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It is spring now, and Sensuality is very much in love these days. Her new friend is very sweet. Climbing into bed the first time, he confessed he was a little intimidated about making love with her. Sensuality just laughed and said, ‘But we’ve been making love for days. ― J. Ruth Gendler, The Book of Qualities

2016 SUMMER MOM’S CHICKEN SATINE There is a heat that you feel on your tongue, and there is the one that you feel in your 100% Viognier palate – in your soul. This curry is the culmination of myriad of flavors, , and a $35 | Club: $29.75 very fond memory for me!

Notes 2 tbsp coconut oil Marinate the chicken with Add the chicken, sauté Fresh fruit and spring florals. 1 red onion finely chopped paste, for a few minutes and Meyer lemon and 1tbsp ginger-garlic paste , and yogurt then cook with the lid Clementines. Stone fruit and 3 large garlic minced and keep aside for 30 on. After about 15 mins, blossom aromas. Apricot-like 1 tbsp grated ginger mins. turn the chicken over finish and a hint of juicy 1 tsp turmeric Fry the onions on a low and cook again for 10 melon. 1tsp red flame until translucent. mins with the lid on. 2 tomatoes chopped Add ginger and garlic and Turn off the gas and mix Food Pairings 1/2 cup yogurt fry for a few more in the . 1 pound of chicken thighs minutes, stirring (Always add Garam Rich shellfish dishes such as frequently to avoid Masala towards the end to seared scallops, grilled lobster 1tsp Mom’s Garam Masala burning the garlic. Add avoid burning off the spices.) and baked crab, especially tomatoes and fry until the with a hint of spice. Mild This easy-to-make spice blend is oil leaves the sides of the Allow it to sit for 10 creamy like kormas. the heart of most Indian dishes. A pan – about 20 mins. Tilt mins and then serve with combination of almost 25 different the pan to collect the oil hot rice or Plain Naan. Aphrodisiac Pairings whole spices, it probably has as on one side and add the many recipes as there are families chili powder. Let the oil Pair it with a cold (not Honey Comb, Fromager in India! The word Garam means soak in the chili for about chilled) SUMMER D’affinois Cheese, Jack warm in Hindi while Masala a minute. SATINE ! Fruit, Naan with Ghee means spice mix. Garam masala is therefore a warming spice mix. LXV Spice Pairing the word 'warming' refers to the Garam Masala ~ Neeta’s 'heating properties' ascribed to the mom’s recipe ingredients, by Ayurveda.

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The fragrance of white tea is the feeling of existing in the mists that float over waters; the scent of peony is the scent of the absence of negativity: a lack of confusion, doubt, and darkness; to smell a rose is to teach your soul to skip; a nut and a wood together is a walk over fallen Autumn leaves; the touch of jasmine is a night's dream under the nomad's moon. ― C. JoyBell C.

AMOK - THE CAMBODIAN CLASSIC 2016 Interpretation by Neeta Mittal HEART NOTE In South-East Asian cuisine, "amok" refers to the process of steam cooking a curry in banana leaves. Sangiovese-Direct Press Thick coconut cream and are classic ingredients, added to a wide range of possible kinds of leaves, proteins, and staple ingredients. Amok is a major national culinary tradition in Cambodia, and $29 | Club: $24.65 also popular in Laos and Thailand. Notes This recipe is inspired by HEMSLEY + HEMSLEY in Vogue after their trip to Cambodia!

Rose water, violets, pomelo, ½ lb firm white fish fillets such as Dice the fish into large cubes Add the fish cubes to the sauce orange rind, persimmon, tilapia (see www.msc.org for about 2cm x 2cm and sprinkle and gently poach for about 4 white peach sustainable fish in season) over a little salt and pepper. mins with lid on, until cooked 2 tbsp coconut oil through. Food Pairings 400ml full-fat coconut milk Heat the coconut oil in a Sprinkle the bottom of 2 bowls sea salt and medium saucepan. Add garlic with most of the and Light salads, light pasta and 1 handful of /Thai and shallots, and cook on a then gently ladle over the Fish rice dishes, especially with /basil or mint, roughly chopped medium heat for 30 seconds. Amok. Garnish with the seafood, raw and lightly 2 cloves of garlic, finely diced Add the coconut milk and remaining herbs and serve with cooked shellfish and grilled 3 shallots, roughly chopped bring to a medium simmer for a hot bowl of rice. fish and goats’ cheeses. ¼ tsp palm sugar, or coconut sugar 10 minutes. Add the palm sugar and chilli (optional). Enjoy will a glass of cold Aphrodisiac Pairings Optional: chilli flakes or fresh chilli LXV Heart Note. to taste Strawberries, Lobster, Absinthe Popcorn 1 packet LXV Spice Blend: Biting Nymph LXV Spice Blend (Biting Nymph) The spice blend is a journey into the Lemongrass, Turmeric, heartlands of Cambodia and Kaffir Leaves, Thailand, where these spices temper Galangal blend. the pungency of seafood and meat, provide zesty notes, and add vibrancy and color.

