A Case of You – WhistlePig PiggyBack Rye
It took quite a while, but here is my cocktail creation using my souvenir from our Canada / USA trip. For the WhistlePig Piggy Back Rye, I chose an Old-Fashioned variation with Canadian ingredients.
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Bee’s Knee’s Week ’22 – Barr Hill Gin
Right after Negroni Week, there comes another week honouring a great gin cocktail: Bee’s Knees Week. Bar Hill Gin started this in 2017 and it is also a sustainability initiative. For each post with the hashtag #beeskneesweek Caledonian Spirits will plant one square foot of bee habitat.
Father’s Child – Pikesville Rye Whiskey
When you are looking for whiskey drinks you often just think about Boulevardier or Manhattan variations. However, another great, but unusual source of inspiration is the Godfather. Obviously, the drink can be too sweet, but if you balance it right you are in for an almond laced treat, just like this drink using the excellent […]
Home Bar Awards 09/22 – Picture of Health
September’s Home Bar Awards challenge is about vegetables as cocktail ingredients. Obviously, I had to get some of my vegetable eau de vies out for this! In the end, the result was a umami laced Harvard Cocktail variation.
Negroni Week 2022 – More Variations
So far I have written about the classic Negroni and its variations from other barkeepers. So, here are two variations from myself. While the first one shows how I would prepare your Negroni if you would be my guest, the second one takes everything a bit further. Some even would say too far…
Negroni Week 2022 – From Classic to Modern
I have been planning an article about Negronis for quite some time now. So, this year’s Negroni week is the perfect reason for not further postponing it. So, below you can find four different “Negronis” ranging from the original classic to modern interpretations.
Summer Daze – Brewdog Guava & Red Banana Gin
The folks from Kirsch Whisky were so kind to send me the current Distiller’s Edition of the Brewdog Lone Wolf Gin. On top of that, I also received a sample of Vietnamese rhum. Since, the gin has exotic fruits as extra botanicals, I thought to combine them both in a Sour suitable for late summer!
Shake me Down – Widow Jane 10 Years
On to the next drink in this little series on American Whiskey cocktails: This one features the Widow Jane Bourbon and I took inspiration from the classic Smash recipe. To be honest, I did not stray from the beaten path that far with this.
OBOD – Ad Libitum
On our honeymoon, we visited the Amor Y Amargo Bar and had a wonderful evening. It left a lasting impression on me. Ever since I want more Amaros and more bitters in my homebar. Apart from that, I tried to recreated a drink the barkeeper tailor-made for me. It might not be the same drink, […]
Isaac – Bib & Tucker Six-Year-Old
For the next drink in this series on American Whiskey cocktails, I made a Boulevardier variation. Additionally, I drew some inspiration from the White Negroni to come up with a kind of combination of the two drinks.