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7 Tips You Must Remember to Order and Drink Whisky Like a Pro

May 22, 2017 Loknath Das7, a, and, Drink, Like, Must, Order, Pro, Remember, Tips:, to, Whisky, You

This golden liquid is a favourite at bars. On-the-rocks, with chilled water or a splash of soda – everyone has their own preferences, but the art of drinking whisky can be tricky. On World Whisky Day which is celebrated every year on the third Saturday in the month of May (this year it falls on 20th May, 2017), we’ve got you some great tips to drink and enjoy whisky like a pro. Here are some of the first few things that every aspiring malthead should learn. 1. Know your whisky…

6 Incredible Beetroot Juice Benefits: Why You Should Drink it Every Day

February 9, 2017 Srijita6, Beetroot, Benefits, Day, Drink, Every, Incredible, It, Juice:, Should, Why, You

The beautiful and bright colour of beetroots can make anyone fall in love with it yet it is often ignored, perhaps because of its distinctive taste. If you’re not a fan, you should know that beetroot has been gaining amazing popularity as the new superfood around the world. It’s low in fat, full of powerful antioxidants, rich in Vitamin C, and helps in the absorption of iron. Need we say more? Both the leaves and the roots can be eaten. While the pink root is sweet, the dark green leaves…

6 Incredible Beetroot Juice Benefits: Why You Should Drink it Every Day

February 7, 2017 Srijita6, Beetroot, Benefits, Day, Drink, Every, Incredible, It, Juice:, Should, Why, You

The beautiful and bright colour of beetroots can make any fall in love with it yet it is often ignored, perhaps because of its distinctive taste. If you’re not a fan, you should know that beetroot has been gaining amazing popularity as the new superfood around the world. It’s low in fat, full of powerful antioxidants, rich in Vitamin C, and helps in the absorption of iron. Need we say more? Both the leaves and the roots can be eaten. While the pink root is sweet, the dark green leaves…

5 Amazing Barley Water Benefits: Drink Up This Elixir to Good Health

February 6, 2017 Srijita5%;, Amazing, Barley, Benefits, Drink, Elixir, Good, Health, This, to, Up, Water

An ancient remedy or an elixir to good health, barley water is an incredible beverage that our ancestors included in their daily diet since the dawn of civilisation. The power grain barley, which our generation commonly associates with beer, has long been used to make cereals, as a substitute to rice and to dish out other delicacies intrinsic to various regional cuisines. While we now marvel at one of the variants – pearl barley, with the ongoing trend of eating what our ancestors ate and using it to toss up…

8 Health Benefits of Nettle Tea: Flush Out Toxins With This Detox Drink

February 3, 2017 Srijita8, Benefits, Detox, Drink, Flush, Health, Nettle, of, Out, Tea, This, toxins, With

The world of herbal teas is gigantic – you can mix a range of herbs and flowers together to brew soul-soothing teas at home. Kashmiri Kahwa is a quintessential example of merging the goodness of herbs, nuts, and spices in a way that is not just palatable but also provides many health benefits. One of the recent additions to the club of herbal teas is nettle tea, derived from stinging nettle leaves. Interestingly, the leaves in their natural form can cause much pain to the person who grabs or holds…

Kanji: The Miracle Winter Drink You Should Have for a Healthy Gut

January 2, 2017 Srijitaa, Drink, for, Gut, Have, Healthy, Kanji:, Miracle, Should, The, Winter, You

In Goa, at the Serendipity Arts Festival earlier this month, I attended a fascinating workshop on fermentation, curated by chef Manu Chandra. The session was conducted by Aditya Raghavan, who seems to be quite a maverick and treats his bacteria and yeast with much respect, almost as pets, which of course they are! It was at the workshop that I had my first sip of Kombucha, fermented tea, the supposed elixir of life, discovered by the ancient Chinese and being successfully marketed by the Americans since the 1990s, as a…