Sometimes you’re dealing with cocktails which have been gone for a long time or at least have been more or less forgotten by most people. If you’re unlucky, you’ll realize very soon after tasting them why these special mixtures did not gain much acceptance. But sometimes you’re lucky and stumble upon a real gem and perhaps can even improve it with some fine-tuning. Read More
Monthly Archives: April 2015
New York Sour
Sours are absolute classics among the cocktails and are based on a very simple principle: Read More
From the Brew Kettle: Freigeist Geisterzug Rhubarb Gose
Freigeist Geisterzug Rhubarb Gose? A beer with rhubarb flavor? That sounds suspiciously like a nasty shandy. But far from that Read More
Estilo Viejo
Today we’re literally going Mexican fashioned with a very plain, yet sophisticated drink. Although the Estilo Viejo historically is not a classic cocktail, it is based on the relatively simple principle of the Old Fashioned, which Read More
From the Brew Kettle: Black Nizza Imperial Stout
Stouts and also the much stronger Imperial Stouts are beer types I really like to drink. Nonetheless for many people this variant is rather a beer for the cold winter days or an unfriendly autumn evening by the fire. Read More
Apricot Cooler
Now that the weather starts to get a bit more friendly again, you might like to have a refreshing drink, relax on the balcony or just enjoy being outside. Today I want to publish a nice recipe for such occasions, which in addition comes with a lower degree of alcohol so that you won’t get drunk all too soon. Read More
Pure Spirits: Elephant Gin
A new “heavyweight” among the London Dry Gins has emerged on the market and completely relies on the flavors of the Dark Continent: The Elephant Gin Read More
Pure Spirits: Don Papa Rum
“Rum” – images of seafarers in the Caribbean or sugar cane plantations in South America incidentally come to the mind. Hardly anyone will think of the Asian Island state Philippines off the north coast of Indonesia when hearing the name of this kind of spirit. Read More
Bombay Crushed
The Bombay Crushed sometimes is referred to as something like the signature cocktail of Germany. This is certainly an interesting fact I wasn’t aware of for quite a long time, but it really seems that Read More
Fedora Punch
There’s hardly anything out there being as much anticipated on a yearly basis as the first real summer days. Whether meteorologically it’s still spring does not change the anticipation: Read More
Golden Gate Swizzle
Easter is finally over and after a small trip to the eternal city of Rome I want to continue by presenting a nice cocktail in which the famous Italian Amaro Fernet Branca is used. Read More
