IMBIBING & CASUAL DINING EDITION XXIV THE TIPPLING HOUSE OFFERS A HAND-CRAFTED IMBIBING AND CASUAL- DINING EXPERIENCE. Our bartenders are skilled and knowledgable, our waiting staff charming and attentive. We strive to enhance our drinks with a food offering that is locally-sourced and sustainable, the result of a passionate and creative kitchen team who like to think outside the box. We hope you enjoy your experience with us, Title and we welcome any feedback you may have. To ensure everyone experiences the same enjoyment, we have a few simple house rules. Nothing too out of the ordinary, just common etiquette… No rowdy behaviour please. Be courteous to the workers and your fellow guests. Everything in moderation, including moderation. If you have any feedback for the management, please email [email protected]. 2 GRAZING MENU ANY 3 FOR £12 ON WEDNESDAYS AND THURSDAYS Smoked Haddock Beignet – Citrus & Fennel Mayo 4.5 Poutine – Cheese Curds – Gravy (*gf / vg available) 5.0 Bar Snacks Buttermilk Fried Chicken – Sriracha 6.0 Spiced Venison & Haggis Savoury Doughnut – Makhani Sauce 6.0 Tempura Deep-Fried Olives (vg) 4.5 Halloumi Fries – Sweet Chilli (v / gf) 6.5 MAIN MENU Wednesday to Saturday Five Courses - £27.50 (inc. Amuse Booze) 3 COCKTAILS Ching Shih Chairman’s Reserve White Label Rum – Gabriel Boudier Lychee Liqueur – Velvet Falernum – Pineapple & Star Anise Bitters 9.0 Contessa Maria El Jimador Blanco Tequila – Campari – Gabriel Boudier Crème de Peche – Tomato Cordial 9.5 Cocktails Four Rivers Szechuan Pepper-infused Rum – Chairman’s Reserve Spiced Rum – Strawberry Cordial – China China – Orange Bitters 9.0 Georgetown OVD Rum – Gabriel Boudier Crème de Banane – Pedro Ximenez Sherry – Aromatic Bitters – Demerara 9.0 Goa Express Kaffir Lime Leaf-infused Gin – Coconut Liqueur – Crème de Coconut – Fresh Lime – Pineapple & Star Anise Bitters – Turmeric – Soda 9.0 Good Morning Vietnam Chairman’s Reserve White Label Rum – Gabriel Boudier Crème de Banane – China China – Condensed Milk – Nitro Cold Brew Coffee – Cocoa Bitters – Sea Salt 9.0 4 COCKTAILS Melon Rouge Chairman’s Reserve White Label Rum – Velvet Falernum – Hibiscus Dry Vermouth – Melon Cordial – Sumac Kiwi Bitters – Melon & Champagne Bubbles 9.5 Never Be Seen Bay Leaf-infused Pisco – Strawberry Syrup – Fresh Lime – Celery Bitters – Cucumber Foam – Black Pepper Cocktails 9.0 Oiseau d’Amour Jindea Single Estate Tea Gin – Green Chartreuse – Carrot & Guava Juice – Fresh Lime – Tarragon Orgeat – Ango-Ximenez 9.0 Pomona Greek Yoghurt Fat-washed Gin – Gabriel Boudier Crème de Peche – Dry Vermouth – Agave Nectar 9.0 Pentatonic El Jimador Blanco Tequila – Dry Vermouth – Gabriel Boudier Creme de Mûre – Fresh Lime – Elderflower Cordial – Light Tonic 9.0 Will-O’-The-Wisp Aperol – Peated Scotch – Nettle & Honey Cordial – Orange Bitters – Spumante 9.5 5 GIN Caorunn Raspberry Gin | Grantown-on-Spey Botanicals: Raspberry – Rowanberry – Heather 4.8 (25ml) | 7.2 (50ml) Hendricks Lunar Gin | Girvan Botanicals: Cucumber – Rose – Moonlight Botanicals 4.90 (25ml | 7.35 (50ml) Hoxton Gin | Burgundy, France Botanicals: Coconut – Grapefruit – Tarragon 4.8 (25ml) | 7.2 (50ml) Gin Hoxton Pink Gin | Burgundy, France Botanicals: Rose Hip – Bergamot – Hibiscus Sugar 4.8 (25ml) | 7.2 (50ml) Jindea Single Estate Tea Gin | Burgundy, France Botanicals: First Flush Darjeeling Tea – Ginger – Fennel 4.2 (25ml) | 6.3 (50ml) Lind & Lime | Leith, Edinburgh Botanicals: Lime Peel – Pink Peppercorn 4.5 (25ml) | 6.75 (50ml) No. 3 Gin (Berry Bros & Rudd) | Schiedam, Holland Botanicals: Traditional Fruit – Traditional Spice 4.8 (25ml) | 7.2 (50ml) Porters Tropical Old Tom | Aberdeen & Warrington Botanicals: Passion Fruit – Guava – White Tea 4.5 (25ml) | 6.75 (50ml) 6 Portobello Road Celebrated Butter Gin | London, England Botanicals: English Unsalted Butter – Lemon Peel – Nutmeg 4.7 (25ml | 7.05 (50ml) Portobello Road Barrel-Aged Sloeberry and Blackcurrant Gin Liqueur | London, England Botanicals: Sloeberry – Blackcurrant – Cherry 4.7 (25ml | 7.05 (50ml) Silverglas Orange Gin | Royal Deeside Botanicals: Valencia Orange – Silver Birch 4.8 (25ml) | 7.2 (50ml) Sipsmith Lemon Drizzle Gin | Chiswick, London Botanicals: Sweet Sun-dried Lemon Peel, Lemon Verbena, Vapour-infused Fresh Lemon 4.1 (25ml) | 6.2 (50ml) Gin GIN TASTINGS ~ Visit www.thetipplinghouse.com/tastings for our calendar of gin tastings and available dates. 7 BEER & CIDER ON TAP… Wild WEST | WEST Brewery | 4.9% A refreshing, hazy lager – the unfiltered sibling of St Mungo. Herbaceous and citrus tang. 4.2 GPA | WEST Brewery | 5.2% A touch of wheat in the mash keeps this IPA/APA style beer light and fresh. 4.3 Munich Red | WEST Brewery | 4.9% This Munich-style red lager uses a high proportion of toasted malted barley. 4.5 Rotating Guest Tap Please ask your server for this month’s guest tap. Beer & Cider BOTTLED & CANNED… 1814 Pilsner Lager 330ml | Spey Valley (Keith) | 5.0% Continental and lager malts, an abundance of Czech and German hops, and a genuine Pilsner yeast strain. 4.3 Caesar Augustus 330ml | Williams Bros. (Alloa) | 4.1% A lager/IPA hybrid, with a refreshing bitterness (33 IBU) and sharp, zesty flavours. 4.4 Pioneer Elderflower Pale Ale 330ml | Windswept Brewing (Lossiemouth) | 4.5% Part of Windswept’s ‘Field to Firkin’ project to create a short supply chain using barley grown only five miles from the brewery. The result is a refreshing pale ale with hints of elderflower. 5.0 8 Punk IPA 330ml | BrewDog (Ellon) | 5.6% The benchmark IPA of the modern UK craft beer movement, highly-influenced by the pioneering West Coast IPA’s. Expect a tropical, zesty and hoppy punch. 5.2 Wanderlust Wheat 330ml | Six D North (Stonehaven) | 4.6% Weighing in at an IBU of 15, this cloudy, white ale is brewed with oranges and grapefruit. Suitable for vegans. 4.9 Framboise Raspberry Beer 440ml | Six D North (Stonehaven) | 4.6% A massive 300g of Scottish raspberries in each litre of beer, resulting in a sweet and slightly tart brew. Suitable for vegans. 6.4 Peach Melba Sour 330ml | Pilot (Leith) | 4.3% What a thirst-burster of a beer! Sour fruit, sweet vanilla…try it in a shandy! Beer & Cider 5.5 LOW-ALCOHOL… Punk AF 330ml | Brewdog (Ellon) | 0.5% Packed with eight different varieties of hops, this 35 IBU tropical fruit-laden beer comes in at a very low 0.5%. 