Following on from our last blog, where we guided you through creating your own Signature Cocktails. In this blog, we're going to take this a step further and talk about combining different flavours to create a really unique serve for your party or venue.

But before we go any further, it's worth pointing out that Monin & ODK already have a few flavour Combos in their ranges. Monin has a "Spicy Mango" for example, combining Mango and Chilli. Both Monin & ODK have a Pina Colada Syrup, which combines Pineapple and Coconut. And up until recently, one of my favourite flavours was Monin Black Forest, which was a combination of Cherry and Chocolate. It was delicious.

In fact, Monin has taken this a step further and started a MONINfusion programme highlighting this.

Just take that Black Forest Syrup they delisted; well, you can quite easily replicate it by using Monin's Cherry Syrup and the Chocolate Syrup, and you have the same thing.

MONINfusion is a concept that you will start to see a lot more of during 2024, from Monin themselves. And of course, it is something we already like to play with here at Drinkstuff. But we will be putting more emphasis on it for 2024, to help your venue stand out from your competition.

Now, it goes without saying the most simple way to do this is to add 5-15ml of different syrups every time you make a cocktail or drink. However, when it comes to making cocktails in a Bar, what you might find helpful is prebatching in new bottles to make life quicker and easier. And more consistent. So you no longer need to grab 2 bottles and pour 5ml from one and 10ml from another. You can batch it to your requirements, then pour 15ml in one go!

The big use case for MONINfusion is your Signature Cocktails.

As we mentioned previously, putting a quirky riff on a Cocktail makes you stand out. All of a sudden, going from an Espresso Martini to a Salted Caramel Espresso Martini, or from a standard mojito to a Passion Fruit Mojito, can really get customers excited.

But now imagine taking this a step further. Imagine taking that Espresso Martini and turning it into a Fererro Roche Espresso Martini or a Nutella Espresso Martini. Or taking the Mojito and quickly turning it into a Hawaiian Mojito with Mango, Ginger and Guava.

If your menu is worded enticingly, your Customers will absolutely love it.

So what can you expect?

Well keep an eye on this playlist over the forthcoming months as Steve the Barman will be focusing on a different Fusion each week, and giving you some ideas of how to use it.