In these scorching times, it is better to wear a really refreshing drink. Because as Pierre Desproges said, “it is not because a man is thirsty for love that he should throw himself on the first gourd”. The same goes for cocktails. Bartender for six years at Latitude 49, a well-known estaminet on Place Anne-Grommerch in Thionville, Alexandre Fuchs is committed to helping his customers discover new sensations.
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“My boss, Thomas Miconi, encourages me to be proactive, to surprise them. Hence an impressive menu of 17 kinds of cocktails. Because in addition to the classic Mojitos, Piña Coladas or Margaritas, which always monopolize the top 3 orders, the bartenders have carte blanche. This is how Alexandre came up with the idea of Pulp Fiction, on its way to becoming a blockbuster. At first glance, one might have expected a bloody, even violent mixture, like the Palme d’Or at the 1994 Cannes festival, but not at all. “I called it Pulp Fiction because I had just seen the movie. It’s as stupid as that, ”he admits. The recipe: 5 cl of Hendricks gin, 2.5 cl of violet liqueur, 1 cl of ginger liqueur, 1 cl of Granny Smith apple syrup, 1 half squeezed lemon, 8 cl of apple juice, all mixed in a shaker and served in a glass filled with ice cubes and decorated with a slice of cucumber, “for the cool side”. No guarantee, however, to dance like John Travolta on Chuck Berry after consuming this beverage.
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