drink combines fresh ingredients that fit perfectly with what is available in early summer – berries. For my part, I called this drink the Rosedale Flower, as we were serving the dinner at Rosedale Farms in Simsbury, Ct, and the main ingredient here were the strawberries picked fresh that morning.
I used the berries with some Bourbon, fresh lime juice, house made “sambuca”, and a thyme syrup that I made in the morning. The “sambuca” actually makes use of a few other locally sourced items for a great flavor twist that is hard to replicate. I use Rime Vodka, which is made by Westford Hill Distillers in Ashford, Ct as the base, to which I infused about a dozen (per 750ml of vodka) fennel blossom heads into slowly for about 3-4 hours. This process allows me to pull the flavor out of the fennel, but not the harsh green components that would detract from the lovely licorice flavors. I added some sugar to balance and the result is very similar to a Sambuca.
My Bourbon of choice for the night is a small production bourbon called Corner Creek Reserve Bourbon, from Kentucky. This is an 88 proof whiskey that is actually aged about 8 years for mellowing. I like the power this bottling has, along with the deep bourbon flavor, and the extra touch of proof did not hurt at all. In fact, the tempering of alcohol by the sweetness from the fresh thyme syrup was perfect. Very simple to make, I used a big fist of thyme sprigs and added them while the water was still cool and then let it steep as it came up in temperature. Once I could smell the thyme strongly, I pulled it off the heat just before boiling. I let it sit for a few minutes and then strained out the leaves and stems. While still hot, I mixed in equal parts (by volume) of granulated sugar to make my syrup. Very flavorful and delicious – adding a great extra flavor element to this drink.
anyone can make this drink at home, and if you are willing to go a little extra for the local and the home-made ingredients, then you will have an even more special experience – something we try to achieve out on the farm.
Forager Cocktail # 1 – The Rosedale Flower
In a mason jar –
Add 3-4 fresh picked strawberries – lightly crushed, but not pulverized
Then combine in jar
2oz Corner Creek Bourbon
½ oz House-made fennel-buca (you can use regular Sambuca like Meletti)
¾ oz Thyme Syrup
½ fresh lime juice
Let sit for a few minutes to absorb the strawberry juice
Fill with ice, add splash of Club Soda and serve with Thyme sprig for garnish
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