HELLO, WORLD! THE GCI NEWSLETTER Issue 9 Hello, World! THE GCI NEWSLETTER PROGRAM PLANNING IDEAS FROM THE GLOBAL CULINARY INITIATIVE COMMITTEE October 2018 The Beverage Issue: Exploring the World in a Glass by The Global Culinary Initiative Committee This year is the 10th Anniversary of the Global Culi- kindness with every cup. with modern European fine dining to present nary Initiative. We’re celebrating the milestone with • Japan brews up a rich coffee culture as coffee is fine brew teas at room temperature in crystal a stimulating beverage newsletter on current and on the rise. wine glasses. emerging trends. What’s in your glass? Beverage • Nitro coffee is cold-brewed and infused with • Tea Craftsman Certification strengthens tea trends are moving beyond hydration; consumers nitrogen gas, which creates a unique, thick, businesses. want specific health benefits with bold and exotic creamy texture and slightly sweeter taste. • The Hartman Group Retainer Services shares trends and insights into the flavors and functions flavors. “Restless palate syndrome” is inspiring • Starbucks serves gin barrel-aged cold brew at of coffee and tea. mixologists to create a genre of “shock cocktails” ReserveTM Roastery in Seattle. with unique ingredients, flavors, textures, and • Cheese tea from Taiwan (zhi shì chá) has legions • The Tea Terrace in London offers the Selfieccino, of fans worldwide. Rich, frothy, cream cheese techniques. People expect more from their morning which is a cappuccino topped with a selfie— coffee; it has gone from a drink to an experience. foam tops cold tea, making it taste even better your face printed in foam. “What better way to and the consistency creamier. We focused on several beverages, but we didn’t dip espresso yourself!” into wine due to space limitations—watch for wine • Charleston cornered the market on cute! Hard Cider articles and trends in the 2019 summer Quarterly. Miniature drink-vending vehicles (e.g., Pedal Pub • Hard cider vanished from America’s landscape Follow the trail of blue links for stories, and Espresso-A-Go-Go) are an offshoot of the during Prohibition, but it’s making a strong inspirations, and ideas to develop chapter food truck trend; entrepreneurs sell cocktails, comeback. cultural exchanges. nitro coffee, Charleston tea, and other liquid • The world’s first apples were small, mottled refreshments. cider apples with a bitter, tannic taste. Natural Community Brewed Culture yeast on the skins fermented the juice into a • Americans drink more coffee than ever! Coffee • Buttered coffee doesn’t seem bizarre considering flavorful beverage. the ancient Ethiopian custom of blending ghee trends move in waves. The current third wave in • South East Kent, South West Somerset, and (clarified butter) with brewed or ground coffee the U.S. is characterized by pedigreed, single- Devon are England’s principle cider-producing origin coffee, latte art, and a focus on coffee or the Tibetan custom of yak butter tea. counties. Exceptional perry (pear cider) comes beans as an artisanal ingredient. Turn Over a New (Tea) Leaf from the Herefordshire-Gloucestershire border. • Suzanne J. Brown (Atlanta), a global marketing • Tea is regarded with the same reverence as • Fine ciders, Calvados, and pommeau (apple expert in the coffee and tea industries, says the coffee according to BENCHMARK®, A Global liqueur) are produced along the 25-mile world’s first coffee cultivation dates back to Hospitality Company. What’s next—tea bars, cider route in Normandy, France. Make this 15th century Yemen. The exit point for trade craft-tea blending, nitro tea on tap, and tea homespun Quarante-Quatre—aka French was Yemen’s Port of Mokha on the Red Sea. cocktails? Moonshine. Visit GCI at the LDEI website to read Suzanne’s • Millennials are pushing for tea upgrades, • Apfelwein (apple wine) is a specialty throughout story about her trip to Yemen and a visit to the demanding functional benefits, more quality the German state of Hessen and especially in home of a Sheikh. ingredients, and more of a fresh brewed Frankfurt. • Coffee is liquid sunshine in Seattle, the world experience. • The Spectator: Techniques for creating center for coffee roasting. Five coffee shops • London’s Michelin-starred Fera at Claridge’s Champagne were born in the forgotten cider set an example of sharing philanthropy and combines millennia-old, Far East tea traditions boom of the 17th century. HELLO, WORLD! THE GCI NEWSLETTER Issue 9 2 • Two of the world’s top ciderists • Try these tips for making the best • This roundup of kegs into artisan share 12 interesting facts. zero-proof drinks. 