Month: March 2020

[recipe] (Frozen) Margarita

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2 oz White tequila
1 oz Fresh lime juice
3/4 oz Orange liqueur
1/2 oz Agave syrup
Garnish: Salt rim
Garnish: Lime wheel

To make a standard Margarita:

Add all the ingredients into a shaker, and top with ice. Shake until chilled.

Strain into the prepared rocks glass over fresh ice.

Garnish with a lime wheel and salt.

To make a frozen Margarita:

Salt the rim of a chilled Margarita glass and put aside.

Add all the ingredients into a blender, and top with 1 cup of ice. Blend until the mixture is smooth and frothy.

Pour the contents into the salted Margarita glass.

Garnish with a lime wheel.

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[recipe] Espresso Martini

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2 oz Vodka
1/2 oz Simple syrup
1/2 oz Coffee liqueur
1 oz Freshly brewed espresso
Garnish: Coffee beans

Add all of the ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake.

Fine-strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Garnish with 3 coffee beans.

Notes:
You can make a simple syrup by dissolving 1 cup of sugar in 1 cup of boiling water. It’ll keep for a week or so in the fridge.

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[recipe] Red Snapper

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2 pinches Celery salt
2 pinches Freshly ground black pepper
1 Lime wedge
2 oz Gin
4 oz Tomato juice
1/2 oz Freshly squeezed lemon juice
6 dashes Tabasco
3 dashes Soy sauce
1/2 tsp horseradish (or wasabi)
Garnish: Celery stalk
Garnish: Lim wedgePour the salt and pepper onto a small plate.Rub the juicy side of a lime wedge along the lip of a pint glass, rim the glass with the salt and pepper, and fill the glass with ice.Add the remaining ingredients into a shaker with ice, and shake until chilled.Strain into the prepared glass, and garnish with a celery stalk and lime wedge.

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Switzerland’s response to covid-19

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The Federal Council announced Friday that schools will be closed across the country until April 4 at the earliest. Previously, the cantons of Vaud and Fribourg had already communicated an identical measure until the end of April, with adjustments possible in some cases. Neuchâtel followed soon after.

All gatherings of more than 100 people are also prohibited in Switzerland until April 30. Several cantons lower this limit to 50 people. Places of entertainment (theater, cinema, restaurants, ski resorts) are also affected.

The government has also decided to reintroduce Schengen controls at all its borders, with immediate effect and on a case-by-case basis. Entry into Switzerland from a country on the At-Risk list is therefore only authorized to Swiss citizens, to people who have a residence permit in Switzerland as well as to those who have to travel to Switzerland for professional reasons. Transit and transport of goods remain authorized. Persons with compelling reasons will also be allowed to enter Switzerland. Currently, only Italy is on the at-risk list of countries.

Public transport should be avoided as much as possible. Vulnerable people and the elderly should not use them. Employers must adapt their employees’work schedules to allow them to avoid peak hours. They should also allow teleworking where possible.

On a positive note, with around 0.8% of fatal cases, Switzerland is still one of the countries where the virus kills the least.

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