The Lemonbalm Julep is yet another drink I have taken from the book „Cocktailian – Das Handbuch der Bar“. It is a creation of the authors Bastian Heuser, Helmut Adam and Jens Hasenbein. As far as I know this one was invented by Bastian Heuser. The drink is a special variant of the classic Whiskey Julep but Read More
Monthly Archives: February 2015
The Frenchie Highball
You know the Frenchie Cocktail made of gin, elderflower liqueur and fresh grapefruit juice? It was named “Frenchie” by the British who typecast the French due to their passion for St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur. Read More
From the Brew Kettle: Braufactum Colonia
Recently a new beer-tasting glass has arrived, so I can put the Stösschen-glasss back in the cabinet. Since the beer I’d like to present here is a Kölsch (a traditional beer-style from the city of cologne), this seems to be a good decision: after all a lot of people from Dortmund would jokingly deny that Kölsch finally is a beer at all. Read More
Barbed Wire
At first glance, the Barbed Wire is a cocktail with a quite adventurous list of ingredients. Read More
Chao Praya
The Chao Phraya is a Thai-inspired drink. A really awesome one! Read More
Brandy Crusta
The Brandy Crusta is a drink that goes back to the God Father of American bar culture, Jerry Thomas. 1887 his milestone of bar culture was published posthumously under the title “Bartender’s Guide or How to Mix all Kinds of drinks”: Read More
Travelling Bars (3): The Ozone Bar in Hongkong
Today I want to introduce a bar that’s definitely far from being “around the corner” (at least from my home place), but certainly sets solid standards in terms of atmosphere and style: The Ozone Bar. Read More
Cocoa Old Fashioned
I came across the Cocoa Old Fashioned by chance during an internet research. Read More
Pure Spirits: Talisker Distillers Edition
The Talisker Distillers Edition is in an absolutely fantastic single malt whiskey of the Inner Hebridean island of Skye. Read More
(Brandy) Alexander
The Alexander is a true classic. Originated in the very early 20th century, this drink was especially popular during the Prohibition era in the United States. Read More
Fleur de Chambord
It’s kind of suspicious if you feel like spring had come in the midth of February. But anyway: Here I go with a spring (or summer) drink on the basis of rich berry notes. Since there is no berry season at all I am completely out of place with this drink. Anyway, I feel good with that. Read More
Chantico’s Chocolate
An explosion of chocolate, smoke and fire. To create this drink characterized by Mexican flavors, I was inspired by a classic: The Chocolate Cocktail. Read More
Clavis Riga
Yesterday I had the chance to try a quite portentous drink with some friends: The Latvian National Cocktail Clavis Riga (Key to Riga). Read More
From the Brew Kettle: Brooklyn Local 2
Craft Beer is now not only on the rise, it has already arrived in the consumer mainstream and records continuously growing sales figures – not at least because more and more breweries pivot and compete with the small craft brewers by bringing their own “Craft Beer” products on the market. Read More
Miyajima Pond
Today I want to write a few words about one of my own drink creations, about which I am very pleased so far: the Miyajima Pond. Read More
