ABSINTHBAR

L’ESSENCE DU LAISSEZ-FAIRE

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THE STAFF OF BRASSERIE APPELMANS & ABSINTHBAR IS STYLED AND DRESSED BY WWW.BROOKLYN.BE

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CONTENT 04 Take the Absinthbar home!

06 Absinthbar on tour 08 Bartapa’s 10 Absinth 12 DJ’s playing 15 Absinth cocktails 16 Absinthbar Favorites Most popular & freestyle 18 The ultimate bartender classics 19 The Caipirinha Family 20 The Mojito Family 21 Iced-teas | Shots 22 After Dinner cocktails 23 Mocktails | Vodka 24 Gin & Genever Cachaça & Rum 25 Tequila 26 Bourbon & Tennesse Whiskey Canadian Whisky | Scotch Whisky | Single Malt Whisky

27 Irish Whisky 28 Cognac | Armagnac & Calvados Grappa | Eau-de-vie | Pisco 29 Draft beers | Bottled beers 30 GRIMBERGEN 32 Wines by the glass 33 Sparkling wine & Champagnes 35 Aperitifs, Vermouth & Bitters 37 Waters | Softdrinks 38 Espresso Lavazza After Dinner Coffee 39 Tea | Oldschool chocolate milk 40 Sweets 41 JOSEPHINE’S RESTAURANT & BAR 42 VOUCHER FREE GRIMBERGEN BLOND | DUBBEL 43 Stuart Catering

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Absinthbar on tour!

Our passion for bars and good drinks is almost unlimited and that’s why we try to visit the most special ones while we are on tour in Europe or the rest of the world.

We love to share this passion with you!

If you are able to visit them please do!

NEW ORLEANS | USA OLD ABSINTHE HOUSE When Cayetano Ferrer created in 1874 the Absinthe Frappé this drink became so famous that he renamed his saloon The Absinthe Room.

The original bar is now to be found on the famous Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of good old New Orleans.

Still worth a visit to try the vast collection of Absinth.

What better place to drink the good old New Orleans Sazerac during an exciting game of American Football…

OLD ABSINTHE HOUSE | 240 BOURBONSTREET | NEW ORLEANS | USA WWW.OLDABSINTHEHOUSE.COM |6|

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LONDON | UK MONTGOMERY PLACE This is a true cocktail gem not far from the famous Portobello Road. Considered to be one of the best cocktail bars in the world.

Fantastic bartenders and great mixing skills in combination with beautiful drinks makes you want to spend the night here.

Small, cozy and personal!

Try the forgotten prohibition classic cocktails!

MONTGOMERY PLACE| 31 KENSINGTON PARK ROAD W11 2EU | LONDON WWW.MONTGOMERYPLACE.CO.UK

COPENHAGEN DENMARK K- BAR Great little place owned by Kirsten Holm, one of the best female bartenders in the world. A must visit while in Copenhagen.

Not to miss is the great Espresso Martini made with Bourbon instead of Vodka. Full flavours and the perfect after dinner cocktail!

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Absinth The joy and pride of the Absinthbar from all over Europe. Use with moderation but enjoy the ride!

Served in the bohemian or the traditional way.

Ask your bartender if any new Absinthes have arrived yet!

Bairnsfather Absinth (CZ – 55°) € 7.5 This absinth has a lot of thujon (35 mg/l)! The taste is quite bitter with a slightly anis finish.

Absinth Lemercier Amer (FR - 72°) € 10 Lemercier is a noble high class absinth from the famous absinth region Fougerolles. Great balance and complex herbal taste with a touch of anis. |10|

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Un Emile “verte” (FR – 68°) € 10 Great artisan product of Pontarlier.

Price/quality wise one of the best we have!

Doubs Mistyque “Carte d’or” (FR – 65°) € 16 This is a superb ultrapremium absinth distilled in century old alambics in Pontarlier, in the heart of the Doubs region of eastern France, the historical home of absinth.

Rocquet (FR – 75°) € 13 The 1797 contains the classic trinity of anis, fennel and wormwood, together with several other herbs, some of which will be found in no other commercially available absinth.

This strong absinth is good for the treatment of impotence.

François Guy (FR – 45°) € 10 The most popular absinth of Pontarlier.

Very accessible to drink!

