Vacationers’ Exotic Mushroom Amaro

As someone who has never been capable of following a strict recipe, I tend to lean into an intuitive process with most food and beverage.  There’s nothing quite as exhilarating as impulsively adding an extra pinch of herbs or spices in the heat of the moment, and this playful take on an Amaro is no exception.  We shall call this a recipe, but it is more-so a suggestion, as the best Amari come from within. Therefore I urge whomever decides to embark on the path of aromatized spirits to follow their heart, soul, and intuition.

Some notes:
I make my mushroom tincture separately, as I tend to think it's best to test the potency before adding to an entire batch of spirit.  If you decide to sub in a different type of mushroom, I doubt it is quite as important.  For a psychotropic mushroom tincture, I recommend soaking mushrooms in everclear for 7 days and assessing the flavor and potency before adding to amaro at your discretion. 

For the other ingredients, remember that DRIED is superior to fresh.  In the past I have made the mistake of thinking fresh herbs would create a better flavor, but the aromatics are better absorbed into spirits when there is no water to create a barrier between the aromatizers and the liquid being aromatized :)

CARAMELIZED SUGAR! What a pain in the ass to make, but the caramelization is transformative when it comes to seasoning a rich and flavorful spirit.  Timing is everything here, so if you over-do it just DUMP it and start over.  I would love to give you a recipe, but I found a link online that will do a far better job than I can, so here you go! https://bakerbettie.com/how-to-caramelize-sugar/

Ingredients:
Everclear or highest proof neutral grain spirit you can get
Granulated sugar

Ingredient suggestions (DRIED DRIED DRIED!):

Citrus:
lemon peel
grapefruit peel
orange peel
rosehips
buddhas hand

Fungi:
magic mushroom
Reishi mushroom
porcini mushroom
shitaake mushroom
lion's mane mushroom 

Bitter/Root:
Pleurisy root
Hydrangea root
Licorice root
Wormwood
Rhodiola
Ashwagandha
Siberian Ginseng
Burdock
Toasted Birch
Gentian Root

Herb:
Yerba Santa
Makrut lime leaves
Cardamom Pods
Mint 
Rosemary
Lemongrass
Fenugreek
Mugwort
Calendula
Bee Balm

Offbeat:
Food-grade wood chips
Smelt
Charcoal
Coffee beans
Prosciutto 
Hemp seeds
..whatever the f*** you want..

Take your chosen mixture of dried ingredients and blend with a mortar and pestle.  Put into a large jar and cover completely with everclear.  Hide in a dark place, preferably a dj booth, and check in 1 month.  Aromatics and flavor should be present. 

Take caramelized sugar shards(dark caramelization is preferred) and heat amaro over medium-low heat in a saucepan until sugar dissolves into spirit.  Immediately remove from heat and keep stirring for a minute or so. After cooling, taste and make an educated decision about the aromatics — leave longer? Add more of something? Remove completely and add a couple completely different things? Brighten with a simple syrup of fresh mint or lemon zest?  The choice is yours! Adjust as needed, maybe age a bit longer, and eventually strain through cheesecloth no less than 3 times and bottle.  The longer it bottle-ages the smoother and more integrated the flavors become.  

Now drink up and be merry!

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the Space Between Spaces 28: Ron Like Hell @ The Lot Radio 02.24.2022

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Introduce yourself? Pronouns? Where do you currently reside? 1 fact about yourself?

My name is Taya (she/her), I live in Berlin. I am Belarus born and raised, and World shaped and formed

How did you get your DJ name?

I was messing around with a friend, and we were laughing at how absurd this name would sound on a line up.

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DJ LENTIL

After some backs and forths I came to terms with being the ridiculousness I want to see in the world

Fav bpm and why?

140 is the bpm I am truly comfortable in. If I go higher I am ramping it up. Slower than 140bpm is basically downtempo

What is your favorite party/collective where you reside and why?

