Tiki Drink Essentials: Cinnamon Syrup
This is an important ingredient in Tiki drinks. Especially the original Zombie wouldn’t be the same without it. But don’t worry, making it isn’t much harder than making plain simple syrup.
This is an important ingredient in Tiki drinks. Especially the original Zombie wouldn’t be the same without it. But don’t worry, making it isn’t much harder than making plain simple syrup.
As ginger is an important ingredient for Tiki drinks and I simply love its hotness, I have to share this syrup recipe with you.
A famous bar in Frankfurt uses pineapple wheels soaked in Rum as a garnish for their Mai Tais. So when I needed a suitable decoration for my drinks last Tiki month I decided to make some myself. The turned out to be quite delicious.
Tropical Month would not be complete without a Jungle Bird variation. In this case, I added more complexity through pineapple rum as well as a famous German herbal liqueur.
Usually, I am pretty savvy when it comes to classic cocktails. On top of that, I also know a fair share of obscure ingredients. However, until last year I had never heard about Fassionola and that it was used in the “original” Hurricane cocktail! Yet, this gave me the perfect excuse to try the first […]
You know how it is, you have great cocktail ideas, but you cannot try them all! At the same time, when you do it happens that you get not to write about them. However, inspired by Torben from Empirebrick of Gin, I decided to publish some of them anyway. (It seems like I was quite […]
Plantation Rum recently introduced a one of limited edition line. So, this time I had the chance to try the new Australia 2007 bottling. The rum just seemed perfect for another Jungle Bird variation. In addition, I used a red vineyard peach eau de vie in the recipe, too.
There are more common cocktails out there and then there are drinks which are completely off the charts. In this case, the “Hispanola Buccaneer” is a crazy flavour combination which comes from the Berlin bar Beckett’s Kopf. It combines Clairin, sherry, two eau de vies and Verjus for a multiplex drinking experience.
I guess the “La Boum” already has become the summer drink 2021 here in Germany. At least a lot of fellow Drinkstagrammers have already posted about this refreshing combination of Cachaça and watermelon. So, I thought also would give the drink a go. However, I needed to make a few adjustments, because I did not […]
There is an ever growing market for high-quality lemonade. Sometimes you just want something refreshing and tasty without alcohol. Yet, on other occasions you crave a special mixer for your spirit of choice. In this case, the Balis Drinks are perfect for both. This is why I took a closer look on all three flavours […]