Very soft anis taste!

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Absinth Moulin vert (FR – 68°) A seductive absinth, smooth in flavour yet full in body

€8

Libertine Amer (FR – 68°) € 8.5 The Libertine absinth is made in Fougerolles (France). This absinth has the highest level of thujon and is very popular.

Opaline Absinth “Best Absinth 2008” (CH – 68°) € 16 A real Swiss “verte” made with 12 different plants including the famous wormwood of the Val-deTravers. The rebel and diabolic sister of the Clandestine....

Libertine (FR – 72°) € 8.5 This one is quite similar to the previous one only the taste is less bitter.

Fougerolles blanche or verte (FR – 74°/72°) € 12 “La blanche” of Fougerolles is a high quality absinth. Strong and well balanced! “La verte” of Fougerolles is an absinth in which you can recognize the wormwood (absinth herbs) very well.

King of spirits (CZ - 70°) € 16 One of the heaviest versions around.

Unfiltered Absinth with the wormwood still in the bottle. A strong absinth with a high level of thujon, so only one glass per person a day allowed in our bar!

Absinth liquor François Guy (FR - 25°) €7 Nice herbal and intense taste, very great with crushed ice.

ALSO TRY OUR FANTASTIC ABSINTH COCKTAILS!

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DJ RAZ

DJ BEEJAY

www.raz-online.be

DJ NIELS

www.myspace.com/djniels

DELAFINO

www.myspace.com/delafino

DJ MOBILE

www.facebook.com/

LISTEN TO THE DJ’S Live DJ’s on Fridays and Saturdays!

Enjoy your Absinth, cocktail or glass of wine while listening to the DJ sets.

On Friday and Saturday a dj collective from Antwerp and Ghent, often including international DJ’s, will see to it that the party vibes are right.

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DJ’S PLAYING WAXX

DJ JAN V

www.mixtureshotel.be

DJ MOBILE

www.facebook.com/davidhuys

www.dj-janV.be

JAXX

www.mister-jaxx.be

DR FLOW

www.myspace.com/markheyninck

OPENING HOURS The bar is open seven days a week, from 11h30 AM until late at night.

Cocktails available as from 11h30 AM. More info at info@absinthbar.be Are you a talented DJ? Interested in playing in the Absinthbar? Please give your contact details and your demo-mixes to the management.

And if we like you … we will contact you!

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L’ESSENCE DU LAISSEZ-FAIRE

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FROM LEFT TO RIGHT

YOUSSEF BENELHADI - MOROCCO | ALBERTO SIGNER - NETHERLANDS | NATHALIE IMMENS - BELGIUM STIJN SCHARLAKEN - BELGIUM | KRISTOF WALBERS - BELGIUM | AN WAEM - BELGIUM | RENATO MÜLLER - GERMANY KRISHNA KUNWAR KUMAR - NEPAL | DRIES BOTTY - BELGIUM |

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Absinth Cocktails Absinth Dream € 8.5 Krishna’s signature cocktail with Bombay Sapphire Gin, pineapple juice, fresh limejuice, almond, bitters and a splash of absinth François Guy. Are you ready for one night in Katmandu?!

Absinth Hammer € 9.6 Do you need a fresh wake-up call? This is the perfect solution! A fine mix of Absinth, Eristoff Brut Vodka, fresh orange juice and grapefruit juice.

The ladies love it!

Abyssinth € 8.5 A perfect mix of Eristoff Brut Vodka, Bacardi Superior Rum, fresh lemon juice, Bols Blue Curaçao and absinth Doubs Mystique.

Our own French delight created in Absinthbar.

Served straight up!

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The New Orleans Sazerac € 9.5 First made around 1793 and probably the first cocktail ever made. This gentlemen’s drink is based on Jim Beam Rye Whiskey, Otard V.S cognac, perfectly balanced with the traditional bitters.

Rio Grande € 8.5 The real Brazilian samba with Cachaça 61, Grand marnier, fresh orange juice a dash of grenadine and absinth François Guy. Served straight up!

Moschino € 9.5 This is one hell of a refreshing cocktail for real absinthlovers created by Youssef !

A great mix between absinth, coconut, mint, fresh lime juice and honey.

