Rajasthan in a Glass, and on a Plate

I didn’t plan this.

I was at a palace in Rajasthan — and I saw a pistachio and rose dessert on the menu. The Godawan bottles were on the table. And before the thought was fully formed, I was in the kitchen making a tiramisu.

Espresso soaked with two shots of Godawan 02 — the Fruit and Spice, cherry cask expression. Mascarpone folded with rose water. Dried petals and crushed pista on top. Piped into glasses at a palace, served to people who had no inclination of what was coming to them.

Best thing on the table that night.

Godawan is a single malt from Alwar, Rajasthan — made where desert heat does things to a barrel that nowhere else can. Named after the Great Indian Bustard. A bird on the edge of disappearing. Every bottle is part of a larger effort to make sure it doesn’t.

Two expressions. Godawan 02 – Fruit & Spice, went into the dessert. Godawan 01 — Rich and Rounded, the more complex of the two — is the one you pour alongside. Neat. No argument.

Rajasthan in a glass. And on a plate.

Full recipe on the blog.
– drink responsibly –