Old Fashioned

Old Fashioned

There are only few cocktails in the world like the Old Fashioned. Especially when it comes to the fuss that is made about it. The drink is either an expression of style conscious understatement, down-to-earthness or the liquid incarnation of bar expertise. It is often said, that if you want to test a bartender on her or his skill, you simply have to order an Old Fashioned. Read More

Pure Spirits: Clairin Sajous

Clairin Sajous

The Caribbean nation of Haiti may trigger some associations of palm-fringed beaches, a gentle way of life and the dream of idleness in the sunshine. Actually, however, Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the western hemisphere and also far less developed in terms of tourism compared to the neighboring Dominican Republic. The state is located on the island of Hispaniola and is home to a special spirit that may actually be completely unknown to many people. Read More

Martini

Martini

By now, Galumbi – Drinks & More is online for almost one and a half year and maybe you’re wondering why there has been no article about a Martini so far. This is simply because I had not really been in the right mood to write about the “King of Cocktails”, because such an article would have to face the full burden of the importance of this cocktail on its virtual shoulders. But today is the day, though I simply decided to leave a lot of things out. Read More

Dark and Stoutly

Dark & Stoutly

Reminiscences are a quite common phenomenon when it comes to cocktails. Many classics originally were created as a tribute to former recipes, but then developed own dynamics and became milestones themselves. Today’s drink is not really an example for the latter, but it is not hard at all to guess which cocktail served as an inspiration for the drink. Read More

Brazilian Mule

Brazilian Mule

Today’s drink is one of those cocktails that is crowd favourite material: it is not particularly complicated, it relies on well-known ingredients, it is a little more at home on the sweet side and also offers a very common flavour. So it’s high time time to have a closer look on the drink. Read More

From the Brew Kettle: Bergmann Hopfensünde

Bergmann Hopfensünde

The German “Reinheitsgebot” (purity law) is a complicated matter. Although it is watched as a great historical achievement of German beer history by the average beer drinker in Germany, it is on the other hand a subject of heavy criticism in recent times. The Reinheitsgebot appears not to be quite up to date, especially when it comes to innovative Craft Beer specialties. Read More