Cocktail Bar Menu Spring 2011

113 Lonsdale Street Melbourne 3000 03 9663 6363 seamstress.com.au

Beer
James Boags Premium Bitburger Lager Holgate Pilsner James Squire Sun Down Lager Hawthorn Pale Ale 2 Brothers Growler Brown Ale Holgate Temptress Porter James Boags Light Monteiths Apple Cider Launceston, TAS Bitburg, GER Macedon, VIC Camperdown, NSW Melbourne, VIC Moorabbin, VIC Macedon, VIC Launceston, TAS Greymouth, NZ 8.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 9.5 9.5 10.0 6.0 9.0

Softs
Daylesford Sparkling Mineral Water Coca Cola, Coke Zero, Cascade Ginger Beer Schweppes Lemonade, Ginger Ale, Tonic, Soda Water Soda / Lemon, Lime & Bitters 4.0 / 8.0 3.5 3.5 4.0

Light dinner
Our selection of warm roasted spiced nuts BBQ duck pancakes, spring onion, hoi sin Char grilled chicken satay skewers Steamed shredded-pork bun, julienne cucumber Malay corn fritters of carrot, chilli and spring onion Hand cut wedges, white miso aioli & sweet chilli sauce Snake bean & golden kaukau wontons, green pea & coriander puree, tobiko roe Venison & braised shitake mushroom spring rolls, pearl river vinegar caramel Wild harvest scallops steamed with ponzu & ginger, stuffed with XO paste
(4pcs) (4pcs) (3pcs)

$5 $10 $10

$3.5 ea
(6pcs)

$9 $8 $12 $11 $14

(4pcs)

(4pcs)

Tasting plate. The dishes above marked ( ) to share

Vegetarian noodle wok box... Hokkien egg noodles, summer vegetables, shitake sauce

(for 2) $24 $8

(extra person, add $11)

Meat noodle wok box $10 Hokkien egg noodles, crispy pork belly, choi sum & shitake sauce

Supper
Housemade charcuterie Pork and duck terrine with kalamata olive tapenade Duck liver parfait, chutney and Lavosh Discs of black pudding with pear paste Duck prosciutto $14 $9 $12 $11 $26 $20

Charcuterie plate. A selection of the above to share Cheese

Please ask your waiter for details of the current selection (120g) Served with pear paste and Lavosh

Dessert
Coconut, lime & pandan leaf tart with mango sorbet Five spiced chocolate pudding with mandarin parfait and whiskey sabayon Palm sugar & vanilla bean panna cotta with strawberry & mint macerated in balsamic syrup. Flourless passionfruit souffl with white chocolate and coconut ice cream Rhubarb and marscapone filled pancakes, crumbed rhubarb candy, pistachio fairy floss with pistachio ice cream
*** Seamstress would like to remind guests that our dishes may contain traces of nuts

$15 $16 $16 $15 $16

Pop
NV NV NV NV NV LaurentPerrier Brut 200ml Paul-Louis Brut Tours-Sur-Marne, FR Loire Valley, FR

Gls / Btl 38 10 / 60 75 135 155

Bortolomiol Prosecco Superiore Veneto, ITA Billecart-Salmon Brut Reserve Mareuil-sur-Ay, FR Pol Roger Brut Reserve Epernay,FR

White
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 09 08 04 08 Julicher Sauv. Blanc Zeppelin Riesling Glazebrook Pinot Gris Squitchy Lane Fume Blanc Soumah Savarro J.L. Villa Wolf Pinot Gris Wilson Polish Hill Riesling Delta Vineyard Sauv. Blanc Ros Ritchie Gewurtzraminer Wittmann 100 Hugel Riesling Due Mondi Pinot Grigio Bended Knee Chardonnay Martinborough, NZ Eden Valley, SA Hawkes Bay, NZ Yarra Valley, VIC Yarra Valley, VIC Pfalz, GER Clare Valley, WA Marlborough, NZ Mansfield, VIC Reinhessen, GER Dolomiti, ITA Ballarat, VIC 9 / 45 50 10 / 50 58 12 / 60 60 12 / 60 62 13 / 65 13 / 65 68 72 75 79

