Speakeasy does it: classic whisky cocktails with Mortlach
Whisky brand Mortlach teamed up with Wallpaper* for a 1930s-inspired New York dinner, pairing classic whisky cocktails with modern Indian cuisine
In partnership with Mortlach
Mortlach By Design is a programme that sees the nearly 200-year-old whisky brand invite six designers to take inspiration from its unique characteristics, and the sculptural forms of the six stills behind its signature 2.81 distillation process, to create diverse projects.
As part of Wallpaper’s contribution, US director Michael Reynolds and entertaining director Melina Keays hosted a 1930s-inspired, speakeasy-style dinner at interior designer Ken Fulk’s Tribeca loft, working with chef Hari Nayak, from Priyanka Chopra’s much-talked-about Indian restaurant Sona, to create the perfect dishes to pair with the unique and robust flavour profiles of Mortlach’s 12-, 16- and 20-year-old whiskies. (The dishes are shown here, recreated in Sona’s Flatiron restaurant.)
Mortlach whisky and a speakeasy-inspired soirée
Guests were offered a choice of whisky cocktails on arrival, specially crafted to celebrate the spirit’s complex and robust flavour. There was a Scotch Manhattan, New York’s rich and smoky take on the classic Rob Roy, made with 12-year-old Mortlach, sweet vermouth and dashes of bitters; and a Boulevardier, aka the Whisky Negroni, composed of 12-year-old Mortlach, sweet vermouth, and Campari.
The latter’s creation is accredited to Erskine Gwynne, the American-born writer who founded Boulevardier magazine in Paris during the 1920s. Both cocktails were the perfect complement to the crab puri and caviar appetizers passing through the room.
Mortlach 16 – with ice and soda – was served with dinner, chef Nayak pairing the complex expressions and unique flavour profiles of the whisky with beet galouti, buckwheat bhel and tamarind lamb chops.
Alongside the darkly glamorous chocolate bebinca dessert, a dram of Mortlach 20-year-old provided a bold and magnetic finale.
INFORMATION
All interior items not credited are from Sona. With thanks to Sona, 36 East 20th Street, New York, sona-nyc.com, and Mortlach
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