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Two lovers embrace on a rooftop on New Year’s Eve. The crack of fireworks sounds in the distance, the smell of flint slowly drifting in. Closer still are the aromas of plum, blackberry, , and violets… the alluring combination of a paramour’s perfume. As the stroke of midnight nears, the fireworks increase their intensity and flavors of and dark chocolate boldly leap onto your palate. ― Jeff Strekas, Winemaker, LXV Wine

2014 RISING TEMPO MURGH MALAI WITH ROSE Grenache-Syrah-Tempranillo Interpretation of an Indian Classic by Neeta Mittal $48 | Club: $40.80 A delicious chicken recipe made with no oil or ghee. Chicken drumsticks marinated with ginger-garlic and cooked in milk, cream, chillies, and a rose petal garam masala. Notes In the words of the effervescent Julia Child “If you're afraid of butter, use cream.”

Fresh figs and Damson 1 cup cream For the marinade: Add green powder, plums. Subtle hints of cigar 3 green chilies, chopped 5 chicken drumsticks chopped ginger, coriander box, cedar wood, and violets. 1 onion, chopped 1 tsp ginger paste leaves, white pepper powder, Black cherry and cassis. 2 1/2 cup milk 1 tsp garlic paste Garam masala, the powdered 1 tsp green cardamom powder 2 tsp white pepper powder part of the LXV blend and a Food Pairings 1 tsp chopped ginger pinch of saffron. 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves For the : Indian food (always enhanced 1 tsp white pepper powder Let it simmer for 30 minutes. by a generous fruity but not 2 tsp Garam masala Make small incisions in Add the Rose hips, Jasmine too tannic red), Cheese A pinch of saffron the drum sticks of and the cardamom pod from Platter (surprising!) 2 tsp chopped almonds chicken. Marinate with the Spice packet. Stir well and 1 tsp Garam Masala ginger, garlic paste, simmer for 10 more minutes. Aphrodisiac Pairings Salt, to taste white pepper, and salt for two hours. Garnish with chopped Cigar- Smoked scallops, 1 packet LXV Spice Blend almonds, and Rose petals Walnuts & Coconut Cleopatra’s Aphrodisiac from the spice packet. Caramel For the gravy: Serve hot. It is said that Cleopatra used a blend of Cardamom, rose and Heat a pan and add Serve with a glass of LXV LXV Spice Pairing to entice Marc cream, onions, green Rising Tempo Cleopatra’s Aphrodisiac Anthony! chilies, and cook till the onions are soft. Now Rose Hips, Rose Petals, add the milk and the Cardamom, Cinnamon, marinated chicken, mix Jasmine, Fennel, Cocoa, well. Himalayan Pink Salt

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What an antithetical mind! - tenderness, roughness - delicacy, coarseness - sentiment, sensuality - soaring and groveling, dirt and deity - all mixed up in that one compound of inspired clay! ― Lord Byron

2015 SECRET CRAVING WITH SMOKY NOTES Cab Franc- Syrah-Merlot $55 | Club: $46.75 The alchemy of smoke notes and spices will intoxicate, no matter the meat. In evolutionary terms, we all started cooking with fire… Notes Grass-fed Rib-Eye (just a Season the steak first with salt, Serve with your favorite Hints of tart cranberries, preference then olive oil and then the accompaniments (mashed black currant, and cherries; Veg substitute: Paneer steak-rub. Save a couple of potatoes, sautéed exotic aromas like coriander (Indian cottage cheese) pinches of steak rub for the vegetables, relish, etc). and . accompaniments. Heat a cast- Sprinkle a dash of the Mouthwatering flavors of 1 packet LXV Spice Blend iron skillet for at least 20 mins. steak rub on the Damson plum and acai. “Smolder Notes” Cook the steak for about 3 to accompaniments to tie it 4 mins on each side. Let it rest all in. Food Pairings Smoking is a trend on its for the time that you cooked it. own. We love to pull these (approx. 8 mins) Serve with a glass of For that perfectly bloody elements into new places, and LXV Secret Craving. steak or mushroom ragu in new ways, to create new sensory and visual impact. Aphrodisiac Pairings

