Café Amarillo – De Kuyper Dutch Cacao
When one of the most famous German bartenders launches his own liqueur, you just have to try it! So, this is exactly what I did. Especially when it is a Crème de Cacao. A lot … Read more
Posts in Category ‘Coffee Drinks’
La Rencontre – Cap Corse Grand Reserve Quinquina
While spirit forward cocktails are great, you cannot drink the heavy stuff all the time. Especially Summer calls for light cocktails with less alcohol. This is why I came up with a fun highball using … Read more
Dark Four Door – Pierre Ferrand Réserve
Even though cognac is a classic cocktail ingredient, it gets side-lined by other more famous spirits most of the time! When you do find a recipe calling for it, most of the times it uses … Read more
Espresso Manhattan – Eagle Rare Bourbon
A few months ago I sampled a great bourbon from the Buffalo Trace Distillery. However, at least here in Germany the E.H. Taylor Small Batch is quite an expensive tipple. So, I thought I give … Read more
Up All Night – Nardini Amaro
Since a few years, there is a clear Amaro trend in US bars. However, as with a lot of “trends”, e.g. tequila, it seemed for quite some time that it would not gain a foothold … Read more
Strawbear & Tin Man – Wild Turkey Whiskies
Well, this article is actually about two cocktails and they both have nothing to do with Alice In Wonderland. Instead, the article is about the two American whiskies from the Wild Turkey distillery. Both, the … Read more
Lime Habit – N. Kröger Platinum Rum
Today I want to present a rather extraordinary rum to you, the N. Kröger Platinum. If you are very strict about what unaged rum is, it is not a real rum! Or, maybe in a … Read more
Spirited News 06/2016: On Swans and Piggies
Sorry for the weird animalistic title, but in this case it is really about a swan and a piggy. The swan in question is actually an Irish cream liqueur called Cool Swan and of course … Read more
Create Your Own Cocktail In Ten Quick Steps
So, you want to create your own cocktail? Maybe, it is just the thing you have always wanted to do, or you got that new bottle of booze standing around, but no useful recipe at … Read more
Awake The Unkind – Heiland Doppelbock Liqueur
Normally beer is not the first flavour that springs to mind when thinking about liqueurs! And even though there are some beer liqueurs out there, few of them made their way to the back boards … Read more