The grand opening of The Winter Garden is happening this Friday 25th November. The Winter Garden is a unique outside venue for the Winter, completely under cover, this bespoke winter garden allows you to enjoy something different this Winter season. With the capacity to hold 50 people, The Winter Garden is the perfect place to come for your Christmas work do or even to enjoy a mulled wine on a crisp Winters night with the warmth and coseyness of an inside bar. We are currently offering warm cider, mulled wine and the full cocktail menu MaiTai has to offer, alongside a fantastic Winter warmer menu!

The Winter Garden is open 6 days a week, from 6pm-11pm, when The Winter Garden sadly has to shut there will be a table reserved for you and your guests inside with full table service. To ensure your spot at The Winter Garden, you are able to make a booking by calling 01202 733881, emailing: dave@umixltd.co.uk or facebook us by clicking on The Winter Garden logo above.

Also this week at MaiTai we are introducing a new line of Boutique Beers from all around the globe! Come along to MaiTai or The Winter Garden, 'check in' on your smartphone or 'like' our fan pages and receive a free shot to get your night started!

Join our mailing list for exclusive tickets and events - email: andy@umixltd.co.uk or dave@umixltd.co.uk

We hope to see you all this weekend!

Right as Christmas fast approaches I think its best to update everyone on developments at Brambles.
Brambles Bar and Restaurant now has a new chef Drew Jarvis and he has been producing awesome stuff. His sunday roast is getting very popular and i'd like you guys to come on down and try it out.
The bar was relaunced last month and the word of mouth about the light bad menu is getting louder and louder. Its fairly simple but with Brambles new touch. Rustic with style.
Brambles is now a wine bar with the main focus on fine rare wines from vineyards around the world specially chosen by our suppliers. I have tried some of them and they are to die for.
Saying that we still have cocktails on the menu and they will get better and better in terms of presentation and service of them.
Our vision for brambles is coming to fruition and the xmas will only ignite the atmosphere at Brambles. We are very passionate about what we want to achieve and we hope you enjoy it when you come down. I am planning a day to have eveyone from maitai down to Brambles to enjoy our offerings, so please let us know which days are convenient for you all and we are in business.

Throughout next week i am de-listing all wines on our previous menu. Hurray cos this means the wines are on offer with a whooping 25% discount. So hurray while stocks last. Let friends and family know. Live music on Fridays now but an exceptional live music on thursday the 24th November too.
Just thinking of you lot.

Many thanks

Emmanuel Pascal
Brambles Bar and Restaurant

Mai Tai Lounge Bar: BRAMBLES BAR AND RESTAURANT

Brambles Bar and Restaurant is bracing itself for a fantastic christmas. The menu has been designed, fine rare wines have been sourced and our cocktails are ready to be sampled. All you have to do is come, come and be pampered.

Our Chef's Sunday lunch is twisting a storm here in Broadstone, find out why and local businesses are about to enjoy Brambles local business partnership. I say we 'walk the talk'. From December Brambles relaunces its launch service, can't wait and the christmas decor comes out too. Ho la la, music to my ears.

Dear I say you have to behave yourselves when you come to Brambles as a few guest have been brambled at Brambles. This is not a bad thing in good company. Please enjoy responsibly, order a taxi and then enjoy some more. Evening service starts at 4pm from December and half price cocktails are back on the menu. Get in!!!!!!!!!!!!
For more info check out our website www.brambles-restaurant.com.

Seasons Greetings.

Pascal
Brambles

The Mai Tai Question

What the Mai Tai?



As we are named after this fantastic classic cocktail, it only seems right that we should cover it, there have been many variations on this cocktail some better than others we are going to look at just two of the original recipes and there associated stories

firstly we will look at Tiki Cocktails and how two claims to fame on the Mai Tai

came about.  The two original movers in tiki tum drinks after Prohibition where Victor Bergeron (Trader Vic) and Ernest Raymond Beaumont-Gantt (Donn the beach) there rivalry was legendary however it is generally regarded that Donn the beach was the pioneer and Trader Vic was inspired after visiting Donn's bar, Donn the beachcomber in Hollywood, he returned to his bar in oakland California, Hinky Dink's. He converted into a palm tree and coconut tiki heaven. Donn the beach created the Mai Tai in 1933 in Hollywood, based around a good 17 year old Jamaican rum he had around.  This was ten years before Trader Vic first offered his creation.  Donn served his Jamaican Rum concoction to a pair of friends from Tahiti, Ham & Carrie Guild, After tasting the drink Carrie raised her glass and said 'Mai to roa ao,' which in Tahitian means 'Out of this World' or 'the best'. And thus the drink had its mantle!  

Below are both recipes, simply pick your favourite;

Mai Tai (Trader Vic's)

50ml of Aged Rum

20ml of Orange Curacao

20ml of Fresh Lime Juice

10ml of Orgeat/ Orzata syrup

Shake all ingredients together strain over hard ice in a rocks glass

Garnish with a lime wedge and mint sprig.

Mai Tai (Donn Beach)

40mls Myers Dark Rum

25ml of Havana Club 3 yrs

25ml of fresh lime juice

30ml of fresh grapefruit juice

15ml of Velvet Falernum

20ml of Cointreau

2 dashes of Angostura Bitters

4 spigs of mint

Dash of Absinth

Shake ingredients hard for a minute serve in a double old fashioned glass

Garnish with mint sprigs, Donn recommended sipping the drink slowly through the mint.

These drinks optimise the tiki culture so know one on up jump in your hammock and enjoy on a lazy afternoon. Perfect!