Smokey Blue Cheese, Bone

Marrow, Pan Forte

LXV Spice Blend “Smolder Notes” Lapsang Souchong tea, , garlic, black pepper, fennel, sarsaparilla, and

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2014 RESERVE SYRAH NEETA’S AWARD-WINNING Kiler Canyon Vineyard Biryani is derived from the Farsi word 'Birian'. Based on the name, and cooking style $65 | Club: $55.25 (Dum), one can conclude that the dish originated in Persia and/or Arabia. According to a legend, Mumtaz Mahal (the beauty who sleeps in Taj Mahal) concocted this dish as a Notes "complete meal" to feed the army. Resolved hints of petrichor and dark spices, soon 2 chicken legs -bone in Make deep slits in the chicken Add the marinated 3 tablespoons vegetable oil till it hits the bone. Season chicken, crushed spices, followed by layers of 1 tbsp ghee (optional) with salt and lemon. nuts, salt, and the ground sandalwood, cedar, and dried 4 large onions, finely sliced In a thick bottom skillet, heat masalas from LXV- tobacco 2 tsp garlic, very finely oil and ghee (optional) on a packet2. Cover the skillet chopped very low flame. Sautee the with a heavy lid and cook Food Pairings 1 tbsp ginger, very finely entire packet of whole spices over low flame, mixing Dishes laced with spices, chopped (LXV-packet1) till the oil gently every few minutes. anything lamb (grilled, 2 tomatoes, finely chopped absorbs all the flavors. Crush Boil the rice on a very high shwarma, gyros) 3 cups Basmati rice them in a mortar pestle and flame with pinch of salt ¼ cup cashew (optional) keep aside. I like to leave and dash of oil. them whole in the biryani When the rice is par LXV Biryani Spices Fry the sliced onions for 20 boiled, drain the water and Aphrodisiac Pairings Packet 1: 12 whole spices minutes until they are dark add it gently on top of the with rose petals brown. Add the ginger and chicken, cover with the Sweltering curries, manchego Packet 2: Garam masala + garlic. Sauté until the garlic heavy lid again, and put on cheese, blueberries Turmeric + Red chili powder turns pale brown. Add low heat for at least 45 tomatoes and fry until the oil minutes. leaves the mix (approx. 10 LXV Spice Blend mins) Serve with a glass of Biryani Spices (whole spices LXV Reserve Syrah. + ground spices)

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2015 CRIMSON JEWEL THE WILD VENUS PORK CHOP Hearthstone Vineyard A very simple recipe, packed with umami, so that you have more time… Sangiovese – Petit Verdot $55 | Club: $46.75 2 Center Cut Pork Chops Slightly heat olive oil and add Notes just 1 tsp of the Wild Venus Seasonal Root Vegetables spice mix. Let it cool, and then Sangiovese's rustic tendencies add to vegies and set to roast. are polished by the unabashed 1 LXV Spice Pairing Rub Pork Chops (room temp) packet - Wild Venus with the rest of the spice mix. lushness of the Petit Verdot Shallow fry in coconut oil in an to create a multi-faceted wine oven-friendly pan, until the This is a fabulous link on Food Pairings 1 packet LXV Spice Blend chops get a great sear on each how to cook the perfect “Wild Venus” side (3 to 4 mins each side). Pork Chops! rich roasted meat, cured Stick in the oven for 5 mins sausages and hard cheeses The porchini mushroom adds and then let it rest for at least 5 bit.ly/2pKNHdC an earthy umami flavor, mins more. Serve with the Aphrodisiac Pairings bringing out an herbal roasted veggies. quality that is both rustic PS: please adjust salt in the lusty linguine with fresh and satisfying. spice mix, as desired. tomatoes, basil, Evoo | meat Serve with a glass of LXV balls | Crimson Jewel

LXV Spice Blend “Wild Venus” Porchini Mushroom powder, , Black sea salt, Amchur powder, Saffron

Crimson Jewel is inspired by Maniragakarajnana, the KamaSutra Art of Precious Stones.

