Northern Air – Stauning Høst
Stauning’s blended malt has been given a makeover. It now comes in a beautiful, unique bottle. This gave me the chance to review the Høst whisky. On top of that, I also created a cocktail inspired by nordic flavours.
Year: 2025
Hot & Cool – Kota Pandan Liqueur
To be honest, I am not the biggest fan of pandan. Yet, the Kota Liqueur for itself is definitely a high quality ingredient. Especially, if you use it in an Old-Fashioned variation.
Spirited News – Engel Gin Set
I am very delighted to share my first freelance work with you. Manuel Engel created a set of six different gins to showcase his ability to meet the customers need for individual spirits. I was very happy to create suitable and easy cocktails for each gin. Each gin uses juniper from Umbria and a specific […]
Sealights – Casa Eva Vermut
Vermouth slowly, but steadily replaces gin as the new “it” drink. My friend Stefan Winterling decided to also have a go at it with local ingredients from Mallorca. I already tried his Vermut at the distillery during our summer vacation and really enjoyed it. Now, I also created an easy summer sipper inspired by the […]
Cosmo – Engel Lemon Eau de Vie
Yes, I featured quite a lot of different citrus eau de vies lately. Yet, there is room for just one more. Especially, when it gives me the excuse to revisit a drink I used to make quite often in the bar. Basically, it is a Cosmopolitan with lemon eau de vie.
A Wild Orange Wine Tasting
For this wine regular’s table, I chose different orange wines. To be fair, there only eight were orange wines and the first one was a Pet Nat. Yet, it was very interesting to see the different effects skin contact can have on white wines.
Unbottled – Griesel & Compagnie Grand Cuvée
The series lost a bit momentum, but now I am back at it. On top of that, I changed the focus a bit more towards natural wines. The next region in this little series is the Hessian Bergstrasse. There was really only one option here, to go with the Griesel Grand Cuvée. After all, this […]
Fellow Traveller – For Fellows X.O. Rum
If you ask me whether you should use expensive bottles of alcohol to make cocktails, my answer is definitely yes! Obviously, it depends on the drink you want to make, but all the other ingredients should be of the best possible quality too. In this case, I added some exotic flavours to the delicious For […]
Summer Drinks 2025 – Hey Rose
Manuel asked me to create a Spritz-style cocktail using one of his citrus eaux de vie. I was more than happy to oblige, simply combining the eau de vie with some syrup. As with all sparkling wine cocktails, the quality of the wine used is paramount.
Human Error – Engel Bergamotte
It took a while to find a reason to us up a whole bottle of prosecco for some sparkling wine drinks. This is why, the bergamot eau de vie from the Naturbrennerei Engel is the last citrus eau de vie of this little series I am presenting to you.