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Absinthbar Favorites

Our all time favorite cocktails Appletini €9 Grey Goose vodka, apple juice, fresh apple and lime juice. Fresh, smooth and fruity martini.

Pornstar Martini €9 Eristoff Brut Vodka, ‘Licore 43’ vanilla liquor, passion fruit and lime juice. The perfect mix of what your night should be.

Long, sweet and full of passion!!

Jungle sex €9 A wild mix of Malibu, Pisang Ambon, Batida and pineapple juice!

A real Lady-killer.

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Zi Zi Coin Coin €8 Cointreau, lemon juice, cane sugar. Served short over ice.

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Zombie € 12 And here it is!

The most exclusive and most explosive cocktail you can find. Big measures of alcohol make you feel like a zombie!

Kaboum... lights out!

A combination of white & dark Bacardi rum, Apricot brandy, fresh lime juice, grapefruit juice, cane sugar. Finished with a shot of burned French Caribbean rum 62° (40cl).

Most Popular & Freestyle Mai tai € 9.5 Don the Beachcomber (Waikiki Beach 1933) A combination of white & dark Bacardi rum, Cointreau, fresh lime juice, fresh orange juice and a dash of Angostura.

(40 cl)

Aloha from Hawaii!

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Singapore Sling €9 Created at the Long Bar in the Raffles hotel in Singapore at about 1915 by bartender Ngiam Tong Boon. Bombay Sapphire gin, cherry liqueur, Cointreau, Dom Bénedictine, fresh lime- and pineapplejuice. Served tall in a hurricane glass over ice.

Piña colada (Caribbean version) €9 A serious mix of Bacardi Superior Rum, coconut cream, fresh pineapple, pineapple juice. Served in a hurricane glass.

Sex on the beach €9 Eristoff Brut Vodka, Amaretto & Peach liquor with orange & pineapple juice. Served tall and long!

Cosmopolitan €9 Ketel One lemon vodka, Cointreau, fresh lime juice and cranberry juice.

‘Sex and the City’ made this cocktail worldwide Famous amongst you ladies! Have a taste to see what all the Fuss is about!

Cointreaupolitan € 8.5 Cointreau, fresh lemon juice and cranberry juice.

The stylish sweeterversion of the classic.

Amaretto sour €8 Amaretto, lemon juice and sugar cane Fresh and sweet. Just awesome.

José’s Martini € 8.5 Bombay Sapphire gin, Cointreau, balanced with fresh lemon juice, orange juice, sugar cane and strawberries.

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Black russian €8 Eristoff Brut Vodka and Kahlua. Served short over ice. Try also our white version with cream or milk evt. € 8.5 Bloody Mary € 8.5 Eristoff Brut Vodka, tomato juice, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco and a dash of lemon juice.

Served short over ice.

Gin Fizz € 8.5 This mid – 19th century classic is brought to you with Bombay Sapphire, fresh lemon juice, sugar cane, topped with soda water. Served short and over ice!

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Ultimate bartender classics Classic Margarita € 8.5 Camino Real Tequila, Cointreau & lime juice.

The perfect combination between salt, sweet and bitter.

Manhattan € 8.5 Created at the Manhattan Club in New York in 1874 for Lady Randolph Churchill, mother of Winston. A perfect Classic with Jim Beam Bourbon, Red Vermouth and balanced with bitters.

Served straight up!

Dry Martini € 8.5 Invented in 1911 by a New York bartender called Martini di Taggia who was the headbartender at the fashionable Knickerbocker Hotel. Mixed with Bombay Sapphire gin, Noilly Prat sec and garnished with lemon twist or green olive.

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Old Fashioned € 8.5 1880 Pendennise Club Louisville, Kentucky.

The ultimate bartenders drink. A perfect mix of Jim Beam Bourbon, Orange bitters and sugar.

Vodkatini € 8.5 James Bond 007’s favorite drink!

Eristoff Brut Vodka, gently poured over icecubes with a coat of Noilly Prat sec. Garnished with green olive.

Whisky Sour €9 William Lawson’s Finest Blended, fresh lemon juice and cane sugar which gives a complex flavour!

The Caipirinha Family All Served short over crushed ice.

Caipirinha €8 Cachaça 61 fresh lime, cane sugar.

Kiwi Caipirinha € 8.5 Cachaça 61, fresh lime & kiwi, cane sugar.

