Colombo 79°E
Cinnamon / Cardamom / Ginger / Lemon
Solaris White
Coconut Syrup
Colombo is the commercial capital and largest city of the island of Sri Lanka.
Due to its large natural harbour and its strategic position along the East-West sea trade routes, Colombo was known to ancient traders 2,000 years ago.
In 1638 the Dutch VOC signed a treaty with King Rajasinha II of Kandy which assured the king assistance in his war against the Portuguese in exchange for a monopoly of the island's major trade goods.
Mix with lemonade, cranberry, lime, and plenty of ice. Particularly good with ginger beer and a twist of lemon.
Cinnamon
Cinnamon bark has a characteristic woody, musty, and earthy flavor and aroma, and can often include some underlying notes of sweet maple and complementary wood notes.
The spice is obtained from the inner bark of several tree species from the genus Cinnamomum. The aroma and flavour of cinnamon derive from its essential oil and principal component, cinnamaldehyde, as well as numerous other constituents including eugenol.
Cinnamon is the name for several species of trees and the commercial spice products that some of them produce. Cinnamomum verum, which translates as 'true cinnamon, is native to India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
In Ancient Egypt, cinnamon was used to embalm mummies. From the Ptolemaic Kingdom onward, Ancient Egyptian recipes for kyphi, an aromatic used for burning, included cinnamon and cassia. The gifts of Hellenistic rulers to temples sometimes included cassia and cinnamon.
Cardamom
Cardamom has a complex aroma; strong, sweet and pungent with hints of lemon and mint. The flavour is piney, fruity and almost menthol.
It is is a spice made from the seeds of several plants in the genera Elettaria and Amomum in the family Zingiberaceae, both native to the Indian subcontinent.
They are recognized by their small seed pods: triangular in cross-section and spindle-shaped, with a thin, papery outer shell and small, black seeds; Elettaria pods are light green and smaller, while Amomum pods are larger and dark brown.
Cardamom has a strong, unique taste and is a common ingredient in Indian cooking. It is also used in baking in the Nordic countries, in particular in Sweden, Norway, and Finland. In the Middle East, green cardamom powder is used as a spice for sweet dishes, as well as a traditional flavouring in coffee and tea. Cardamom is also used to a wide extent in savoury dishes in several Middle Eastern countries.
Ginger
The flavour profile of fresh ginger is peppery, lemony, woody, earthy and warm.
Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant whose rhizome (root) is widely used as a spice and traditional medicine.
Ginger is in the family Zingiberaceae, which also includes turmeric, cardamom, and galangal. Much like garlic, fresh ginger mellows with cooking and turns bitter if burned. The ground form is not as strongly flavored but has a warm bite and a little sweetness. Ginger is in the family Zingiberaceae, which also includes turmeric, cardamom, and galangal.
Ginger originated in Maritime Southeast Asia and was domesticated first by the Austronesian peoples and was transported with them throughout the Indo-Pacific during the Austronesian expansion.
Ginger is one of the first spices to have been exported from Asia, arriving in Europe with the spice trade, and was used by ancient Greeks and Romans.
Lemon
The flavour of lemon can be described as being aromatic of rose, lavender and pine with a slight note of herbaceous.
The lemon (Citrus limon) is a species of small evergreen tree in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, native to Asia, primarily northeast India (Assam) and northern Myanmar (Burmah).
The tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit is used for culinary and non-culinary purposes throughout the world. Its juice is particularly sought after and has a variety of culinary and cleaning uses. The pulp and rind are also used in cooking and baking.
The juice of the lemon has a sour taste as it consists of about 5% to 6% citric acid. This distinctive sour taste makes lemon juice makes a key ingredient in many drinks and foods.
