Home Bar Awards ’25 – Like a Drug
It always was a blast participating in the Home Bar Awards challenges. I am very happy that Chris aka Cocktail Chris brought them back! The first quest of 2025 is all about classic sours, but without any citrus!
arrack
Tropical Month 2024 – Gold Canary
Yes, I know, this article is about another Jungle Bird variation. I just cannot help it, this is where my mind goes when I think about cocktails inspired by bird related songs. Yet, to differentiate the recipe more from my other version this tropical month, I turned this one into a milk punch.
Tropical Month 2023 – Fall from Grace
Blanche Armagnac is a wonderful spirit to mix with! This is why I came up with a Missionary’s Downfall variation some time ago. An entry to the Home Bar Awards 2022 Finals added the finishing touches to the recipe.
Santa Monica Bay – Reisetbauer Dirndl
This time I am very excited about the product I am presenting to you. There are two reasons for that: First, Reisetbauer has not officially announced the eau de vie yet. Second, the eau de vie is distilled from cornelian cherries a rather unusual and rare fruit. Apart from that, I also have a great […]
One Bottle One Drink – Doctor Cocktail
Well, I recently wondered which cocktail I should mix to celebrate me getting my PhD? Obviously, there really one was one choice – the Doctor Cocktail. Especially if you have some homemade Swedish Punch at hand.
My Blue Supreme – Aluna Coconut
Well, if your favourite spirits importer / dealer asks you to enter one of their competitions you do not hesitate. So, I came up with a tropical drink using an ounce of Aluna Coconut rum. However, the special thing about it is its colour. – Disclaimer: No curacao was hurt during the production of this […]
Your Arrival – By The Dutch White Arrack
Besides Genever, the Dutch spirits brand By The Dutch also specializes in arrack. In addition to the aged Arrack I reviewed earlier, there is a new version on the market. . They added a “white” just slightly aged version. Let us see if the white Arrack can live up to the expectations.
Bloom – By The Dutch Batavia Arrack
Similar to the Old Genever, also the second product I want to present to you from By The Dutch follows a special production process. The Indonesian Batavia Arrack is similar to rum, but at the same time, with rice as a fermentation starter, it is also different. Using this as inspiration, I created a drink […]
Palms – Palms Arrak
Keeping the non-rum-theme for another week during Tiki month, I am presenting to you the Palms cocktail using – Palms Arrak. What might seem like an uninspired cocktail name, actually is another one of my musical references. Apart from that, you also have to keep in mind, that we are not talking about a Batavia […]
Planter From Havana – Compagnie Des Indes Tricorne Rum
Yes, I am also presenting a great new rum to you in this article, but the real star is a banana liqueur! Now you might turn up your nose, because you are thinking of artificial coloured and flavoured cheap schnapps. Yet, I will promise you that you will be surprised by this high quality banana […]