Ocean Caipirinha € 8.5 Cachaça 61, fresh lime, cane sugar with an ocean splash of Bols blue Curacao.

Strawberry Caipiroska € 8.5 Eristoff Brut Vodka, fresh strawberries, fresh lime, cane sugar.

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The Mojito Family

All Mojito’s served tall over crushed ice.

Mojito Classic €9 Bacardi Reserva, fresh mint, lime, top up with soda water.

Pink Mojito €9 Bacardi Reserva, fresh mint, lime, top up with cranberry juice.

Grey Goose Mojito € 11 A superb & smooth Mojito made with Grey Goose vodka.

Perfect for real Vodka Lovers!

Appleton Jamaican Mojito € 10 This is the real Caribbean Mojito baby!

This classic is pimped up with Appleton special Jamaican Rum. Mojito “Royal” € 12.5 Bacardi Reserva, fresh mint, lime, filled up with Piper Heidsieck Champagne. Pure luxury!

Passion Mojito € 9.5 Bacardi Reserva, fresh mint & passion fruit, lime top up with soda water.

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The Iced-Teas Long Island Iced Tea € 10 Bombay Sapphire gin, Bacardi Superior Rum, Camino Real Tequila, Eristoff Brut Vodka, Cointreau, lemon, filled up with Coca-Cola.

Served tall over ice.

Long Beach Iced Tea € 10 Bombay Sapphire gin, Bacardi Superior Rum, José Cuervo tequila, Eristoff Brut Vodka, Khalua, lime, top up with Cranberry juice. Served tall and long over ice.

Tropical Island Iced Tea € 10 Get wasted in Paradise!

Iced Tea with coconutpineapple flavour and Bols Banana will bring you to the next level!

Absinth Iced Tea € 12 Bombay Sapphire gin, Dom Benedictine, Francois Guy, Eristoff Brut Vodka, lemon, fi lled up with Coca-Cola. If Van Gogh would have lived, this would be his favourite “Afternoon-tea”!

Shots B52 €5 Khalua, Baileys, Grand Marnier.

B55 €5 Khalua, Baileys, Absinth.

Absinth Sour €5 Absinth together with sweet & sour.

Rocky Mountain Bearfucker €5 Camino real tequila, Rum, Southern Comfort.

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After Dinner Cocktail Specials round-up €9 Cognac Otard V.S, Kahlua and Amaretto strongly shaken with Lavazza espresso.

Served straight up.

Screaming orgasm € 8.5 The most wanted smoothly cocktail finally at the Absinthbar.

Bailey’s, amaretto and Eristoff Brut vodka

Baileys after midnight € 8,5 A sweet blend of Baileys, Khalua and Frangelico.

A nice start after dinner.

Rusty nail €9 Great old school cocktail perfect balanced with William Lawson whisky and Scottish famous liquor “Drambuie”.

Served with a zest of orange.

Espresso Martini €9 Eristoff Brut Vodka firmly shaken with a shot of espresso and sugar syrup. Forget the Vodka Red Bull, this is the connaisseur’s way of combining cafeine and Vodka.

Served straight up!

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Mocktails

non-alcoholic Shirley Temple €6 Ginger Ale, fresh orange juice, fresh lemon juice and grenadine syrup The Cathedral punch €6 Non-alcoholic cocktail with cranberry juice, fresh orange and lime juice filled up with Schweppes Agrum’.

Kiwi Cooler € 6.5 Fresh kiwi, lime juice, kiwi crème top up with sprite.

Nada Colada €6 A soft mix of coconutcream, fresh pineapple and pineapple juice.

Safe sex on the beach €6 Fresh peach, Almond , orange and pineapple juice.

Remember when sex was safe and motorcycles were dangerous.

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Vodka Eristoff Brut Vodka Eristoff Red Vodka

€6 €6

Grey Goose l’Originale € 9 (FR) Grey Goose Vodka is crafted from the finest French wheat, with water naturally filtered through champagne limestone, and carefully distilled according to the uncompromising traditions of France’s cognac region.

