High Life

HIGH LIFE 87 向禁酒令致敬 Frank Minza 游学纽约时，正是美国推行禁酒令时期。在地下酒吧，他首次尝试 以走私酒调制鸡尾酒。一战结束后，社会风气变得忧郁阴暗，鸡尾酒潮流愈加偏 好芳香浓郁的味道。这激发了他的艺术天赋，进而创造出多款外表先声夺人的鸡 尾酒。 1931年，他前往纽约上东城会见金融家伯纳德·巴鲁克时，好友温斯顿·丘 吉尔不幸遭遇车祸。在禁酒令进行得如火如荼时，丘吉尔的医生开出处方，让 他可「无限量」饮用酒精饮品以治疗创伤后压力症候群。Frank 为酷爱内格 罗尼的好友创造出 Churchill’s Negroni，其混合 Ocho Blanco 龙舌兰酒、 Motelobos Joven 龙舌兰酒、意大利佛手柑酒及荨麻酒。 异国风味 二战步入尾声时，Frank 前往远东地区，品尝了当地的酒精饮品且不时加以改 良。其鸡尾酒作品可谓记忆和直觉的混合物：清爽、果香浓郁且极具层次感，在 热带地区尤其受欢迎。一如既往，他充分利用了当时的时代精神。牙买加的港口 区向来凭籍其独有魅力而举世闻名，而 Antonio’s Charm 则是向其致意之作。 这款鸡尾酒混合了富含异国风情的 Bacardi Carta Blanc 朗姆酒、柠檬甜酒、 粉红番石榴、青柠、砂糖和苏打水。 Homage to prohibition As an exchange student in NewYork, Frank embraced the spirit of prohibition. Behind the hidden doors of a speakeasy, he mixed his first drink with bootlegged alcohol. The world had taken on an altogether darker edge after the war, a mood that translated into aromatic, headier spirits and inspired his artistic flair to create visually fascinating cocktails. While on his way to meet financier Bernard Baruch in New York City’s Upper East Side in 1931, Frank’s close friendWinston Churchill was involved in a car accident. Churchill’s physician issued himwith a medical note approving Churchill’s use of alcohol, prescribing him an “indefinite” amount during the height of prohibition to cure him of his PTSD. Frank created an ode to Churchill’s love for the Negroni with the Churchill’s Negroni, a dedication to his favorite drink made with Ocho Blanco Tequila, Motelobos Joven, Italicus Rosolio di Bergamotto and La Gentaine Apéritif Des Peres Chartreux. A taste of the exotic By the end of the Second World War, Frank had embarked on missions to the Far East, where he sampled – and at times improved – local brews. His cocktails were a mixture of memory and intuition: light, fruity yet complex. They were also hugely popular in the tropical heat. In typical fashion, Frank had tapped into the cultural zeitgeist without any studied intention. Antonio’s Charm is a tribute to the famous Jamaican port district where those who are in love get lost in the charm. The cocktail is an exotic and fruity blend of Bacardi Carta Blanc, limoncello, pink guava, lime, sugar and soda.