Lightfoot & Sons Chardonnay Gippsland Lakes, VIC

Delatite Museum Release Ries. Upper Goulburn, VIC

Rose
10 10 09 Santa Cruz Garnacha Chateau des Ferrages Chateau Les Valentines Navarra, ESP Cotes De Provence, FR Cotes De Provence, FR 60 13 / 65 83

Red
08 07 07 07 07 09 10 10 08 10 09 09 03 09 Marcus Hill Shiraz Les Tulieries Pinot Gamay C J Pask Cab/Mer/Mal Fermoy Estate Nebiolo S C Pannell Syrah La Vendimia Garn/Temp. Yarraloch Pinot Noir Cape Bernier Pinot Noir Cillar de Silos Joven Temp Ben Glaetzer Bishop Shiraz A to Z Pinot Noir Yarraloch Reserve Cab Sav Peregrine Pinot Noir Bellarine Penn. VIC 10 / 50 52 53 60 60 65 13 / 65 13 / 65 70 71 15.5/ 77 80 86 95 Coteaux Du Giennois, FR Hawkes Bay, NZ Margaret River, WA Adelaide Hills SA Rioja, ESP Yarra Valley, VIC Bream Creek TAS Ribera del Duero, ESP Barossa Valley, SA Oregon, USA Yarra Valley, VIC Central Otago, NZ

Schwarz The Dust KickerGSM Barossa Valley, SA

Lower Strength Cocktails

Saw-turn Smash 15 Victorian late-harvest Muscat wine with crushed grapes, peach vermouth, lime juice, honey and a dash of a secret elixir. Long warm, lazy evenings in a glass. Sherry Cobbler 11 Dry sherries, orange curacao, pineapple, lemon & orange wedges with a splash of sugar. Served long over cracked ice. Without doubt the most popular beverage in the country, with ladies as well as with gentlemen - Harry Johnson, New York 1882 Pimms Rangoon 14 A colonial mix of Pimms no.1, citrus juices, mint, cucumber, fresh ginger and strawberries. Served long as a refreshing escape from the heat of the East Indies. Charlie Chaplin Fizz 14 Sloe gin, Apricot brandy, lime juice and whites given a sharp shake and topped with soda water. A day without laughter is a day wasted Charlie Chaplin Venetian Cooler 15 Inspired by the fantastic Bellini, we take a French sparkling wine and combine with pureed peaches, pomegranate, lemon and a splash of sherry. Rum Floradora 12 White rum, fresh-raspberry syrup, lime juice and ginger beer. A long, dry and light highball with real fruit syrup. Champagne Daisy 13 Raspberry syrup, Cointreau, brandy, lemon juice & whites shaken and topped with champagne Come quickly, Im tasting stars! Dom Perignon Grapefruit Julep 14 Vodka, lime, honey, mint & pomegranate topped with fresh pink grapefruit juice and served in a balloon of crushed ice. -An original drink by King Cocktail Dale DeGroff

Long Drinks
Fish-House Punch 18 Rum and brandy, peach and citrus, sugar and spice. A traditional punch recipe, believed to account for three days missing from George Washingtons meticulously kept diaries! Singapore Sling 17 The original Raffles Hotel recipe, the one before they started making buckets of pre-mix for the tourists! Strong and dry with freshly juiced pineapples, citrus juices, gin and a balance of orange, cherry and Benedictine liqueurs. Rum Swizzle 18 Our house grog rum blend with fresh lime juice, sugar, bitters and falernum (a traditional West Indian whole spice syrup). Swizzled into a devastatingly refreshing cooler in a frozen glass. Seamstress Bloody Mary 18 Every couple has their secrets and in this relationship (thats you dear drinker and the bartender fixing your drink), our Bloody Mary recipe is the proverbial garden shed. It includes tomato juice, thats all were telling... El Diablo 17 1950s California gives us The Devil. Tequila with lime juice, crme de cassis and lengthened with our blended spicy ginger beer, served tall. Silver Fizz 17 The Hayes variation of this timeless drink. Fragrant gin shaken with lemon juice, sugar, whites and a drop of anise. Think old-fashioned lemonade, sherbet and sorbet in a cute little glass spritzed with soda. Penicillin 18 Scotch whisky and a splash of smoky Islay single malt shaken with lemon, honey syrup and spicy ginger juice. A rapidly spreading favourite on cocktail menus around the world. Good for all that ails you. Bartenders Choice 16 Every week we put a new drink up on the board. Something we like, and we think others should be drinking!