42° Below (NZ) Stolichnaya (RU)

€7 € 6.5

The Belvedere (PL)

€9

Ketel One (NL) Ketel One “Citroen”

€9 €9

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Gin & Genever

Cachaça & Rum

Bombay Sapphire (UK) € 6.5 Tanqueray N°.10 (UK) € 8.5 G’Vine (FR) € 9.5 Hendricks (UK) € 9.5 Geranium (UK) €9

Cachaça 61 (BR)

€6

Bacardi (PR) Superior Rum Bacardi Reserva Bacardi 8 años

€6 €7 €9

Bols old genever (NL) young genever (NL)

€ 3.5 € 3.5

Filliers Apple genever (BE)

€ 3.5

Country names BE Belgium | BR Brazil | CL Chile CU Cuba | CZ Czechia | FR France JM Jamaica | JP Japan MQ Martinique | NL the Netherlands NZ New-Zealand | PL Poland PR Puerto Rico | RU Russia SCO Scotland | UK England VE Venezuela | PE Peru BA Barbados

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Caney extra añejo (CU – artisanal rum) €8 Seven Tiki €7 A soft aromatic rum made in the Fiji Isles.

Appleton Special (JM - golden rum) Appleton Estate Extra 12 Year Old A sensual delight that is to be savored as a sipping rum!

(JM - amber rum 43°) Trois Rivières Blanc (MQ) 62° For real men …

Trois Rivières reserve special (MQ) Super soft top class rum!

€6

€9

€ 8.5

€ 11

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Millonario Solera 15 Riserva (PE) Gold Medal winner at the International Spirits Awards And Rum Masters Awards in 2009.

Do we need to say more?! € 11 Mount Gay Rum Extra Old (BA) This fantastic sipping rum for Barbados is for the real “spicy” rum lovers. A rich oak character is balanced to perfection with notes of ripe banana and toast, followed by vanilla and warm spice € 11 Mount Gay Rum 1703 (BA) The pure luxury rum from Barbados aged between 10 and 30 years.

Deep rich bouquet of oak, leather, toffee and notes of ripe banana, candied fruit and a fantastic soft and long finish. A dream sipping rum! € 25

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Tequila Camino Real

€6

Cazadores reposado € 10 Cazadores añejo € 7.5 Sauza Conmemorativo Strong, full & tasty tequila

€ 8.5

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Bourbon & Tennessee Whiskey

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Jim Beam Kentucky straight Bourbon € 6.5 Knob Creek 9 years old Kentucky small batch Bourbon (50°) € 12 Maker’s Mark €8 Kentucky Bourbon softer and a nicer flavour then a traditional Kentucky Bourbon.

Jack Daniels Tennessee € 7 Good old Jackie-D., the favourite whiskey of F. Sinatra.

George Dickel Tennessee An amazingly good Bourbon € 10 Jim Beam Rye €8 Baker’s Bourbon 7 Years € 19.5 Intensely flavorful, full-bodied and ideally balanced Jack Daniels single barrel €8

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Canadian Whisky Crown Royal One of Canada’s finest blends!

€8

Scotch Whisky William Lawson’s finest blended €6 William Lawson’s Scottisch Gold 12 years € 8 Johnnie Walker Gold Label € 12 Johnnie Walker Blue Label € 24 Dewar’s 12y €8

Single Malt Whisky Aberfeldy 12 years €8 (East Highland SCO) At 12 Tears Old Aberfeldy is noted for its heather honey nose, full body and rounded taste. The finish is dry and elegant, with a hint of Seville oranges.

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Glen Deveron 10 years € 9.5 (Speyside Highland SCO) Overtones of nut oil, notes of fresh plum and a dry finish with a subtle hint of wood.

Glenfiddich 12 years (Speyside Highlands - SCO)

€8

Glenmorangie 10 years (Highlands - SCO) €8 The Maccalan 12 years fine oak (Highlands - SCO) €8 Dalwhinnie 15 years (Highlands - SCO)

€9

The Maccalan 18 years fine oak (Highlands - SCO) Superb malt for the real whisky lover! € 20 The Balvenie, Single Barrel 15 years (Speyside - SCO) 15 year old single malt which is drawn from a

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single Bourbon cask of a single distillation € 15 Lagavullin 16 years (Islay - SCO) € 10 Oban 14 years (W-Highland – SCO) € 9.5 Highland Park 12 years (Orkney Isles- SCO) The most Northern Single malt whisky in Scotland. €9 Bowmore 15 years (43% alc-Islay - SCO) Typical salty seaside Single Malt with beautiful flavours of coffee and chocolate.

