The Mexican Old Cuban: Tamacun
I am a thief! I stole this recipe from onemartini.com. – Well, to justify my deed: I didn’t really steal it. I just used their recipe as an inspiration and changed a some of the ingredients to create my own cocktail.
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Obscure Ingredients: Mirto
In the cocktail world there are well-known ingredients like Gin, Orange Curacao, Rum etc. and there are ingredients most people have never heard of. Mirto definitely is one of them. So follow me as I take a closer look at this Sardinian liqueur and its application in cocktails!
Blended Scotch Whisky Tasting
The series of (hopefully) useful consumer advice continues. This time it’s all about blended scotch whisky. Maybe this section of whisky is often overlooked, due to it’s famous brothers bourbon and single malt, but in the last years some new interesting products were introduced. Follow me as I take a closer look at three promising […]
How To Make Tonic Water At Home!
After the Tonic Water Tasting, I asked myself how homemade Tonic Water would stand up to the test. This actually was something I wanted to try for a long time now. So, I set to work and made some tonic syrup. And here are the results!
Hine Cognac Tasting
Als Bartender freut man sich natürlich immer, wenn man zu einem Tasting eingeladen wird. Genauso wie bei diesem Tasting mit dem Thema Cognac aus dem Hause Hine. Zu verkosten gab es fünf Cognacqualitäten und anschließend einige klassische, aber weniger bekannte Cognac-Cocktails.
The Ultimate Gin Guide Part I: Gin
View In: de en Weil der Gin Hype nicht zu einem Ende zu kommen scheint, dachte ich es wäre eine gute Idee ein paar grundliegende Fragen zu Gin zu beantworten. Wegen der unglaublichen Anzahl an neuen Gins und Tonic Waters ist das ganze etwas ausgeartet… Also habt Geduld und begebt euch mit mir auf die […]
Truth Or Dare? – Try This Daring Gin Drink!
Even to me some of my cocktail ideas sound strange: This drink for instance uses garden radish and balsamic vinegar to create an unusual, but also surprisingly delicious taste sensation.
Not Just Another Summer Drink: The Rocket Smash
Some people say that there are not many good tequila cocktails out there. I think that’s a myth, because unfortunately most people still think shots with lemon and salt when they think of tequila. So for the ever so fast fading summer I thought I’ll have a go at a tequila cocktail.
It's Time For Champagne
After the champagne tasting at the C&D forum meeting I thought I had enough of champagne for a while. Well, I was wrong. And because of that I will provide you with a comparison of three reasonably priced champagnes.
Cascajal Pisco Review
Although there are not many spirits missing in my home-bar, I have to admit that until now I didn’t have a Pisco at hand. But luckily I just won a bottle of Cascajal Pisco Quebranta, and of course I want to let you know if it is any good…