If
you are into green philosophy, you are probably familiar with three
essential places in New York City: The Candle Cafes. Some of our
favorite places in the world and of course they support FAIR.
Candle
Cafe, Candle Cafe West and Candle 79 are organic and vegan
restaurants, certified Kosher, focusing on having farm-to-table food
and farm-to-bar ingredients.
Many of their products come from upstate and Long Island farms. Candle takes
pride on buying local products, from NY state or neighborhoods
states. At the bar, they focus on seasonal cocktails, with fresh
juices, fruits and herbs, mixed with sustainable, certified organic,
spirits.
A good
reason to talk to Dianne and Gabriella, both lovers of FAIR. Spirits.
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| Dianne de la Veaux, Candle 79. |
Dianne de la Veaux, bar director at Candle 79 Manhattan for two and a half years.
What
do you like about FAIR. ?
We're
a green certified restaurant, and FAIR. is the greenest liqueur you
could possibly get : they're Fair Trade, everything about the bottle
is recycled, it's made with gluten free organic quinoa... It's a
product that i'm really proud to sell because it's truly organic and
Fair Trade.
In
which way FAIR. is different from other brands ?
The
quinoa ! Most of the vodka i know are made from corn or potatoes, but
never with quinoa ! And I think it really add a lot of flavor to the
vodka. People are very pleasantly surprised when they taste it.
What
is you're favorite cocktail made with FAIR. ?
I
really like the FAIR. Goji Liqueur ! Right now i'm using it in a
Punch, with a base of Brandy, a little bit of FAIR. Goji Liqueur,
orange juice, lime juice and toped with champagne. It would work very
well with the FAIR. Quinoa Vodka instead of the Brandy actually ! I
think that's my favorite right now.
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| Gabriela Martinez, Candle Cafe West. |
Gabriela
Martinez, General Manager at Candle Cafe West since april 2012.
What
do you like about FAIR. ?
First,
the quality of the product is really outstanding. It's also made with
quinoa which makes it a very unique vodka. I like the concept behind
it : sustainability. Everybody in the company believe in this, just
like us, so i think we're a great match. People love FAIR. vodka when
they try it. When we give them at tasting, they always fall in love
with FAIR. And these people are vodka drinkers, they know what they
are talking about.
In
which way FAIR. is different from other brands ?
At
Candle, we're trying to change the way that people drink nowadays.
Customers are very loyal to FAIR. They love the fact that it's not a
pretentious company. The new label is amazing : it looks like such a
special product ! The flavor is also outstanding ! What you feel in
the nose is like tasting a wine. As a drinker, that's very impressive
to me !
What
is you're favorite cocktail made with FAIR. ?
“Bodhi
Tree” ! 1 1/2 ounces of poached pear-green tea infused vodka, 1/2
ounce veev acai liqueur, 3/4 ounce dry sake, 1 ounce pomegranate.
Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice and shake
vigorously. Strain into martini glass. Enjoy!
Tell
us a little bit about the cook book you're making...
The
new cook book is about Holidays, it's called the “Candle Holiday
Cook Book”. It features different holidays during the year, like
New Year, Valentine day's, even Super Bowl, and we give food and
cocktail recipes for each holiday. And we're using FAIR. in a couple,
which makes all the difference ! It's probably gonna be out next
year, but i'm not sure yet...!
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| "Bodhi Tree" |
CANDLE 79 - 154 East 79th Street at Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10075
CANDLE CAFE - 1307 3rd Avenue Between 74th & 75th street, New York, NY
10021
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