The Next Level of Homemade Drinks
It has been a while since I last infused a base spirit with something. However, when I discovered a bottled “Jasmine Negroni” I just had to recreate it. So, I bought a high-quality, organic Jasmine tea and cold drip infused Ki No Bi Gin with it. Obviously, you could make any gin cocktail you like […]
You might already know that I love apricots, especially eau de vies. Therefore, I am always keen on trying bottlings from other distillers. In this case, I got the chance to try the Mühle 4 Vinschger Marille which won silver at the 2018 Craft Spirits Awards. Furthermore, I came up with a floral cocktail using […]
After gin and vermouth, clearly the next trend are non-alcoholic “spirits”. I still have not found a good way of describing this category, because strictly speaking they are not “spirits”. However, until now I have only tried non-alcoholic “gins” which should only enjoyed mixed. The Mondino Senza changes that! I can tell you right away, […]
While Milk Punches are en vogue right now, I came up with the recipe for a classic punch quite a while ago. Additionally, I want to use the drink to introduce two spirits to you which I did not come around to write about. The one is another Monteru single grape variety brandy and the […]
There is a few new products from the renown German eau de vie distiller Schladerer. They had their 175-year anniversary in 2019 and in the merge of that they launched a gin and an apéritif. While a green version of the Vincent Aperitif was shortly available in the 2000s, the Gretchen Gin dates back to […]
In the Ginquiry of 2019 I was introduced to the Old Grifu Gin. I never had heard of it before, but in combination with Fever Tree Mediterranean Tonic Water it forms an exceptional Gin & Tonic. However, this time I want to take a closer look at the Silvio Carta Grifu Limu Gin. The gin […]
For the Negroni Week 2019 I went for a simple and slightly smoky Negroni variation. While I could just have added a few dashes of Islay single malt to the standard Negroni recipe, I went a slightly different way. Instead, I just a special gin made by Heiko Hoos. His Lapsang Gin combines juniper with […]
Usually, Kümmel is a typical liquor from northern Germany. However, Florian Faude from Bötzingen thought he would have a go at this traditional spirit. The result is a rather complex liquor which can be used in classic cocktails calling for Kümmel or for replacing gin. On this basis, I thought I also would try to […]
If you are a cocktail blogger and spirits enthusiast, chances are high that over time a large number of bottles gather on your shelves. This is why I decided to start mixing classic and modern cocktails using one bottle after the other in my spirits cabinet. I am going to start at the top left […]
Keeping the topic of Negroni style drinks for another week, we are looking at a slightly altered Boulevardier recipe. Ok, basically I changed every ingredient except the bourbon. However, since the Negroni Sbagliato is a legit cousin of the Negroni, I thought I could extrapolate its principle onto the Boulevardier. Of course, I am not […]