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2013 LOVER’S SPELL Cabernet Sauvignon – Syrah $55 | Club: $46.75 ROASTED BONEMARROW Notes Umami is a sensuous storm, a blizzard of carnal confetti that can make the weak-willed Fresh figs and Damson weep… plums. Subtle hints of cigar box, cedar wood, and violets. Black cherry and cassis. 8 to 12 center-cut beef or veal Turn BBQ on high and let Sprinkle LXV Spice Blend marrow bones, preferably cut heat to 500F on the marrows. Food Pairings lengthwise Preheat oven to 500F Cook in oven on center 4 tbsp Canola Oil rack for 15-25 mins. For that perfectly bloody Salt & Pepper for Rub each bone down with To test for doneness, steak or mushroom ragu canola oil & sprinkle with salt insert a metal skewer into 1 packet LXV Spice Blend and pepper the center of the bone. Aphrodisiac Pairings Place on BBQ for a short 45 There should be no seconds, then remove and resistance when the Smokey Blue Cheese, Bone place on roasting pan. If the skewer is inserted and Marrow, Pan Forte bones are cut crosswise, place some of the marrow will them standing up; if the bones have started to leak from LXV Spice Blend are cut lengthwise, place them the bones. cut side up. Serve the roasted bone Black Truffle Salt, , marrow right away. Cinnamon, Ginger, All Maybe garnish with Spice, anchovies?

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SPICY APPLE TART 2013 A recipe by Chef Mateo Rogers of The Hatch, Paso Robles RESERVE CABERNET 1 cup sugar, granulated Drizzle cold water in till Dock bottom of dough SAUVIGNON 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour dough forms a ball and is with fork or docking $65 | Club: $55.25 6oz butter, unsalted, cubed, just moist. Transfer roller. chilled dough out onto lightly Brush dough with melted Notes 1/3cup ice water floured surface. Knead butter. Pinch of Salt dough till it comes Layer sliced apples in Layers and layers of flavor together. pinwheel or lines across and aroma ranging from 1 packet LXV Spice Blend Shape into disk and roll dough, leaving about an graphite to spice box to plum out to a 1/4" thick. Spray 1/2" rim. Fold rim over to olallieberry to and Place sliced apples in bowl tart pan or sheet tray with apples and crease as oak. and toss with LXV Spice non-stick spray. desired. packet and sugar. Place in Roll dough onto rolling Brush rim of tart with Food Pairings fridge to macerate for at pin and then back off onto butter and sprinkle with least 1 hour. sheet tray or over tart sugar. Braised Short Ribs, Beef pan. Chill whole tart for at least tenderloin, Lasagna If using tart pan, mold to 30mins. Preheat oven to 400F sides and bottom but do Place tart in center of oven Aphrodisiac Pairings not cut off excess dough. on rack and cook for 1 Pulse the flour with salt in If using sheet tray, roll out hour or till apples are Smokey Blue Cheese, food processor. Add cold and leave flat. tender, golden and crust in Finocchio Salami, Pork & butter & process till the deep golden in color. Pistachio Pate butter is the size of peas. Cool slightly before

serving.

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Sarsaparilla, Green cardamom, cinnamon, vanilla Serve around 60F powder, nutmeg For a warm day or evening, refrigerate un-cellared bottle for 5-10 mins

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2013 RESERVE UNI PASTA FINISHED WITH CHERRYWOOD SMOKED SEA SALT SANGIOVESE This is an adaptation of the uni pasta dish made famous by celeb chef extraordinaire (BRUNELLO Eric Ripertni. CLONE) $65 | Club: $55.25 Cook pasta in salted water. Meanwhile Notes heat some oil in a skillet. Add shallots 3 tbsp shallots, minced and sauté till soft. Add chicken stock, cherry and raspberry, this ½ pint cream cream, season with salt and pepper. Sangiovese is accented by 4oz angel hair pasta notes of white pepper, 4 leaves fresh uni Add uni, breaking up with wooden pomegranate, herbs de ¼ cup chicken broth spoon. Alternatively, push the uni ½ tsp || Cherrywood Smoked through fine mesh to make a creamy Provence, and star . Seasalt || sauce. Add cooked pasta. Do not Food Pairings Fresh rinse.

Brunello is a great wine that Nori sheet, cut into thin strips And here’s piece-de-resistance - season deserves something with Cherrywood sea salt and garnish substantial, a fine roast leg of with nori strips. lamb with rosemary, pot roast pheasant, roast squab with truffles. Cheese should be kept simple - Aged pecorino or parmesan would be ideal

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Fougerus Cheese, Uni Pasta, Serve around 60F Prosciutto For a warm day or evening, refrigerate un-cellared bottle for 5-10 mins LXV Spice Pairing

Cherrywood Smoked Sea Salt

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