{"id":3368,"date":"2021-01-25T12:48:25","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T12:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/global.williams-humbert.com\/?p=3368"},"modified":"2026-10-14T12:50:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T12:50:49","slug":"alexander-brandy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/global.williams-humbert.com\/en\/alexander-brandy\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Brandy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Making<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients<\/strong>
50 cl Duque de Alba Ice
50 cl chocolate liqueur
70 cl sweetened cream
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Method<\/strong>
Put all the ingredients in a Boston shaker with 3 solid ice cubes.
Place a cocktail spring inside the shaker to help give the cocktail body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shake vigorously and serve in a Martini glass.
The finishing touch is our chocolate seal with the Dindurra logo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DINDURRA, THE AVANT-GARDE LITERARY CAF\u00c9<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Art<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

More than a century of history makes Dindurra one of the most notable venues in Spain. A literary space that has always been a symbol of the city of Gij\u00f3n and its meeting place par excellence.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1898 Manuel S\u00e1nchez Dindurra set out to build a theatre in this wonderful Asturian city. He did so in record time \u2013 10 months \u2013 so that it would open with the Regional Exhibition held that summer. The theatre also included a caf\u00e9 and restaurant. In 1901 Manuel Dindurra commissioned the same renowned architect who had built it, Mar\u00edn Magall\u00f3n, to turn these rooms into a single venue. That is how the historic Caf\u00e9 Dindurra was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since then, this Gij\u00f3n caf\u00e9 has gone through several eras. Laureano Junquera ran it until 1921, when he handed it over to his brother-in-law Celestino Nosti, whose family ran the business for the next 92 years. In 1931 a remodel was commissioned: the celebrated architect Manuel del Busto turned Dindurra into a modern venue with an avant-garde Art Deco aesthetic and plasterwork by sculptor Pep\u00edn Mor\u00e1n. The caf\u00e9 survived the bombing of the Civil War, though the theatre did not. It remained unchanged until the 1970s, when part of the original furniture was removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Lounge<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In 2013 the caf\u00e9 closed its doors and, amid fears that this emblematic venue of Gij\u00f3n society would disappear, Grupo Gavia took over the business in 2014. Keeping its essence, preserving its avant-garde design and respecting the protected space, architect Antonio Fern\u00e1ndez Mor\u00e1n and decorator Men\u00e9ndez Hevia remodelled it to suit today\u2019s needs. So began a new era for Caf\u00e9 Dindurra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today it lives up to its legacy. Its menu reflects the mix of history and modernity held within its walls. Traditional Asturian dishes such as fabada, tripe, octopus, northern bonito and meats like suckling pig and beef sit alongside original creations such as the \u201cNew York\u201d pastrami sandwich, hake fish and chips and wild salmon cannelloni. Its \u201ccheeky tapas\u201d are another excellent option, and the caf\u00e9 also offers live shows on weekend nights. With a newly launched menu, its cocktails are another big draw.\u00a0 There is no better way to start the after-dinner chat than with one of Caf\u00e9 Dindurra\u2019s exquisite creations, such as the Alexander Brandy cocktail, made with Gran Duque de Alba ICE Brandy, whose recipe they share with us for this issue of Global.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Alexander Brandy recipe with Gran Duque de Alba ICE, from Gij\u00f3n\u2019s historic Caf\u00e9 Dindurra.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":880,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1171],"tags":[1243,1212,1256,1247,1265,1095],"class_list":["post-3368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cocktails","tag-brandy-de-jerez-en","tag-brandy-gran-duque-de-alba","tag-cocktails","tag-cocktails-en","tag-gran-duque-de-alba","tag-williams-humbert"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/global.williams-humbert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/global.williams-humbert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/global.williams-humbert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/global.williams-humbert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/global.williams-humbert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3368"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/global.williams-humbert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4210,"href":"https:\/\/global.williams-humbert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3368\/revisions\/4210"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/global.williams-humbert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/global.williams-humbert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/global.williams-humbert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/global.williams-humbert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}