Climax - these women are making their own space and crafting their own vibe in the current techno paradigm. Their mission and ethics are on point, while their music tastes reside outside of time.
3 X L - the existence of ambient influencers has been confirmed
D.U.M.P. - most importantly, a party. Bring what you’ve got and you are welcome here for who you are, but not for who you think you are ;)
Astral VIP - bend your mind with the music and bend your music with the mind.

What do you think future generations will think about the 2022 sound?

“What a strange loop”

What would you like to see in the future for the dance community?

Post capitalism. Humans gathered all the gun supply on Earth, loaded it on a big spaceship and sent it off into the cosmos. The rich are abolished. Reparations have been paid. Therapy has been mandatory for yt men for a few decades now. There is no such thing anymore as a “bedroom producer”, we record our music directly from our brains. Rave Etiquette and Rave History are the subjects studied in middle-school. There is no talk at the raves in the front of the dance floor - we have telepathy for that. DJing as a craft remains the same because it has always been ahead of its time.

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Bishop – The Last Rung of the Ladder
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SC-164 – Assault on Your Assembly
Force Placement – Quartered
Junq – Accelerated Vision
Borderlandstate – Resonant Advisor
BPMF – Trunq O’Phung
DJ Slip – Sketch 2
The Exaltics – Disturbance in the Timeline
Artem Lastname – Rosalia
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Mono Junk – I’m Okey
Gesloten Cirkel – Quiker
Hodge & Simo Cell – Drums from the West

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Soft, squishy, psychedelic ✨ with special guests Selene (secondnature / SEA) & Mx. Blaire (Boudoir / BOS) & Meridian resident Lychee (NYC).

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Recording of BertBert's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2022.

Tracklist:
01 upsammy - Song for Pella
02 Boards of Canada - Sixtyten
03 Tapes meets Nikolaienko - Countryside Emergency
04 Torom - Synchronised Listening Time
05 Amor Satyr & Siu Mata - Nah
06 droopy eye - Cumbia Riddim
07 Meridian Brothers - Cumbia del relicario
08 H-SIK - Upliftment wi want (Riddim)
09 Theo Parrish - Dark Patterns
10 De Ambassade - De Elitetheorie
11 Teresa Winter - Emptiness Is Also An Excess
12 Dwarde - Where Do I Go
13 Jeigo - So Many Times 
14 Coco Bryce - U I Luv
15 Gallus - Meteor
16 Abu Ama & 2K - INSANE
17 Flying Lotus - 1983
18 Toma Kami - Mzecal
19 De Ambassade - Verwijder Jezelf
20 Kirk Knight - Florists
21 G Sudden - Walk & Stagger
22 DJ Python - ADMSDP (Feat. LA Warman) [Edit]
23 skitungen - jag viLL baRa ha aLLt
24 Escuadrón Del Ritmo - Las Cucarachas
25 JPEGMAFIA - Baby I'm Bleeding
26 Turinn - Spawn (live edit)
27 Assyouti - Null
28 DJ Promo - Phreak Ya Speaka
29 Lynx - Disco Dodo
30 M.I.S.T. (Marcus Intalex & ST Files) - Clockwork
31 Eprom - Center of the Sun
32 Actress - Don’t
33 RSD - A Humble Dub
34 Windu - W.I.N.D-21
35 Hate - Bad Organs
36 Mauro Picotto - Hong Kong
37 CrusHerr - Pingman
38 RSD - Hydrate (Sekkle Yout)
39 Cristian Vogel - Transferenz (Strom Stadt Mix)
40 Beverly Hills 808303 - Candyman
41 The Bug - Vexed (feat. Moor Mother)
42 Dame Area - Scopri Le Tue Passioni
43 Babyfather featuring Arca - Meditation
44 Otik - Skylines
45 Spirit - Raygun
46 Nikki Nair - Plug
47 Gizmo - Monological Destruction
48 Menace II Society - Chronic Disorder
49 Björk - Declare Independence

RIP 

BertBert at Dekmantel Selectors 2022

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