“In Accordance with 450 years of tradition” – the label of today’s distillate already promises a profound and sophisticated product. At first glance, though, one does not really expect to deal with gin. Read More
Monthly Archives: March 2015
From the Brew Kettle: Brooklyn Brewery Post Road Pumpkin Ale
Pumpkin beer for many people is certainly not a particularly well-known specialty. In the Ruhr area of western Germany a lot of people would generally doubt the word “pumpkin beer” and refer it to the realm of fairy tales… Read More
Blood and Sand
Some cocktails must obviously taste terrible if you have a closer look on the list of ingredients. Read More
Grilled Lime & Spice Mojito
“Of course I like cocktails, especially Mojitos!” I’ve actually heard similar statements very often. Read More
Pure Spirits: Yamazaki 10 Years
To state one thing directly: The Japanese know a lot about whisky! Read More
Dark ‘N‘ Stormy™
The Dark ‘N’ Stormy is a real exception among the Highball drinks and also in the world of cocktails. It is one of the very few cocktails which is Read More
New Fashioned
The Old Fashioned cocktail is a true classic which almost everybody knows. Normally this cocktail is made of bourbon, Angostura bitters, some water and a sugar cube. Read More
From the Brew Kettle: Marston’s Oyster Stout
Don’t worry, this stout was not made by throwing the gelatinous content of a shell in the brew kettle during the brewing process, nor does it taste suspiciously like salt water or has to be flavored with Tabasco sauce; Read More
Pure Spirits: Ron Botucal Reserva Exclusiva
Everyone who is affected by the notorious phenomenon of having a sweet tooth now and then should probably stop reading at his point in order to avoid succumbing to a hardly resistable temptation. Read More
Espresso Martini
Monday. The word alone is quite suitable to immediately spoil a lot of people’s mood. Read More
Cuban Negron
What may seem like a jazzed up version of a Ron Collins, on a closer inspection turns out to be a Cuban drink full of mysticism. Who knows, maybe this cocktail was already popular during the pinnacle of Caribbean piracy in the 17th and 18th century and was enjoyed by several shipwrecked captains after a frenzied Voodoo Festival on a palm beach… Read More
Bramble’s Mezcal Flip
Smoky, earthy, with slight associations of cinnamon and a creamy sweetness. That’s the way Bramble’s Mezcal Flip will tempt you Read More
Whisper of the Forest
A drink like a voice from the evergreen woods, at least that’s what the name of today’s cocktail promises. Read More
Yellow Smash
The Yellow Smash is one of my all-time-favorites. It has almost everything I love about cocktails: a complexity of Read More
Pure Spirits: Pyrat Rum XO Reserve
Drink up me hearties, Yo ho! Today we’re setting sail and are going for a really special and absolutely outstanding blended Rum: The Pyrat XO Reserve. Read More
Travelling Bars (4): The Artesian in London
Today we’re dealing with nothing less than the best bar in the world. Read More
Batida de Maracuja
Brazil – the name immediately triggers various associations: Sugar Loaf Mountain, vast beaches, Cristo Redentor, Samba dancing girls, football and of course the national drink Caipirinha. There are only a few people out there who never have tried a Caipirinha in their lifes. So its no big wonder that the “little sister” of the Caipirinha is not really well-known outside of Read More
Gin and Fever Tree Mediterranean Tonic
I know that I’m far from being the first one reviewing the Fever Tree Mediterranean Tonic Water. I’m not even early. Anyway, this Tonic Water is worth writing about Read More
Aviation Cocktail
The Aviation Cocktail is a real classic which is currently experiencing some kind of a renaissance. While the drink is another recipe from the highly recommendable “Recipes for Mixed Drinks” byHugo R. Ensslin, it was long forgotten due to Read More
Dick Jr. Cocktail
The Dick Jr. is a Cocktail taken from the groundbreaking second edition of “Recipes for Mixed Drinks” by Hugo R. Ensslin published in 1917. I can highly recommend this book! Read More
From the Brew Kettle: Hoegaarden Wit
Coriander and orange peel are not among the typical ingredients you would expect to find in a beer. The German Purity Law (Reinheitsgebot) has a very clear message in such cases: unfortunately in Germany this is no beer at all. Read More
“The one we use to drink on Sundays”
“The one we use to drink on Sundays” (german original “Der, den wir immer sonntags trinken”) is a cocktail which officially does not really exist under that name. Read More
