Isaac – Bib & Tucker Six-Year-Old
For the next drink in this series on American Whiskey cocktails, I made a Boulevardier variation. Additionally, I drew some inspiration from the White Negroni to come up with a kind of combination of the two drinks.
Fortified Wine Drinks
1919 – Dos Maderas 5+5 Rum
There are rums out there for purists and then there are ones out there which get an excessive barrel finish. In this case, Dos Maderas through an intricate blending and ageing process add a lot of sherry notes to their rum. Luckily, I recently discovered the 1919 cocktail which specifically calls for such a flavourful […]
Child Prodigy – Cava de Oro Plata
I thought I would make it a hat trick and write about the third tequila drink in a row. This time it is all about a great blanco tequila in combination with White Negroni variation. With a little extra in the form of a strawberry pepper bitters.
Troubled Mind – Villa Lobos Blanco 55 %
The next drink I want to present to you comes from my long list of cocktail ideas. Every time a flavour combination pops into my head, I write it down. So, there is a list of 200+ cocktails I could try. To lower the amount of cocktails on that list, I started going through it […]
Writer’s Minor Holiday – Jameson Crested
If you are lucky enough, your best-man excels at planning your bachelor party and you find yourself on a surprise trip to Dublin. Obviously, we had to hit all the famous drinking spots. One of the best experiences of the trip was the visit the old Jameson Distillery. Therefore, I also had to buy a […]
Sloe Groni – Scheibel Schlehe
It is no big secret that my favourite spirit category is eau de vies. Therefore, I am always happy when I am asked to come up with some eau de vie cocktails. In this case, the renowned Scheibel distillery send me some of their classic fruit spirits for mixing. So, let us start with the […]
True Nature – Controcorrente Vermouth Bianco
Vermouth is en vogue for a while now. However, it seems that another trend from winemaking is the new thing for vermouths now. First producers start to use natural wines as the base for their fortified wines. This is why, we take a closer look at the Controcorrente Vermouth Bianco today. On top of that, […]
Unusual Ingredients – Akashi-Tai Umeshu
Umeshu is the perfect way to resurrect my “unusual ingredients” category. Besides my review, I combined this Ginjo sake-based liqueur with more plum flavours and came up with a Manhattan variation. There is just some magic about adding plum flavours to a Manhattan template!
Classic Cocktails – Remember the Maine
When reorganizing my cocktail pictures I realized that I should spent some more time writing about classic cocktails. Paired with the feeling that there are so much excellent cocktails to discover, I just started remixing those recipes. On top of that, this gives me the chance to present an excellent absinthe to you!
Bottled Affection – Dow’s Nirvana Port
This is probably the cocktail which I neglected the longest. I had the basic idea during Christmas time 2019. Now, two-and-a-quarter years later I finally got around to mix it and write about it. However, this also gives me the excuse to review a special port from Dow’s. On top of that, I also have […]