A bit smokey € 15 Suntori malt whisky 12 years (JP) A superb copy of the finest scotch

€ 17

Irish Whisky Jameson

€6

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Cognac Otard V.S € 7.5 This blend of the finest growths is aged in Limousin oak barrels

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Hennesy VS €7 Rémy Martin VSOP €8 Hennesy Fine de cognac €9 Rémy Martin Coeur de Cognac € 12 Rémy Martin XO 85% Grand Champagne € 21 Hennessy XO € 26 Rémy Martin Extra € 35 Rémy Martin Louis XIII The highest quality Cognac on the market today. 100% Grande Champagne.

A blend of eaux-de-vie’s, some more then a century in age, then aged in “tiercons”, barrels that are several hundred years old, in a cellar set apart for it alone. € 110

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Armagnac & Calvados Armagnac Château de Hontambere VSOP Calvados Coquerel XO

€ 7.5 €9

Grappa Merlot di Nonino Nonino Antica Cuvée (Gold) Grappa Cru Fragolino

€8 €9 € 13

Eau-de-vie Eau-de-vie

by Genoels-Elderen Poire Williams

€9 €8

Pisco Pisco Alto del Carmen

€7

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Draft beers Maes pils (25 cl) Grimbergen Blond (33 cl) “Bolleke” De Koninck (25 cl)

€ 2.5 € 3.8 € 2.7

Brugs Whitebeer (25 cl) Mort Subite Kriek (25 cl) Mort Subite Framboise (25 cl) Mort Subite Geuze (25 cl)

€ 2.7 € 2.8 € 2.8 € 2.8

Bottled beers

Trappist Chimay Blauw (33 cl)

Cristal 1928 premium luxery beer (33 cl)

Affligem Patersvat (33 cl) €4 is a blonde abbey beer of exceptional quality.

It is brewed at the end of the summer with fresh hops Affligem.

€ 3.5

Grimbergen Gold 8° € 3.8 a strong, fair beer of high fermentation that is refermented in the bottle.

It has a fine hop body with bitter, character-full aftertaste.

Grimbergen Dubbel (33 cl) € 3.8 Grimbergen Tripel (33 cl) € 3.8 Grimbergen Optimo Bruno (33cl) € 3.8

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€4

Maes Non-alcoholic (25 cl) € 2.5 Duvel (33 cl) Vedett (33 cl) Extra Blond beer

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THE PHENIX HAS BEEN A POWERFUL SYMBOL FOR CIVILISATIONS THROUGHOUT THE AGES. PERSIANS, GREEKS AND ROMANS ALIKE PERCEIVED

IT AS A SYMBOL OF REBIRTH AND SERENITY. OVER THE CENTURIES, ITS MYSTIC POWERS

HAVE INSPIRED THOSE WHO THIRST FOR FREEDOM

AND QUEST FOR NEW BEGINNINGS.

FOUNDED IN 1128, THE ABBEY OF GRIMBERGEN WAS DESTROYED

IN 1142, THEN IN 1566 AND AGAIN IN 1798.

AFTER EACH WAVE OF DESTRUCTION, IT WAS REBUILT.

FITTINGLY, THE FATHERS OF

GRIMBERGEN TOOK FOR THEIR EMBLEM THE PHENIX,

SYMBOLISING THE PERPETUAL REBIRTH OF THEIR ABBEY, AND ADOPTED A MOTTO

IN HONOUR OF THE MYTHICAL BIRD: ARDET NEC CONSUMITUR (IT BURNS YET IS NOT DESTROYED).

DESPITE THE ABBEY’S TUMULTUOUS HISTORY, THE FATHERS SURVIVED AND HANDED DOWN

THEIR BEER RECIPE THROUGH THE CENTURIES,

TO GIVE THE LIVELY AND INIMITABLE BREW OF TODAY. AUTHENTIC, UNIQUE AND COMPLEX IN ITS MULTIPLE AROMAS,

THE PHENIX BEER OFFERS A STARTLING

WEALTH OF FLAVOURS BORN

ANEW AT EVERY TASTING.

