来自巴林的调酒师Mohammad Fadli认為(wèi)Ruka是鸡尾酒沙漠中的一片绿洲。Gaz Regan则对他(tā)创作的中东版咖啡鸡尾酒赞赏有(yǒu)加。Bahrain-based bartender Mohammad Fadli reckons Ruka is an oasis in a cocktail desert. Gaz Regan digs his Middle Eastern reboot of the Coffee Cocktail.

我希望创作一款咖啡鸡尾酒的改编版——是的，尽管名字中有(yǒu)咖啡二字，但它并不含咖啡（名字其实源于它在杯中看起来像咖啡）。我的想法是创作具有(yǒu)中东特色的改编。所以我想小(xiǎo)豆蔻会是理(lǐ)想的配料，因為(wèi)它的香气与阿拉伯咖啡相似。我用(yòng)农业白朗姆替代干邑，这样能(néng)营造出截然不同的特殊植物(wù)风味，不过，因為(wèi)农业白朗姆使用(yòng)干邑桶陈化，所以也能(néng)保留一些干邑的香气。而马德拉酒则与小(xiǎo)豆蔻的味道相得益彰，使得鸡尾酒的口味更加平衡。这是一款酒體(tǐ)饱满的鸡尾酒，非常适合作為(wèi)餐后酒饮用(yòng)。我将其命名為(wèi)M E Cafe Latte Cocktail，M E代表中东，而“Cafe Latte”指的是它在杯中的颜色较原版的咖啡鸡尾酒浅很(hěn)多(duō)，看上去更像拿(ná)铁。

I wanted to do a twist on the classic Coffee Cocktail – yes, the drink that, despite its name, contains no coffee (the title comes from how it looks in the glass). The idea was to give it a kind of Middle Eastern rework. So, I thought cardamom would be an ideal ingredient because it had a similar aroma to Arabian coffee. I switched out the cognac in the original Coffee Cocktail for rhum agricole for a totally different kind of funky, vegetal flavour but, since some rhum agricole is aged in ex-cognac barrels, I could still maintain an aromatic reference to cognac. Madeira works very well with cardamom and offers a nice balance between alcohol and sweetness. This is a full-bodied drink that works well as an after-dinner digestif. I called it M E Cafe Latte Cocktail – the “M E” stands for “Middle Eastern”. And “Cafe Latte” because it’s much lighter in colour than the original Coffee Cocktail.

酒精在巴林是合法的，我们还经常会有(yǒu)外國(guó)客人，包括从科(kē)威特、沙特来的，那里是不允许饮酒的。至于这里的酒饮文(wén)化，我认為(wèi)喝(hē)酒的人和不喝(hē)酒的人各占一半。不过大多(duō)数喝(hē)酒的人会喝(hē)啤酒和烈酒，喝(hē)葡萄酒的很(hěn)少。鸡尾酒在这里也非常小(xiǎo)众，只有(yǒu)很(hěn)少一部分(fēn)人对它们有(yǒu)兴趣。我所在的酒吧Ruka在精制鸡尾酒方面则独树一帜，我们紧紧追随國(guó)际潮流和技艺。我们既提供经典、禁酒令时期的以棕色烈酒為(wèi)基酒的鸡尾酒，也有(yǒu)偏现代风格鸡尾酒。我希望Ruka是巴林各种风格鸡尾酒的教育中心。从目前来看，我们做到了。

Alcohol is legal in Bahrain so we often see foreign customers from, say, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia, where alcohol is officially banned. In terms of the local drinking culture, I’d say it’s around a fifty-fifty split between drinkers and non-drinkers. Most of the drinkers, though, opt for beer and spirits, wine-lovers are rare. Cocktails, too, are very niche in Bahrain. There’s a very small circle of drinkers that have developed a palate for mixed drinks. Ruka, my bar, stands alone in serving craft cocktails and we stay fairly close to international trends and techniques. Our menu runs from classic, Prohibition-era, brown-spirit-based drinks to more modernist-style serves. The idea is that Ruka is Bahrain’s education centre for all styles of cocktail. And, so far, it’s working.

M E Cafe Latte Cocktail

• 45ml Saint James农业白朗姆
• 45ml Alvada马德拉5年
• 5ml 单糖浆
• 3个 小(xiǎo)豆蔻种子
• 1个 鸡蛋

将小(xiǎo)豆蔻种子在调酒杯中捣碎，加入其他(tā)配料，干摇后再加冰摇匀，最后滤入一个冷藏的郁金香杯中。以小(xiǎo)豆蔻种子装饰。

• 45ml Saint James Rhum Agricole
• 45ml Alvada Madeira 5-year
• 5ml Simple syrup
• 3 Cardamom seeds
• 1 Egg

Muddle the cardamom seeds in a mixing glass; add remaining ingredients, dry-shake, then add ice, shake thoroughly, and strain into a chilled tulip glass. Garnish with cardamom seeds.

格兹说：
“我看到配方的时候注意力一下子就被小(xiǎo)豆蔻吸引了，农业白朗姆和马德拉酒的配合简直是天作之合。干得好，先生！”
Gaz says:
“The cardamom grabbed my attention as soon as I saw this recipe, and the marriage of rhum and Madeira in the drink is a match made in heaven. Well done, sir!”

《调酒學(xué)之乐》的作者Gaz Regan是國(guó)际鸡尾酒家族中最受推崇的人物(wù)之一。现在，他(tā)正在為(wèi)他(tā)的年度酒饮手册《新(xīn)创鸡尾酒之101将》寻找新(xīn)配方。请将你的配方发送至www.gazregan.com。

Author of The Joy of Mixology, Gaz Regan is one of the best-loved personalities in the international bar family. And he’s looking for new cocktail recipes for his annual 101 Best New Cocktails book. Submit yours at www.gazregan.com.