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.
Fall Drinks
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 […]
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.
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 […]
One Bottle One Drink – Bitter Poem
I cannot help myself, but I keep coming up with Negroni variations. I know you could argue, that without the sweet vermouth this is not a Negroni anymore, hence the new name. Nevertheless, as other drinks like Fredrik Yarm’s Caustic Negroni shows, Rhabarbero works excellent with anything bitter / other Amaros.
Racing Like A Pro – Plantation PXXO
Usually I keep good track of the drinks I want to write about. Yet, this one slipped through my net, because I accidentally marked it as already published. Nevertheless, this Sazerac variation uses an interesting PX cask rum as well as a “tailored” bitter blend.
St. Patrick’s Day 2025 – Tipperary
I know, Chartreuse can be hard to come by these days. Nevertheless, is the Tipperary cocktail one of my favourites. On top of that, the drink is a true classic first mentioned in 1916. Hugo R. Ensslin published the drink in his “Recipes for Mixed Drinks” book.
Remixed! – Golden Age
Morten Krag’s Instagram feed is a regular source of inspiration for me. The drinks not only look absolutely amazing, but they also spark my curiosity about how they taste. This is why I needed to feature one of Morten’s drinks in my Remixed! series.
Agave Month ’25 – Autumn Version No. 1
The Autumn’s combination of tequila and sherry sounded too delicious not to try it. Especially, when there is also pear eau de vie involved. Yet, I made a slight error when remixing it.
Remixed! – Eeyore’s Requiem
The Eeyore’s Requiem by Toby Maloney really is a cocktail for expert level Negroni drinkers. Since I cannot get enough of bitter cocktails, I had to try it in my Remixed! series.