TH E BE E R OF TH E PH E NI X

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Wines White

Delheim – Heerenwijn South Africa 2007/2008 This Chenin Blanc with Colombard, will pleasantly surprise you with its fresh character, its flexibility, and its touches of sweet pineapple. An ideal summer wine and a companion for salads or light meals.

Glass € 4.5 Pichet 0,5L € 17 - Bottle € 25

Red

Las Condes Chili – 2006 Las Condes belongs to the Santa Carolina group, one of the largest wineries from Chile. This wine, a 100% Merlot, is fruity and delicious. Smooth and easy to drink. A perfect price-quality ratio!

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Glass € 4.5 Pichet 0,5L € 17 - Bottle € 25

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Luc Pirlet Vin de Pays d’Oc à Douzens • Sauvignon Blanc (white) • Chardonnay (white) • Merlot (red) • Cabernet Sauvignon (red) • Syrah (rosé) Glass Pichet 0,5L Bottle

€ 3.8 € 14 € 19

Chateau La Brie, Bordeaux, France Semillon, Sauvignon & Muscadelle (sweet white wine) Glass Pichet 0,5L Bottle

€ 3.8 € 14 € 19

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Sparkling wine & Champagnes 3B- Filipa Pato Spumante Rosé A lovely rose-spumante from Portugal.

Very fresh, sparkling with soft pleasant finish.

Perfect as an aperitif.

Bottle

€ 34

Genoels-Elderen “De zwarte Parel” Stylish Belgian sparkling wine.

100% “Blanc de blancs” Glass Bottle

€ 7.5 € 45

Piper-Heidsieck Cuvee Brut The perfect dry pre-dinner drink!

Glass Bottle

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€ 9.5 € 60

Bollinger “Spécial Cuvée” Brut Thé Champagne for a celebration.

Bottle

€ 70

Piper-Heidsieck Cuvee Brut Magnum 1.5l This champagne will help you to have a big party!

Bottle

€ 115

Piper-Heidsieck Brut Rosé Sauvage Perfect for every occasion.

Bottle

€ 70

Dom Pérignon 1998 One of the best Dom Pérignon’s of the last century!

Bottle

€ 195

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Bollinger RD 1997 This is not a Champagne but a fantastic experience!

Bottle

€ 190

Piper-Heidsieck RARE millesimé 1999 A gold medal in the decanter. 94/100 in the Wine Spectator.

This is a remarkable Champagne only for those who want the best.

Bottle

Piper-Heidsieck RARE millesimé 1988 Sophisticated and incredibly pure Champagne made of Chardonnay and pinot noir. For true connaisseurs, a fantastic extravaganza!

Bottle

€ 450,00

€ 225

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Aperitifs, Vermouth & Bitters

PORTS OF TAYLORS 300 years’ experience, that counts. Grapes grown on the steep and rocky slopes of the Upper Douro, making it a Port to remember.

SHERRY OF PEDRO DOMECQ This Sherry house was founded back in 1730, making it one of the oldest commercial establishments in the region.

Dry Medium Dry

€ 3.8 € 3.8

Taylors ́s White €4 Taylor’s are pioneers of this exciting style, having introduced it in 1934.

It has a drier, fruity taste, and is an unusual (and unusually good) aperitif, best served chilled.

There’s a floral anise flavour with just a touch of oak, honey and caramel in the finish.

Taylor’s Red €4 is aged for four years in cask to produce the perfect taste: rich, fruity and elegant.

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PORTS OF MORGADIO DA CALÇADA

Pineau des Charentes Reynac

This is a highclass production of Dirk Niepoort situated in the region of Quinta de Romaneira.

Martini There is a beauty in Martini like no other drink. A true Italian icon created by over 140 years of dedication and passion.

Tawny Reserva Is a blend of wines with an average age of 30 years old with an ageing process of 6 to 7 years old on small oak barrels. This port gives you a flavour of very ripe fruits (figs and grapes) but also dry fruits (almonds and nuts), caramel and coffee. € 4.8 LBV (Late bottled Vintage) This port consists of a blend of wines with an average age of 70 years old. The aroma is fine and has a touch of ripe fruits. Really soft tannins and very elegant in flavour € 5.8 |36|

