WHITE MONDAY IN EBISU

Last Monday wasn't Blue at all but WHITE ! .
We started our week with " WHITE MONDAY " ,
Tonight is Wednesday , That means half of the week is already gone .
 We have another half to go through
In a few minutes is Thursday , That means one day before Friday ...
 ...but Friday  is almost weekend .
 Time flies too fast !

 And To don't forget how was the last Monday in Ebisu with snow ( in Tokyo just snows 2 or 3 times a year ) we registered in video .

For sure we didn't forget our glass of Absinthe .

Cheers to the snow & Absinthe Louche !!!

Bar Trench (R)

Getting ready for the "WATERS OF MARCH"

 


 Getting ready for the waters of March , because...

 A stick , a stone 
 It's the end of the road,
 It's the rest of a stump
 It's a little alone
 It's a silver of glass
 It is life , it is sun
 It is night , it is death
 It is a trap , It's a gun ...
 
 I've been listening this song for over 35 year and I can't forget it .
 
 Cheers to Elis !!!

Valentine with the Aztec Emperor Montezuma ヴァレンタインとアステカの王様

Emperor  Montezuma II ( born ac 1480 , reigned 1502 - 1520 )

  The favorite drink of Aztec Emperor Montezuma II  (1502 - 1520 )  was a chocolate base  drink with chillies , spices , vanilla and wine  , with a froth consistency and it was served cold .

  "The divine drink , which builds up resistance and fights fatigue . A cup of precious drink  ( cocoa ) permits a man to walk for a whole day without food . "    - Montezuma II .

  "XOCOATL"  was the name of this Aztec cocktail , which means "xoco" ( bitter ) and "ATL" ( water )

   People have been drinking chocolate for a long time .  Some records date back  before THE OLMECS (around 1500 BC to 400 BC ) ,  the Mayans  used to grew cacao trees at the backyard , and the Aztecs used to drinks their " xocoatl " . Only in the16th  century  the chocolate  arrived in Europe , after the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire .

    It didn't take so much time until  someone came  up with the idea to ad milk , ad sugar , serve it hot , and after hundreds and hundreds years later people still drinking ,   making chocolate cakes , making chocolate ice creams , etc etc etc .

    Very soon is the Valentain's Day  , and inspired by the Montezuma  Xocoatl  we decide to make a  modern adaptation of his favorite drink .



アステカの皇帝さまモンテツマ二世（1502-1520)のお気に入りはチョコレートベースで唐辛子、スパイスにバニラとワインでできており泡がのった冷たい飲み物でした。

”抵抗力と疲労にきく神聖な飲み物である。貴重なカカオの飲み物を一杯飲めばご飯抜きでも一日中歩き続ける事ができる。” - Montezuma II

"XOCOATL"はこのアステカのカクテルの名前で，苦い水の意味です。

チョコレートドリンクは長い間飲み続けられています。
ある記録では紀元前1500年～400年のオルメク時代の前、マヤ人たちはカカオの木を育て，この苦い水カクテルを飲んでいたそうです。
スペインがアステカを侵攻した後の16世紀になって初めてチョコレートがヨーロッパに入ったのです。

チョコにミルクと砂糖を加えて温めて飲むことを思いつくまでにそう長く時間はかかりませんでした。
そしてその後何百年もの間それを飲み、チョコレートケーキを作りアイスを作りいろんなチョコレート何とか、、をつくっています。
ヴァレンタインデーが来るのでモンテズマのXocoatl に触発されて彼のお気に入りドリンクの現代版をつくってみました。

FOR " MONTEZUMA " cocktail - to fell like a king .

   " For MONTEZUMA " cocktail

-Red Wine - 45 ml ( cabernet - sauvignon )

-Galiano - 10 ml

-Mangalore - 10 ml ( a chilli , cardamom , cinnamon , spices mix liqueur )

-Chocolate powder ( not sweetened ) - 1/2 bar spoon

-a bit of cinnamon powder

-a bit of red chilli powder .

-little slice of ginger .

-mix all ingredients in a shaker , including the slice of ginger ,  shake well and pour in a glass . Fill up with extra dry ginger ale . Garnish with a slice of Ginger , Strawberry suits well too .

   Emperor Montezuma used to drink  many goblets  per day , specially before war combat  and before going to his harem . It was believed that "xocoatl" drink was an aphrodisiac , very often used in that time to give energy and enhance the sex libido.


