Any
appreciator of good Rum would be fond of Old Monk. It is famous in Bombay and
throughout Maharashtra. This is where it is distilled. It is iconic. My English
colleague and friend describes it as like drinking Christmas Pudding. It is
very sweet.
He loves
it.
It has a kick
like a mule.
I just like
saying it. "Old Monk".
It has
resonance. It offers up a happy image. There are bottles available that are
moulded in the shape of an actual old monk. They were a special release. A
dedication piece.
I have
one.
It has pride
of place on my bookshelf.
This is a
picture of an old monk. It is not the Old Monk I am referring to:
Whenever I am
in Bombay I always make a trip out to the Grand Hyatt hotel. The one in Santa
Cruz. I travel there specifically for one of their specialty dishes. It is a baby
roasted leg of lamb. The lamb is flambéed with a cup of Old Monk as it is
served at your table.
It
ignites.
It is
spanking.
It is worth
the travel.
This is a
picture of the baby leg of lamb being flambéed in old monk rum at the Grand
Hyatt hotel in Bombay. I ate this minutes after it was ignited. I ate all of
it:
I also make a
custard flavored with a nip of Old Monk. It gives it a kick. You can put it on
your ice cream as well.
Old Monk is versatile
in cooking.
No
pantry should be without it.
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