The GOODS from Bittered Sling

Vancouver, BC | It was the beginning of Cocktail Culture as we know it, a historian’s look at the tasty part of what we drink and where it came from; history meets deliciousness! July’s Bittered Sling Bistro features the huge portfolio of historically important spirits from Brown-Forman, including Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey and Woodford Reserve Bourbon.

Stepping up to the plate this month are two bartenders equally engaging when it comes to the history of cocktails and our industry – reigning BSBistro Season 1 & 2 winner, Gerry Jobe (currently the Okanagan Brand Ambassador for Jack Daniel’s and Woodford Reserve, formerly of Raudz Regional Table) steps up on July 10. On July 31, award-winning bartender and corporate beverage director from the Donnelly Group, Trevor Kallies (he’s also a manager for the Tales of the Cocktail Bartender Apprentice Program).

Both bartenders will bring a breadth of experience and stories to the table this month, so don’t miss out! Get all the tasty details after the jump…

July 2013

Wednesday July 10 2013 “Global Cocktail Colonialism” sponsored by BrownForman Canada, with Bartender Gerry Jobe (BSBistro’s Season 1 & 2 champ)

TICKETS – https://legacyliquorstore.com/event-bittered-sling-bistro-july-10
Wednesday July 31 2013 “Global Cocktail Colonialism” sponsored by BrownForman Canada, with Bartender Trevor Kallies (Finalist, BSBistro Season 2)

TICKETS – https://legacyliquorstore.com/event-bittered-sling-bistro-july-31

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Hors d’oeuvres: (cocktail paired by Lauren Mote)

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Grilled oysters with Shanghai Rhubarb bitters mignonette
Rabbit with Gaspésie maple, apricots & almonds
Feature Bartender Cocktail Pairings: (Score Cards)

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Course #1

Early summer vegetables – raw, lightly heated and pickled with organic corn dumplings, Montaña cheese & tomato emulsion, watercress aioli and whiskey, smoked bacon & grand ?r vinaigrette

Course #2

Buttermilk & whiskey brined chicken rolled with Indian celery & sweet fern pesto, hot chili, garlic & ginger collards, strawberry-gochujang & whiskey sauce

Course #3

Tonka bean & whiskey cake, Osoyoos cherries, lavender cream, honey brittle & spice crumble

Upcoming events

August 2013 “Carnival vs. Mardi-Gras”
September 2013 “Upper Middle Class”
October 2013 “Heavy Metal Monks”
November 2013 “European Invasion”

Format

– Passed Hors d’Oeuvres paired with opening reception cocktail by Lauren Mote;

– Sit-down three course dinner, menu presented by Chef Jonathan Chovancek of
Kale & Nori to both engage and challenge the guest bartender’s perspective on their
cocktail pairings;

– Each guest receives a scorecard, and rates each pairing through several categories, such as taste, balance, appearance, level of pairing;

– Interactive presentation style

– fun and business-casual- $60/tickets (this is inclusive of GST and service charge)

– tickets will not be available to purchase at the door, guests must purchase tickets online or in person at Legacy Liquor Store ahead of time

Details

Telephone: 604-809-9479
Web: www.bitteredsling.com | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Email: [email protected]

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The People Who Make It Happen

Co-proprietor, Sommelier/Mixologist: Lauren Mote
Co-proprietor, Chef: Jonathan Chovancek

About Bittered Sling

Bittered Sling celebrates the collaboration of chef Jonathan Chovancek and mixologist and sommelier Lauren Mote, who have contributed a combined 30 years of professional experience, knowledge and innovation to the Canadian food and beverage industry.

In 2010, Mote and Chovancek launched Vancouver-based boutique catering and events company Kale & Nori Culinary Arts — the predecessor to Bittered Sling — and quickly carved out a niche both locally and internationally for their unique products, dynamic and diverse cuisine and specialty cocktail creations. In 2013, Kale & Nori was singled out as Producer/Supplier of the Year at the 24th Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards for its brand of Bittered Sling Extracts.

Bittered Sling Extracts is a retail line of high-quality, small-batch bitters and extracts that provides palate, plate and potion with a subtle-yet-exciting fusion of homegrown ingredients and flavours. With aromatic labels such as Orange and Juniper, Plum and Rootbeer and Clingstone Peach, Bittered Sling underscores a singular and delicious irony that while all of their bitters are extracts, not all of their extracts are bitter. By the dash or the drop, each creation offers an intricate range of complex flavours that perfectly accentuates food, spirits and even sparkling water.

Twice a month over a six-month span, Mote and Chovancek host their popular and perennially sold-out Bittered Sling Bistro events at the Legacy Liquor Store in Olympic Village. A friendly competition between some of the region’s best bartenders now heading into its fourth season, each edition of the Bistro offers guests a feature spirit tasting accented by Bittered Sling Extracts and an indulgent three-course menu inspired by each particular spirit’s wide range of notes and character.