The Next Level of Homemade Drinks
A short break from Tropical Month 2023 for this month’s Home Bar Awards challenge and Soundtrack My Friend’s Drink Vol. 13. Just in time for Valentine’s Day the task was to draw inspiration from a love or heartbreak song. In this case, I chose the song ‘Wings of Love’ from the supergroup LIV.
For Cinco de Mayo I present a new mezcal to you. German spirits importer Perola’s Topanito range features agve spirits with a great value for money. So, as a new addition to the line-up they presented a trio of wild agave mezcals. I chose the Tobalá variety and used it in a Mexican inspired Highball.
Today is Cinco de Mayo and I was asked to create cocktails with tequila and Mezcal from Topanito. So, this is exactly what I did. My initial idea was a deconstructed Paloma cocktail which coincidentally also ended up crystal clear. On top of that, I am also presenting an umami laced Mezcal cocktail to you.
I already reviewed quite a few bottles from Douglas Laing’s Regional Malts series. The standard expressions are a great way of tasting the different styles and regions of Scottish malts. However, there is even more to discover! Douglas Laing also releases special versions of the blended Scotch whiskies. Today, I am taking a closer look […]
The second new mezcal I was able to try recently is a first for me. – This again proofs that there still is a lot to discover with mezcal. The Fruto del Sol Mezcal uses a mix of two different agaves, the famous Espadin and the lesser known Madrecuishe variety. This means that this should […]
Well, it seems that no matter how hard I try to write about other spirits, I always seem to circle back to mezcal. Of course, there is nothing wrong with tequila’s smoky ancestor, but I thought that I have some interesting ones and that should be enough. However, it turns out that there are still […]
The Godfather is an almost classic combination of scotch and amaretto. So, I thought I have a go at some variations. The one drink is pretty much the original Godfather with just a splash of orange eau de vie added to it. However, the second cocktail is quite different from the authentic one. On top […]
What do you do when you have a mezcal and a matcha liqueur on hand? Well, you mix yourself a Mezcal Match Margarita, or in short a Triple M (working title) cocktail. Especially, when the mezcal is a vegan version of pechuga mezcal. This means that instead of a chicken, an agave heart and fruits […]
After the big initial hype, I steered a bit clean off Mezcal, because its intense taste was a bit too much for me. However, every once in a while I am in the mood for tequila’s “dirty” cousin and its smoky agave flavour. This is why I wanted to present the Bruxo X Mezcal to […]
In the last few months I had a growing interest in tequila. On top of that, we had a great Sazerac by the bartender from the Blind Pig in Dublin. Therefore, I tried to recreate the recipe with a combination of Reposado tequila and mezcal. I agree that a Sazerac needs a little bit of […]
