The Next Level of Homemade Drinks
I am almost too late for this month’s Home Bar Awards . I simply made a lot of beer cocktails a few weeks ago and I just was not in the mood for more. Nevertheless, I managed to come up with a Hemingway Daiquiri variation which not only includes a double IPA, but also a […]
Traditionally, eau de vies are distilled from local fruits and vegetables. However, some distillers experiment with more exotic ingredients. For instance, the Liebl distillery from the Bavarian Forrest produces a banana eau de vie. This was the perfect ingredient for a tropical cocktail in combination with smoky single malt, rum and an Amaro. Let us […]
Even though roses are not considered quite manly, I like their elegant floral flavour. The important thing is that the rose note does not overwhelm the drinking experience. Nevertheless, I want to talk about a rose eau de vie today. Manuel Engel distils a rose spirit from Bulgarian Damaszener roses, and I was looking forward […]
Of course, the Mojito needs no introduction. However, it is not so easy to make a really good one. When I got my hands on the Ramero Rum from the folks behind Heimat Gin, I just had to try the famous Cuban highball. So, I got some mint from the balcony and mixed up a […]
There are more common cocktails out there and then there are drinks which are completely off the charts. In this case, the “Hispanola Buccaneer” is a crazy flavour combination which comes from the Berlin bar Beckett’s Kopf. It combines Clairin, sherry, two eau de vies and Verjus for a multiplex drinking experience.
I guess the “La Boum” already has become the summer drink 2021 here in Germany. At least a lot of fellow Drinkstagrammers have already posted about this refreshing combination of Cachaça and watermelon. So, I thought also would give the drink a go. However, I needed to make a few adjustments, because I did not […]
When it comes to gin cocktails, the Last Word is one of my favourites. There just is something deeply intriguing about the flavour combination of Chartreuse and Maraschino. Of course, when I made the jasmine tea infused Ki No Bi Gin, I also had to make a Last Word variation. Let us see how this […]
For the next part in my quest to find the best rum combination for a Mai Tai, I basically just switched the rums from the first time around. Again, I used four different rums, three Jamaica rum blends and one from Martinique in the opposite combination. Apart from that, I kept everything the same.
The Raspberry – Thyme Smash is a perfect drink for hot summer days. So, since the thyme on the balcony grows exuberantly and it is raspberry season, I decided to give two gins a go in it. On the one hand, the B My Gin was the obvious choice since it always reminds me of […]
Well, I love Mai Tais like the next guy. However, I asked myself how I could make the best Mai Tai at home. So, I started a little series to see which combination of rum and orange curaçao in my home bar result in the, admittedly subjective, best version. Today, we start with four different […]
