Tribute to a King – Paul Bara Brut Reserve
This is actually the last drink I mixed in our old apartment. Yet, I was not happy with the pictures I took in a hurry. So, I remixed the drink and also used the chance to present you a tasty champagne.
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To This Tree – Spiritus Rex Mirabelle
Obviously, if you get your hands on a high-quality spirit, you first enjoy it on its own. However, even when it seems exuberant, excellent spirits may result in outstanding cocktails. This is why I decided to pair the lavish mirabelle plum eau de vie from Spiritus Rex with a limited edition rum from Barbados in […]
Liberty Street – Lantenhammer Zwetschge
Lantenhammer just recently released a new line of barrel aged eau de vies. I already liked their Slyrs barrel aged bottlings, but in this case they aged their regular plum eau de vie in brandy barrels. On top of that, I am currently in the mood for Armagnac cocktails. So, I combined the eau de […]
Pearl in Sandbox – Scheibel Prune Brandy
There are liqueurs out there meant for mixing and then there are high-quality fruit brandies which are almost to exquisite too be mixed. In this case, Scheibel introduced a new “Alte Zeit” brandy with plum flavour. Of course, I was eager to try it and I also came up with a suitable drink. On top […]
Goodbye Goodnight – Windspiel Kampot Pepper
Pepper is not exactly a new gin botanical. However, when a gin producer and pepper experts team up, the resulting spirit should be quite interesting. So, when I discovered the new Windspiel Kampot Pepper Gin, I just had to give it a try. Apart from that, this gave me the idea of mixing up a […]
United Crushers – Tesla Sljivo
I already reviewed the Tesla Sljivo six years ago. So, I thought it is again time to take a look at this Croatian plum eau de vie created in Frankfurt. Named after the famous Croatian inventor, the Tesla gives a traditional Croatian eau de vie a new look. On top of that, for a drink […]
Narrow Margins – Engel Kriacherl
If you remember my article on the Spiritus Rex Krete, there are a lot of wild plums out there with strange names. The Brand von Rottaler Kriacherl from the Engel distillery is one of them. This time I went for the Manhattan variation I already craved when writing the other article. Yet, in the end […]
Chemical Switches – Empirical The Plum
The second spirit from Empirical I want to present to you is also – let‘s call it „special“ – as the first one. „The Plum, I Suppose“ uses plum kernels as its base. Nevertheless, inspired by a Irish Coffee variation from Empirical, I came up with a coffee cocktail. The drink makes perfect use of […]
The Ultimate Eau de Vie Glasses Guide
When it comes to whiskey, you probably know that the best glass for enjoying your favourite malt looks very different from what is commonly perceived as a whiskey glass. However, when it comes to eau de vies things start to look grimmer. If you ask for an eau de vie in a regular dive-bar, you […]
Wild Things – Spiritus Rex Krete
Chances are high that you have never heard of damsons and greengages. Well, then you have to brace yourself for the spirit I am introducing to you today. This wild plum variety is so scarce that even experts are fighting about the right classification. Nevertheless, Matthias Sievert got his hands on some of these plums […]