材料とショウガのスライスをシェーカーに入れ
よく振りグラスに注ぐ。エキストラドライ ジンジャーエールで満たす。
ショウガを飾ります。イチゴもよく合います。

モンテズマ皇帝は毎日これをたくさん飲みましたが、
特に戦争の前とハーレムに行く前によく飲んだそうです。
"xocoatl"には催淫効果があると信じられており、
精力と性欲をたかめるために当時はよく使われていたそうです。

Image of Montezuma II

   Enjoy it and fell like a King !

   Cheers to Montezuma !!!


ぜひ飲んで王様気分を味わってみて下さい！
モンテズマ皇帝に乾杯！！！

   Bar Tram & Trench (R)




 

Cold night ,” Warm Beer and Cold Woman” songs by Tom Waits

Great show!



one of the most beautiful songs ever!

Bar Tram & Trench (I)

雑誌 CREA にBar Trench が紹介されました

現在発売中のCREAに
Bar Trenchの記事が掲載されています。
おんなのひとり飲み特集です。

昔の白濁タイム in Japan

アブサンではないのでグリーンアワーではないですが、
日本にも白濁タイムを楽しむ習慣があったのでしょう。
ウィスキーがウォッカの様に見えるのはモノクロだから？

ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー


＊カルピスとアブサンのカクテル　”ダブル クラウディー”
＊カルピスとアブサンとミルクのカクテル　“トリプル クラウディー”

お試しあれ

Bar Tram & Bar Trench (I)

Wormwood 3D beauty Mask

Foodaholic 3D Wormwood Beauty Mask

    We have seen absinthe chocolate , absinthe candys , absinthe cookies & cakes , icecreams , absinthe sausages , absinthe soap , perfumes , dental-floss , toothstick , i-phone case , and the list of goods still growing and growing  .

    Now there is a foodaholic WORMWOOD beauty Mask .

    It says " The Foodaholic  Wormwood Natural Essence Mask contains wormwood extractions rich of vitamins A and C and various minerals , preventing aging of and stimulating revitalization of the skin . The element's low irritation rate helps keep the skin wet and soft "

    As our cosmetic products knowledge is" 0 " , we decide to ask for the help of the girls :

   According to Ms "Y" : "the wormwood mask smells a bit men's cologne but it didn't bother me at all and it gave me a quite relaxing felling, if used before sleep "

   Another discovery , thanks to our friend . In the top right side of the pack is written 3D , which means that usually normal masks are like flat sheets , but the 3 D ones are a bit rounded ( we couldn't see the difference but girls are good to see details ) . That's why 3 D is written ...

Wormwood Mask

   Here is another comment from Ms "Ri" :

  " Tonight, I tried to use wormwood face mask !
At first, I imagined it had a smell of Absinthe, (because one of major row material of Absinthe is wormwood.
It had not smell of it, but it smelled fresh herbs as if I were in a herb garden! Feel so nice !
After 10 minutes later, I removed it.
Then I seemed more younger than 10 minutes ago.(I wish it would become a reality!)
   And from the beginning,Absinthe is made as a medicine.
Wormwood is so good for inside & outside of  the body! "

   

 " 今晩、このワームウッドのフェイスマスクをしてみました。
最初、「アブサンの臭いするかなあ」と思っていたけれど（アブサンの主要原材料はワームウッドなので）、アブサンの臭いはしませんでした。
でも、とっても新鮮なハーブの香りがしました！ほんとにハーブ園にいるような、強いけれど気持ちのいい香りです。あ〜気持ちがいい！
そして10分後、マスクをはずすと・・・
なんだか10分前より若くなったように見えます。（ほんとにそうだといいんだけどなあ）

ともかく、ワームウッドは肌にとてもいい効果があるのです。
「強い殺菌力」「抗アレルギー作用」「消炎作用」などです。

そもそも、アブサンも薬として製造されたものですから、
ワームウッドは体の内にも外にもいいんですよ！"

   Thanks to the Wormwood , girls around the globe are getting beautiful and younger .

   I haven't been looking at the mirror so often , maybe after all those year's drinking absinthe  perhaps I look young than before .

   Cheers ... not with a mask but with a glass of absinthe!!!

   Bar Tram & Trench (R)