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Martini Bianco Martini Rosso Martini Rosato Martini Extra Dry Martini GOLD

by Dolce&Gabbana

€ 3.8

€ 3.8 € 3.8 € 3.8 € 3.8 € 6.7

Noilly Prat sec € 3.8 Campari €5 Pimm’s N° 1 €5 Kirr €4 Kirr Royal € 9.5 Ricard de Marseille €5

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Waters

Softdrinks

Chaudfontaine (Belgian Ardens - BE) Still and sparkling. € 2.2

Coca-Cola Coca-Cola Light Coca-Cola Zero Fanta Sprite

Chaudfontaine (Belgian Ardens - BE) Still, medium - sparkling and sparkling. (50 cl) € 4.5 San Pellegrino (IT) (50 cl)

€ 4.8

Panna (IT) (50 cl)

€ 4.8

€ 2.3 € 2.3 € 2.3 € 2.3 € 2.3

Minute Maid Apple, Orange, Tomato, Grapefruit, ACE, Apple & cherry € 2.5 Nestea € 2.5 Schweppes Indian Tonic

€ 2.5

Gini Gini Passion

€ 2.5 € 2.5

Canada Dry (Ginger-ale) Schweppes Agrum

€ 2.5 € 2.5

Fristi Cécémel

€ 2.5 € 2.5

Red Bull Fresh orange juice

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Espresso Lavazza Coffee Ristretto Espresso(small) Double espresso Café Latte Cappuccino Latte Macchiato Espresso Macchiato

After Dinner Coffee € 2.3 € 2.3 € 2.3 € 3.0 € 2.8 € 2.8 € 2.8 € 2.3

Appelmans coffee (Calvados) Antwerp coffee (Elixir d’ Anvers) Irish coffee (Irish Whisky) Italian coffee (Amaretto) Spanish coffee (Quaranta y très) Mexican coffee (Kahlua) Baileys coffee

€7 €7 €7 €7 €7 €7 €7

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Tea Earl Grey supreme € 2.3 For lovers of Earl Grey!

Very fine quality tea with bergamot.

Japanese Sencha € 2.3 The tea the Japanese drink daily.

Darjeeling € 2.3 The “champagne” among the black teas!

From the high Himalayas.

0rganic Green tea with mint A traditional and popular blend of organic green tea with mint.

Fresh mint tea

€ 2.3

€3

Oldschool chocolate milk That sweet hot Cécémel with fresh & sexy cream on top! € 2.8

Pomegranate Oolong € 2.3 Extra large Ti Quan Oolong leaves brewed together with spicy pomegranate.

Dragonpearl Jasmine € 2.3 This tea is truly a masterpiece. The beautiful little hand-rolled pearls have been brewed softly with the flowery essence of Jasmine flowers.

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Sweets Grand Marnier Drambuie Mandarine Napoléon Cointreau 43 Cuarenta y tres Baileys Amaretto di Saronno Kahlua Southern Comfort Sambuca Molinari Elixir d’ Anvers Dom Bénédictine Passoa Safari Frangelico Malibu Batida de Coco Pisang-Ambon

€ 6.5 €7 €7 €6 € 6.5 €6 € 6.5 € 6.5 € 6.5 €6 €6 € 6.5 €6 €6 €6 €6 €6 €6

Ponche Kuba €6 Velvetly creamy combination between rum and vanilla.

Perfect on the rocks.

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Josephine’s restaurant & bar is located at Antwerp South, near the Vlaamse and Waalse Kaai. The interior is vintagechic which creates a warm and homely atmosphere.

Chef Marcellino Moortgat serves a classical Belgian/ French cuisine with an international touch.

He prefers to work with fresh and seasonal products.

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VOUCHER*

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In the cosy bar Marc Mathieux serves you beautiful cocktails, great champers and its close cousins, wines by the glass and a nice beer selection.

Specialties of the house are “Josephine’s perfumed martinis”, delicious martinis that have been flavoured with aromas.

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“DETAILS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE” REFERENCES

Stuart Catering is a guarantee for an experience on location with you as the guest playing the leading part.

With our Fine Food Catering we offer service with style and quality, a detailed and original approach with the best ingredients.

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More info : Steven Teuwen info@stuartcatering.be www.stuartcatering.be

Our Cocktail Catering provides superb bar setups, top cocktails or ‘mocktails’ and a healthy dose of show. When making classic or modern cocktails we never lose sight of tradition and love for the trade.

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