A recent survey of Chefs by the American Culinary Federation ranks "Micro-distilled/artisan liquor" as 9th out of 208 items on their list of hot trends for 2009. Other spirit and cocktail related rankings include;- 9 "micro-distilled/artisan spirits"
- 16 "culinary cocktails"
- 23 "food/alcohol pairings (beer, wine and spirits)"
- 41 "organic cocktails"
- 49 "muddled cocktails"
- 82 "martini/flavored martinis"
- 84 "absinthe"
- 138 "beer based cocktails"
- 140 "vodka"
- 163 "whiskey/whisky/bourbon"
- 168 "rum"
- 185 "breakfast cocktails"
- 192 "gin"
Read the press release and view the full survey.
Looks like spirits are finally getting their due. For years the marriage of wine and food has been a given, and beer has recently attracted a lot of attention from foodies. Hopefully people are beginning to recognize the value spirits can play in food pairing. In the coming months we'll feature some posts about good food/spirit pairings as well as upcoming food & spirit events. Stay tuned!
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