Short Drinks in Fancy Glasses

London Calling 17 London dry gin with fresh lemon juice & sugar syrup, dried out with a Manzanilla sherry & a couple of dashes of orange bitters. The perfect-pre dinner drink from Milk & Honey in London. Pisco Sour 17 The drink of South America, aromatic Peruvian Pisco brandy shaken with citrus, cane sugar syrup and whites until silky. Served with a blend of bitters. Pink Lady 17 Just like the apple, juicy, crisp & very pink! Apple brandy and pomegranate syrup shaken with gin, lemon juice and whites. Another old drink that is one of our new favourites. The Tri-fecta 17 Polish vodka, fresh lime, sugar and elderflower cordial shaken with cucumber and mint. A triple hit of fresh flavours combine for a vibrant & racy winner. Vodka Espresso 17 Our house espresso martini made with Polish vodka and a blend of coffee liqueurs, Gravity espresso & something special. Something to pick me up, then f*ck me up Naomi Campbell to
bartender, purportedly inspiring the creation of this modern favourite.

Italian Sour 17 Three times to love it so say the Italians about Campari and if youve made it, you will love this. A trio of Italian liqueurs (Campari, Galliano, Strega) with lemon juice, sugar and whites. Brooklyn 17 American rye whiskey stirred through with dry cherry liqueur, Italian vermouth & Amer Biere bitter orange. Closely related to the Manhattan cocktail, this drink is complex but full of subtlety and flavour. Sands Cocktail 17 Complex, dry and refreshing. A zesty number of pink grapefruit & lemon juices, Tanqueray Gin, and dry Marasca cherry liquor. -An original drink by New Yorks Sasha Petreske
*some drinks may contain egg white or nuts, please specify if you have any allergies.

The Martini Page

I do like a dry martini, two at the very most, after three I'm under the table, after four i'm under the host." Dorothy Parker

The Seamstress Dry Martini Method

7 parts frozen spirit, 1 part chilled French Vermouth, 2 parts chilled still mineral water. Served with your choice of garnish. Mixed briefly, served in a frozen glass & rushed to your table. Drink quickly. Not shaken or stirredbloody cold. The best martini in Melbourne. There, we said it. Challengers welcome.

Choose your spirit

Prices are given for the finished martini with the spirit of your preference.

Gin
Beefeater Tanqueray Plymouth Westwinds Cutlus Beefeater 24 Tanqueray No.Ten 17 18 19 22 24 24

Vodka
Wyborowa Finlandia Ketel One Luksusowa Belvedere Grey Goose 17 18 18 18 20 23

Choose your Garnish

Your choice of in-house marinated silverskin onions, Sicilian olives, cucumber, zest of grapefruit, lemon or lime.
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Namesakes & Variations

If the house style doesnt tickle your fancy then maybe choose from one of these more infamous versions. Churchill - A glance in the direction of France is enough vermouth Montgomery - Vermouth outgunned by gin 15:1 Gibson - 2 plump cocktail onions to represent Gibsons Girls Roosevelt - The original wet and dirty martini Smokey - Dry vodka martini with Islay malt whisky rinse Flame-of-Love - Dry sherry replaces vermouth with orange zests Martinez The pre-cursor to the Martini as we know it, Italian vermouth with dry gin, maraschino liqueur and orange bitters

Dirty Star-tinis
We are happy to make your martini dirty, just tell us how much. To help, we have developed a proprietary sliding scale, it goes like this: Couple of drops 5mls Olive Brine 10mls Olive Brine 15mls Olive Brine 20mls Olive Brine 20mls & crushed olives Christina Britney Paris Lindsay Courtney Filthy

Sorry
No Apple-tinis, Choc-tinis etc, this page is for the grown ups.