Early 20th century. We tour a smoke-filled premises, ple de gom a gom, with milky marble blinds, some black and white tables, and fans that hang from the trestle and whir to cool, reasons, those who drink ice cream or make coffee. Paraphrase the paraules of Max Aub, uns dels clients de l’Ideal Room, an old and beautiful cafeteria at the number 19 from Carrer de la Pau, inside the eclectic building designed on 1901 by Joaquim Maria Arnau. A cafe where Josep Renau also passed by, Manuela Ballester, Miguel Hernández or Sanchis Guarner in those years when Valencia was the capital of the Republic.
And it was probably here where Dr. Rocafull went to drink his iced coffee with cognac and egg white - the white made a nice layer of white joker, very beautifying when shaken in the shaker. Other voices say that, may be, how hot it is, the bartender offered him an iced coffee to cool him off and that's how the recipe could have been born. even, there are those who say that the new recipe for iced coffee was born because that's how Mr. Rocafull hid his wife, who was drinking a coffee that had been spiked with cognac…
There are many legends and references to the lord, doctor, lawyer or marquis of Rocafull which gave its name to this Valencian joint, today in low hours. And there were also many Valencian coffees (com The Bell Café Fornos or Cafeteria Madrid) Where the Rocafull became popular. That is why he tasted it from February he wanted to take him to the grandstand and make him know.
As you must already have intuitive, the rocabull, of basic ingredients but of complex combination, It is a mixture of coffee - generally ice cream - with cognac (now they call it brandi), Sucre to Clara D'I. You can't miss a cocktail and a good shake. Away from your first impression, the fact of having the coffee very cold and the right touch of cognac, Sugar and egg white gives the recipe a fair balance and the result is a refreshing combination, energetic and revival of spirit.
But we want to know more and touch the door of Pau Castillo, bartender of the garl in the Gar of alphaaf (c. by Blasco Ibáñez, 25), and one of the most important exponents of the Valencian cocktail bar. Within the cozy space of their place, Pau talks about more legends from the origin of the Rocafull and tells us how these pick me up (stimulants or reconstituents), in glass glasses collins, were very famous in the era of the 1930's to the 1950's. Let's talk about the time when the Valencian cocktail bar wore with splendor. What the Berlin coffee (which would be renamed Madrid Cafeteria for the anti-streamic legislation of the Franco dictatorship), served the water from Valencia (Created Per Constant Gil), the rocabull, The Pantera Lle (a mixture of milk, Ginibra i Canella) or the Vicent (a rocabull combined and panther milk in equal parts). Why is it that people now see beer all the time and don't think about diversifying the drinks they drink? Pau points to the big breweries and the huge budget they have for advertising. But, with the counterpart, Pau offers us (look below), his choose drinks staff based on the time of day and an updated version of rocafull that we recorded in this video. what? Let's put aside the beer and, for a moment, we ask for a different drink?
Agree with this topic Ivan Talens, president of the Association of Valencian Bartenders i bartender professional to Mésquebarmans.com. Ivan speaks with passion about the current Valencian cocktail renaissance and gives us recognized names and surnames: Toni Cortés (The Lamp, in Benicarló) or Yeray Monforte (Castellón, currently at Dr. Stravinski from Barcelona). Encouraged by the imminent reopening of the aforementioned Café Madrid (Calle de l'Abadia de Sant Martí, 10), Ivan will be in charge of the liquid cuisine of the premises and will regain the prestige, within its same place of worship and invention, of the water of Valencia. We trust that Rocafull will also have a prominent place in the Talens letter!
Is with Ivan Talens that we visit theAquarium (GV of the Marquis of the Turia, 57), One of the few places where Rocaful (We buy, But, Sense Clara D'Or or). José Luis, aquarium, It tells us that they use a dry cognac to make the rock and that they eliminated the egg whites because with the cocktail they raised enough the foam of the combined.
