Tropical Month ’25 – Mai Tai
Ever since I got my hands on the Satoshi Curaçao, I wanted to mix up a Mai Tai with it. So, tropical month came as a welcome excuse to try it out. I can already reveal this much: It was a very tasty cocktail.
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The Ultimate Eau de Vie Glasses Guide II
It’s been a while since I tried different glasses for eau de vies. So, here is an update on which glass works for which fruit spirit. I tried eighteen different glasses with six different eau de vies. All in all, there were some surprises, but also some obvious discoveries.
Wild Season – Wilder Mind Gin
There a lot of gins out there, but still you can find really good ones by coincidence. My good friend Torben from Trinklaune suggested that I try the Wilder Mind gin. Obviously, I had to comply and try the gin Paul Brusdeilins distils after building quite the resume with other gins.
Tropical Month 2023 – Devil Like Me
On with Tropical Month 2023, the ‘Devil Like Me’ is a variation of another drink I created in 2017. The ‘Balthazar Impresario’ is a rare tropical cocktail that uses vermouth. On top of that, both drinks show my love for blood oranges.
Occasional Rain – Reisetbauer Aronia
There is one last tropical drink I did not manage to write about during Tropical Month. This cocktail inspired by the Hurricane and another drink I found on Instagram, uses a very rare eau de vie. While this was clearly intended to be enjoyed neat, it is also fun to use it together with other […]
Balthazar, Impresario – Plantation Stiggin’s
I rarely revisit old drinks of mine. The only reason for that is missing time and a long list of drinks to work through. However, this time I already had the perfect drink for two special rums I wanted to review.
One Bottle One Drink – Punch Through
The Cameron’s Kick is a cocktail I unfortunately disregarded so far. Somehow, I thought of it as a “dressed-up” Whiskey Sour. However, when I reviewed the Busker Irish Whiskey a few weeks back, I mixed up a variation of this classic cocktail. I was in for quite a surprise! Although I added a bit of […]
St. Clementine – Lantenhammer Blutorange
As I mentioned last year when I reviewed several blood orange eau de vies, it is a bit of a trend with European distillers to make one. So, a bit overdue Lantenhammer has weight in, but when they did, they made sure that they did it right. The new blood orange eau de vie is […]
One Bottle, One Drink – Blood Orange Gimlet
It’s been a while since I wrote the last article in this series. However, sometimes there are bottles you just have to revisit from time to time. In this case, this applies to the gin as well as to the eau de vie. Both are excellent spirits which enrich each liquor cabinet. On top of […]
Someday Now – Aluna Coconut
When it comes to coconut rum, I am very sceptical. A lot of the times those flavoured rums taste artificial and way too sweet. However, the Aluna Coconut set out to be different. The folks behind the rum wanted to create a not too sweet rum with natural coconut flavour. Since, it is the first […]