Distillers Dinner

Event Description

Kick off the 2017 Amelia Island Restaurant Week with the Distillers Dinner at the Omni Amelia Island Plantation on January 19^th, 2017 at 6pm. A playful reflection of clear, blonde and brown spirits –Executive Chef Daven Wardynski and his culinary team highlight the distillation process of each spirit and how it relates to flavors of our island in the winter. This four-course dinner will focus on Vodka, Gin, Whiskey and Rum, each mindfully paired with a cocktail. Tickets are $100 per person and space is limited.

Schedule:

6:00 PM – Cocktails

7:00 PM – Dinner

 

 

Distillers Dinner

 

Vodka

Composed primarily of water and ethanol thru the distillation process of fermented cereal grains or potato

scallop + sweet potato + bok choy + ginger + apple + horseradish

 

Gin

Evolving  from an herbal medicine to a juniper based clear grain spirit that is then redistilled with variety botanicals

green hill + meyer lemon + cucumber + blueberry + hay

 

Whiskey

This barrel aged distilled grain spirit mellows with a slow aging to result in a brown clear spirit with undertones of the barrel wood of choice

wild pork + brown sugar + fish sauce + black cherry + coppa

 

Rum

A distilled sugar cane based clear spirit that is aged in oak barrels that often times result in vanilla or spice flavor notes

foie gras + angelica + waffle + calamondin + burnt bark