56 fermented, surfboards. • Here’s what you should know about • Non-alcoholic drinks are booming; probiotic drinks the latest rosé cider trend. millennials can’t get enough of the goes beyond Chapter Programs • New flavor trends for craft ciders latest hip mocktails. kombucha and include hops, wine, habanero • The low/no-alcohol movement is kefir. • LDEI’s 2018 peppers, elderberry, and prickly one of the biggest drinks trends in • Read about Trends Report is pear cactus. years; low-alcohol beer and cider the methods jammed packed sales are soaring. for fermenting with noteworthy information. The Cocktails & Libations • A top London spot for hot coffee cherries. • Mexico: Jose Cuervo recently “Secret to the Perfect Food and chocolate is Rococo’s Chocolate Floral Infusions Beverage Pairing” could be the basis launched Golden Rosé Café in Belgravia; sip a cup of • Floral inspiration is in full bloom! for a potluck dinner with a (Dame) Margarita,® a bartender-quality the seductive treat in a secret Five botanicals in the form of sommelier guest speaker to discuss margarita with three liquors: Jose Moroccan garden. Rococo is whole flowers, petals, and infused why the pairings work. Cuervo tequila, Grand Marnier owned by London Dame Chantal flavors continue to enhance liqueur, and rosé wine. (see photo) Coady OBE. • Host a discussion on the culture Serve chilled; blend with ice for a sparkling wines, cocktails, teas, and surrounding a Chinese wedding • How bottled water became twist on frozé (frozen rosé); mix other beverages. ceremony. This comprehensive America’s most popular beverage. with club soda for a spritz; or add • Botanical from Ketel One is a guide provides historical a scoop of rosé sorbet. • A collection of nonalcoholic low-proof spirit distilled like gin background, tips on brewing and recipes for every occasion: punch, • National Geographic explains but more like vodka with fewer serving teas, etiquette, and more. mulled drinks, juices, spritzers, how “alcohol isn’t just a mind- calories and no carbs. It is available • First Watch is a unique chain cordials, and coolers. altering drink…it has been a prime in three expressions: Grapefruit & breakfast eatery that sources mover of human culture since the Craft Beers Rose, Peach & Orange Blossom, coffee from female coffee farmers and Cucumber & Mint. beginning.” • Six trends that dominate the beer in the Huila region of southwest • Top beverage trends for 2019 focus scene are here to stay. • Butterfly pea flower tea is popping Colombia (Project Sunrise). This up in beverages around the world. might be an inspirational program around marine-based collagen, • The beer renaissance reignited With slight shifts in acidity, the for Mother’s Day. turmeric, tart flavors, and organic. interest in beer and food pairings beverage color changes from blue • New spirit trends include regional in recent years. Host a party with • Blue Bottle Coffee is a major to purple to pink. varieties of mezcal, a Scandinavian chocolate and beer pairings. player in third wave coffee. Explore • Petal, from Chicago, is a certified- their stories, coffee tips, brew spirits renaissance, and the Japanese • Vancouver has been named the organic, sparkling drink with guides. Cold-coffee brewing and gin category. best beer town in Canada. Here is a botanical essences and extracts. making coffee-based cocktails • Beyond the Singapore Sling, mind- guide to drinking area craft beer. blowing cocktail inspirations in Free of sugar, caffeine, and calories, could be fun, interactive programs. • Download a useful beer and food Petal comes in Original Rose, Mint • Visit a coffee roaster for a coffee Singapore include the dried octopus matching chart. sour and Hainanese chicken- Rose, and Lychee Rose varieties. cupping, a fun experience similar to rice cocktail. The Peranakan is a Drink for the Health of It • A new London bar—Mr. Fogg’s a wine-barrel tasting. botanical cocktail misted with royal • Europe: The spice-infused, golden House of Botanicals—focuses on • Explore Chanoyu—the Japanese rose cologne. turmeric latte launched milk as a Mr. Fogg’s unusual botanical finds Tea Ceremony, which has roots in • “15 Ways To Toast the South”— healthful drink worthy of social in cocktails; upstairs, the menu is China. Garden & Gun magazine raises the media attention. dedicated to a secret language of flowers. bar on Southern cocktails. • Kombucha isn’t just for health nuts; • The world’s top-selling classic add it to cocktails. • Macanese, Portuguese, and Chinese spices and herbs, such as fresh cocktails in 2018 include Mexico’s • Tea polyphenols can be good for coriander, give cocktails in Macau a Paloma (grapefruit juice and your teeth. fresh, local taste. tequila) and Edinburgh’s Bramble • Up your game with a body cleanse (blackcurrant and gin). drink of activated charcoal. A Sip of Sustainability! • Discover five American whiskey • In a new twist on traditional • Euromonitor discusses seven, trends. Chinese medicine (TCM), many dynamic, global beverage trends GCI Committee: Co-Chairs • Jack Daniels Tennessee whiskey isn’t ingredients used in TCM are including hydration experiences; Susan Fuller Slack (Charleston) bourbon, and it doesn’t aspire to used in cocktails at Tiger Fork, a craft beer and nonalcoholic craft and Roberta Duyff (St. Louis); Teresa Farney (Colorado), be. Yet Jack Daniels is everything Washington, D.C.