It is curious that José Luis tells us that a family member (maybe a great-grandchild?) of Mr.. Rocafull goes from time to time to the Aquarium to taste the concoction that his ancestor invented. We'll be lucky to find him? But while we get excited, José Luis talks to Talens about which cocktails are most requested by the clientele: bloody Mary, dry Martini, jaramillo, daiquiri… We need the drool. It's aperitif time!
To go talking, But, we leave you Below is the list of places where you can find the best cocktails in Valencia. Direct recommendations from teachers Castillo and Talens.
still, But, we had to square a piece of the puzzle. How come the boulder, in an inexplicable decadence in the head and house, still enjoy a general fame and knowledge in Algemesí (Upper Ribera)? We move good contacts and, by the hand of Immaculada Cerdà, We arrive at Salvador Pastor who was a regent of the most bar Trends of Algemesí: l’Scotch. Salvador has a particular story. With a few years, is a man who has run half a world, and never better said, As a young man he went to New York to run a marathon and was one of the first marathon runners in Valencia. We have to add an experience of more than 10 years in several restaurants in Lausanne (Swiss), where the cream of the cream of society european, i 18 Years of experience at the Scotch (1968-1986), A very popular banquet and coffee room on Mountain Street, 18, of the Algemesí of the seventies and eighties.
Salvador told us as one of his customers, The Mr. Penadés of Algemesí, encouraged her to make the Rocafull, Very fashion in Valencia, And this was how Salvador learned to make it surely in the Aquarium and in some coffee in the square of the ducks (current Rodrigo Botet) of the head and house. Success was so great that, from that time, Many cafes and bars in Algemesí began to make it up to today, especially in the bull week. Between anecdotes, like that of a girl who drank eleven rocabulls of a shot by a journey, Salvado (THE banderilles, l’espass…) and some cocktails (San Francisco, gin fizz, Martini dry, mimosa…). We could say that Salvador transplanted the rocaful to Algemesí, the city where this drink currently has greater recognition and vitality.
Help us transplant the rocafull again in Valencian cafes and bars? Now that we know him, we can relive it by asking everywhere. O, poster, if you had a place, you can offer it in your menu. If so, let us know here!
XAVIER BENAVENT / MARTINA MONLLAU
☞ Where to take a rocaful?
The Al Gar tea shop: Of. by Blasco Ibáñez, 25 (alfalfa) – Tel. 667 24 70 25 – Facebook.
Aquarium: GV Marqués del Túria, 57 (Valencia). – Tel. 963 51 00 40. Classic version of the rocafull (Sense Clara D'Or or).
Carajillo: Pl. of Xúquer, 11 (Valencia). Tel. 691 72 61 56 – Facebook. Rocafull versioned with lawyer.
Liberal Casino: C. of the Mountain, 24 (Algemesí). Tel. 962016002. Only during Ox Week.
Cafe Chester: C. of the Mountain, 12 (Algemesí). Facebook.
✎ Do you know of any other place that makes them?? Write to us here.
☞ What to take according to the time of day? Selection of Pau Castillo
10 h
For breakfast, refreshing drinks with low alcohol content: bloody Mary, mimosa, screwdriver (screwdriver/screwdriver).
11-12 h
Very refreshing cocktails for lunch: mojito, sex on the beach, margarita
13 h
An appetizer to make you hungry before lunch: vermouth of the classics (like the Martini) o locals (like vermouth 4 Chavos from the cellar Alonso Sanz d'Aielo de Malferit (Albaida Valley), spritz Aperol, negroni, gin and tonic, dry Martini.
