The Next Level of Homemade Drinks
Sometimes you are just not in the mood for a spirit forward drink. At those moments it is always good to have a great fortified wine on hand. Even better when you also can choose from a range of jams and some herbs in your garden. Throw all this together and you already have a […]
There a certain things every cocktail lover or bartender should do at least once in his life. – No, I am not talking about a shot of Chartreuse or something like that, but of the the production of spirits. And of course this is one thing you as a spirits connoisseur can not know enough […]
Just like the Munich Weininseln I am really enjoying what a big city has to offer on events! In this case I received an invitation to a Mezcal tasting held by Alex Mermillod and Mezcal Amores. It turned out that although I thought I knew everything on this agave spirit, that there was a lot […]
A few months ago I promised you that I would concentrate more on eau de vies and their application in cocktails. Well, many articles later I’ve got distracted a bit, but still every once in a while I manage to get my hands on some new fruit spirits I just have to present to you! […]
Sometimes you are not really looking for a new recipe when you get hit by a flash of inspiration! Ok, I admit while browsing through the Starchefs photo gallery I often cannot help myself, but to create a new cocktail… Still, this time it only took one ingredient to get my attention: Peanuts!
Iceland probably is famous for many great things (e.g. volcanoes), but one thing I never figured is that they would become famous for spirits. Nevertheless, this is already the second product I am reviewing from this small island in the North. The VOR Gin and the Viti Aquavite are both distilled at the Eimverk Distillery […]