The Next Level of Homemade Drinks
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 […]
Ever since I read about a Fernet Piña Colada at Punch.com, I wanted to recreate the recipe. Well, now that I did, I can tell you that the combination of pineapple and coconut with Fernet is a match made in heaven. At least this is what I remember after mixing up two different versions of […]
I know that Summer is officially over, but I want to share this fruity cognac drink with you anyway. Especially, because I absolutely agree with the Trinklaune slogan “drink more cognac”! In tis case I finally came around to try the highly praised Naud V.S.O.P. For a drink I kind of stuck with a similar […]
Finally, I got around to write about the infamous Siglo Cero Pox! The what, you might ask and I completely understand why. So, for those of you who never heard of Pox, it is a corn, sugarcane and wheat based spirit from Mexico. However, my blogger friend Johann already warned me that because of its […]
My first trip to the US took me to the foot of the Rocky Mountains instead of one of the big towns on the East or West coast. I am glad, that it did, because as it turns out you can eat and drink exceptionally well in Denver. Consequently, this article is about going out […]
Years ago I first encountered Mezan rum on Simon Difford’s Difford’s Guide homepage where he the Panama Don Jose 1995 rum a 5+ rating. For Mr. Difford’s standards this is a very rare rating and I just had to get my hands on a bottle of it. Well, I wanted the rum so badly that […]
In this series I am providing you with tasting notes of spirits that had a lasting impression on me, yet I did not get around to create a drink with them. So, this Spirited News is all about rye and a little bit of gin. Yet, we are not talking about rye whiskey here. Instead […]