4.1 CIDER… Traditional Cider 330ml | Thistly Cross (East Lothian) | 4.4% 5.2 9 SPARKLING NV Bianco Spumante Gran Cuvee Costarosse, Vinicola Serena Veneto, Italy A fifth-generation wine producer, this Bianco Spumante is not technically a Prosecco but still made from the Glera grape and produced in a similar fashion. Summer fruits abound in this fizz with a slight yeasty note. 100% Glera (*vegetarian) 75cl ~ 30.0 // 125ml ~ 5.5 NV Sassomoro Lambrusco di Modena DOC (Pruno Nero), Castelvetro Emilia Romagna, Italy If you’ve never had a red sparkling wine, you are missing out. Sourced exclusively from the ancient alluvium Chiarli family vineyards at Castelvetro, this has a refreshing quality to it, yet still bold enough to enjoy with the usual red wine-friendly foods. Cranberries, raspberries and strawberries, with low acidity and very little tannin. 100% Lambrusco Sparkling 75cl ~ 35.0 NV Brut Mosaïque, Champagne Jacquart Champagne, France Sourced from exceptional vineyards, including the Grand Crus of the Cote des Blancs and the Montagne de Reims, this bottling has been created by a cooperative of 40 wine growers. Light, golden yellow colour with fine, long-lasting bubbles. The bouquet is lovely and fresh with fruity grape and pear hints mingling with intense notes of bread crust. Fresh and rather powerful on the palate creating a balanced overall impression with a lovely, long-lasting finish; spice bread and fruit flavours. Served by the half (375ml) or full bottle (750ml). 45% Chardonnay; 40% Pinot Noir; 15% Pinot Meunier (*vegetarian, vegan) 37.5cl ~ 35.0 // 75cl ~ 60.0 NV Pol Roger Brut Reserve Champagne, France An equal blend of the three primary Champenois grapes, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier from 30 different crus, along with 25% reserve wines, and then aged for 48 months. This family-owned maison celebrates 160 years of fine wine-making and although they may not carry the same brand recognition of Moët and Veuve, are nevertheless very highly-regarded in Champagne circles. A beautiful cuvee. 75cl ~ £70 10 WINES All list wines (unless otherwise stated) are available by the glass, in 175ml or 250ml measures or full bottle (750ml). WHITE Wine Alastro Bianco, Planeta | 80% Grecanico, 20% Sauvignon Blanc Sicily, Italy Incredible bang for buck with this Italian native grape. The blend of Grecanico and Sauvignon gives a nose rich with aromas of citrus, peach, lychee and white wild flowers, plus boxwood. In the mouth, it is vibrant, creamy and silky with hints of white melon. Dry, acidic and wonderfully refreshing. (vegan) 75cl ~ 30.5 Ken Forrester ‘Petit’ | 100% Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch, South Africa Hand-harvested old vine Chenin Blanc from Ken Forrester’s vineyards. We’ve had the pleasure of this producer’s company for a tasting at The Tippling House and having visited the vineyards in Stellenbosch themselves, we can only wax lyrical about the quality of his wines. This is an excellent entry-level, youthful yet with the mouthfeel that we come to expect from a South African Chenin Blanc. Expect minerals, citric aromas and stone fruits. (minimal intervention) 75cl ~ 26.0 // 175ml ~ 6.1 // 250ml ~ 8.7 11 “Massaccio” Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore, Fazi Battaglia | 100% Verdicchio Marche, Italy Massaccio is Cupramontana’s historic name, the town the beautiful vineyards for Verdicchio Classico Superiore overlook. A touch of noble rot produces this rich, concentrated Verdicchio, which has spent 5 – 6 months on the lees, and another 8 months bottle-aging.