The Next Level of Homemade Drinks
I have to admit that I only discovered the joys of rum from the Foursquare distillery at the beginning of this year. On top of that, it took me far too long to review another bottling here on the blog. This time, the independent bottler 1731 bottles an eight-year-old rum from the distillery in Barbados. […]
There is a great trend for German distillers to produce their own rum. Yet, who says you have to distil it yourself? The folks behind Heimat Gin decided to use rum distilled in Guyana, for ageing and finishing in Germany. Since I am always looking for great blanco rums, I was eager to try the […]
Here is another great cognac that is usually easily overlooked. The Naulin X.O. with eaux de vies aged for more than 10 years promises a lot of spice and grape flavours. Apart from that, I had some frozen coconut water on hand which I needed to mix a drink with. So, I thought I would […]
The third and last installment in my little beer cocktails series is a twist on the Blood & Sand. Obviously, there is scotch in the mix, but I went for a non-peated version. Instead, I added a bit of smoky flavours through the Gänstaller Burned Malt smoked beer. So, let us see how this little […]
There is hardly a spirits category that I have neglected here on the blog as much as Cachaça. I cannot even tell you why, because I do regard the sugarcane spirit from Brazil as very interesting. Nevertheless, this article is here to change that! Despite an excellent Cachaça I am also presenting a very summery […]
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 […]
So it is Valentine’s Day, and I thought I would write about a matching cocktail. Yes I know, I am in the middle of „Tropical Month“, but I just had the idea for this drink and thought you would not mind the little detour. For the recipe I combined gin, orange eau de vie, rose […]
Yes, today I am presenting a Swimming Pool variation to you. You know that usually I am about serious cocktails, with serious spirits like bourbon or Mezcal. However, sometimes you should allow yourself to have a bit of fun. In this case, home-made blue curacao brings a bit of colour to the cocktail with a […]
As promised, here are the best cocktails you can mix up with blood orange eau de vies! Of course, a Blood Orange & Tonic is a great, refreshing highball. However, I also took a look at (modern) classic cocktails and added a bit of blood orange eau de vie to them. On top of that, […]
There is always a new gin to try. This time, it is a handcrafted gin from Belgium, which carries a special pepper in its name. Apart from that, the name is also a reference to the prohibition. For a ticket, you could see a “blind tiger” in the back room and apart from that an […]
