Dry January – Spilt Milk
You often read that creating a good non-alcoholic cocktail is harder than creating one with booze. I totally agree, you have to make up for the lack of flavour and mouthfeel. For Dry January 2025, I rely heavily on caffeine.
Blue Ridge Mountains – Reisetbauer Holunder
Actually, I wanted to publish this post in New Year’s Eve. However, I only managed to finish it a day late, but I promise from tomorrow on it will only be Dry January content! Until now, I never had an elderberry eau de vie. Yet, I was too intrigued not to try it. Once again, […]
Circles & Squares – Malecon Rare Proof
Actually, I am presenting two different spirits to you today. Just like the original Vieux Carré, I used a split base. Yet, instead of rye and cognac, I went with rum and a barrel aged raspberry eau de vie instead.
Unbottled – Ayala Brut Majeur Champagne
I always wanted to try this champagne, because I was curious to see how Bollinger’s influence plays out here. Luckily, my wife gave me a bottle of the Brut Majeur as a Christmas present.
Old Team – Compass Box Crimson Cask
In fact, I wasn’t a big fan of the old sherry forward bottling ‘Story of the Spaniard’. Of course, it was not bad, but something was missing from it to make it special. Yet, the new Crimson Cask makes totally up for it! On top of that, I decided to mix a Black Manhattan variation […]
North Star – Compass Box Nectarosity
I guess it is no secret that I love Compass Box. Now, this is my review of their new Nectarosity whisky. On top of that, I created a somehow White Scotch Boulevardier version with it. As it turns out, the best garnish for it was in fact an olive!
Unbottled – Zehnthof Luckert Weissburgunder
Up until now, I enjoyed every wine I tried from Zehnthof Luckert very much. This also was the case with this ‘Erste Lage’ pinot blanc. Apart from being organically cultivated the grapes also come from an old style vineyard.
Golden Sky – Gin Eva L’Horabaixa
Ever since our visit to Casa Eva in Mallorca this year, I was thinking about their newest gin the L’Horabaixa. It was one of the few new gins that was able to impress me. So, I am very happy that Stefan send me a bottle and I could try the recipe I pitched to him […]
Magnolia Trees – Satoshi Curaçao
Orange Curaçao is a staple of any cocktail or home bar. Yet, there are just a few high-quality ones out there. This new one comes from Satoshi combines orange eau de vie with Italian brandy and some sugar. I just had to try it in a Margarita variation.
Another (Dry) Champagne Tasting
Just before the Christmas season starts, is the ideal time to discover some new champagne. Paired with the fact that our last champagne tasting was two years ago, I gathered some friends and we tried nine different bottles.