The Next Level of Homemade Drinks
I got a long backlog of drinks I did not get around to write about. However, the list of cocktail ideas is even longer. Well, this time I am presenting an absolutely delicious cocktail to you. However, I do not really recall what the motivation behind it was.
How to call a crossover between a Harvard Cocktail and the Black Manhattan? Well, I chose a song with more than a touch of darkness in it as a title. On top of that, I am presenting a classic brandy, probably everybody has heard of.
If you are lucky enough, your best-man excels at planning your bachelor party and you find yourself on a surprise trip to Dublin. Obviously, we had to hit all the famous drinking spots. One of the best experiences of the trip was the visit the old Jameson Distillery. Therefore, I also had to buy a […]
It is no big secret that my favourite spirit category is eau de vies. Therefore, I am always happy when I am asked to come up with some eau de vie cocktails. In this case, the renowned Scheibel distillery send me some of their classic fruit spirits for mixing. So, let us start with the […]
Well, there are really too much gins out there. It is impossible to keep up with the already existing qualities and than there still are new releases. However, today I want to write about a gin which caught my attention a few years ago. Yet, it took until now for me to get around to […]
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 […]
Since we visited Passau, I wanted to study bitter orange spirits a bit more. Therefore, I had the chance to review the excellent Edelhof 1514 Pomeranze Eau de Vie. On top of that, I created a version of a Danish cocktail using aquavit and a very special Pedro Ximenez sherry.
The Martini, may be one of the most famous cocktails ever created. At least for me, it was not a pleasant sipper you instantly fall in love with. Instead, it took quite a few years and tries to get used to it. However, in the past few months I found myself craving one quite often. […]
I do not know how many people have heard of the Rosita cocktail. This rather uncommon tequila cocktail basically is a Perfect Negroni with a combination of dry and sweet vermouth. So, to change that I decided to make a twist on this great drink! On top of that, I am presenting a very good […]
It is a surprising trend with gin: Some gins are this successful that others are modelled after them. In this case the L’Arbe is inspired by another Mediterranean gin. The L’Arbe Gin from Tarragona and for a drink I took inspiration by a recipe from a good blogger friend of mine.