14 h
for lunch, refreshing cocktails without too much alcohol: collins, fizz, margarita
15 h
For after lunch: rock full, portofino, cubalibre, brandi amb ginger ale, godfather
16-19 h
Perfect for spending the evening with friends: aviation, Valencia water, old fashioned, spritz Aperol
20 h
Let's go back to the appetizers to make you hungry: vermouth of the classics (like the Martini) o locals (like vermouth 4 Chavos from the cellar Alonso Sanz d'Aielo de Malferit (Albaida Valley), spritz Aperol, negroni, gin and tonic, dry Martini
21 h
For dinner we return to refreshing cocktails without too much alcohol: collins, fizz, margarita
22 h
After dinner, let's get carried away: godfather, mint juleps, sazerac
☞ Where to find the best cocktails in Valencia?
The Al Gar tea shop: Of. by Blasco Ibáñez, 25 (alfalfa) – Tel. 667 24 70 25 – Facebook. Cozy teahouse located in Alfafar where you can enjoy a sweet snack accompanied by tea or natural juice. Don't miss the cocktail menu that changes every month.
Aquarium: GV Marqués del Túria, 57 (Valencia). – Tel. 963 51 00 40 – Open the 1957, when it stopped being the Gran Via cinema bar. taste, undoubtedly, its rocky.
La Manera Coffee & Cocktails: C. of Moratín, 13 (Valencia) – Tel. 960 21 91 78 – Facebook. Cosmopolitan restaurant in the center of Valencia that offers a varied menu of food and cocktails.
Mr. Monkey VLC: C. from above, 11 (Valencia) – Tel. 674 41 04 74 – Facebook. Pub in the Carme neighborhood where you can spend a good time with friends and a good cocktail prepared by its Italian owners.
Restaurant Ameyal: C. of the Count of Salvatierra 39 (Valencia) – Tel. 963 20 58 37 – website – Facebook. Restaurant where the tastes of traditional Mexican cuisine merge with the most current Mexico. Obviously on the letter you can not miss a good selection of mixtures, tequiles and others melxican devoted.
Camarena's Camarana Bistrot Canalla.: C. of the teacher Josep Serrano, 5 (Valencia) – Tel. 963 74 05 09 – website – Facebook. Ricard Camarena's most eclectic restaurant offers us a gastronomic journey around the world in an urban and cosmopolitan environment.
Pharmacy: C. of ciscar, 18 (Valencia) – Tel. 960 04 52 79 – website – Facebook. Bar/Restaurant inspired by dry law and the prohibition of alcohol sale in the United States 20, It proposes a creative cuisine gastronomy accompanied by high cocktails.
Barcode: C. of the Admiral Cadarso, 11 (Valencia) – Tel. 963 44 42 28 – Facebook. Bar located in the Eixample of the Cape and Casal with a wide variety of cocktails. Besides, are specialized in Italian combined.
Taberna Paraiso Travel: C. of the card, 6 (Valencia) – Tel. 691 54 92 09 – Facebook. Small Colombian tavern where food from the new continent and cocktails go hand in hand.
Clandestino Bar: C. of the Marquis of Dosaigües, 6 (Valencia) – Tel. 963 51 64 26 – Tripadvisor. It is worth trying one of their cocktails on one of the best terraces in Valencia, with a unique view.
The White House: Pg. by Russafa, 10 (Valencia) – Tel. 963 51 12 50 – Tripadvisor. Curious decoration of this place in the center of Valencia that dedicates its menu to all kinds of cocktails.
Federal Café: C. of Ambassador Vich, 15 (Valencia) – Tel. 960 61 75 96 – website – Facebook. Restaurant located in the building of the famous Vila paper shop and the previous Café Fornos (and that still preserves its physiognomy) We can order an international menu of dishes or a good brunch.
Sweet: Carrer de l'Almirall Cadarso, 12 (Valencia) – Tel. 963 81 52 12 – website – Facebook. Javier Borja and his team are behind the Tocle bar where you can find more than 412 juniper marks, 150 The Rom, a 120 vodka, 150 de whisky 100 of you.
Christopher Lee: C. of the brush, 17 (Valencia) Facebook. Open the 1971, This cocktail shop keeps in the atmosphere and in the treatment the know how of the 1970s and eighties.
