If you find yourself in the middle of the high season for strawberries, of course the thought arises to use this fruit as an ingredient in some classic drinks. The problem is: there are not many classic drinks that rely on fresh strawberries. Read More
Monthly Archives: May 2015
Pure Spirits: Aichinger Wheat Single Malt Whisky (13 years)
Today’s topic will once more be a spirit. A whisky. However, a very unusual one. Today I’d like to introduce the 13 year old Aichinger whisky from Hartkirchen in Austria. What makes it unusual is it’s specific character as a Wheat Single Malt Whisky. While the classical single malt whiskies, as they are known from Scotland and Read More
Cathedral Cocktail
I have already referred to the sensitive subject of “beer in Germany” in different contexts. Especially while the current wave of craft beer and microbreweries also grows larger and larger in Germany many people are discussing about the sense and nonsense of the “Reinheitsgebot” (German purity law – Personally, I advocate a reformation of the Reinheitsgebot). When it comes to beer, Germany is a highly conservative country and if people start to talk about mixing beer as an ingredient in cocktails, at least Read More
Blackberry Cooler
I’ve started a lot of articles with remarks and thoughts about the weather and appropriate drinks. This might seem a little bit redundant, but there is hardly anything more important than the seasonal context for choosing a special drink. Perhaps a particular Read More
From the Brew Kettle: Lindemans Faro Lambic
Today I want to introduce a quite unusual beer that I absolutely appreciate personally and very much like to drink. Read More
Blueberry Rum Smash
Although the main season for blueberries starts not until June, from time to time you’ll already get beautiful specimens in good quality. I am experimenting a lot with blueberries since I really really like this fruit very much. Sadly, you won’t find any Read More
Cucumber Cooler
When it starts to become really warm und summery outside, there is hardly anything better than a really refreshing cocktail. So today I want to introduce such a drink: the Cucumber Cooler. Read More
From the Brew Kettle: Backbone Splitter West Coast IPA
First of all I must make a confession: I’m really not a fan of IPAs. After many attempts I have tried many different beers of this brewery style again and again, but somehow they never really convinced me. Read More
Cuba Libre & Cubata
When thinking of cola in connection with cocktails or bar culture, the Cuba Libre will most probably be the drink that comes to the mind immediately. It is definitely one of the classics among the drinks being prepared with the world famous caffeinated soft drink. Thanks to the global availability of cola Read More
From the Brew Kettle: Müllerschoppe Oaris (Oak Aged Russian Imperial Stout)
Once again a Stout! In fact today’s beer is the Müllerschoppe Oaris Oak Aged Russian Imperial Stout brewed the English way… are you with me? Russian beer? Or maybe English? Such a name longs for some answers. Read More
Too Too
Seasonal drinking often comes along with archetypical drinks that match the spirit of the time of the year. While lying on the beach only a few people would call for an eggnog cocktail. Read More
Smoked Basil Daiquiri
Smoke in a cocktail – for some this may be the next big thing in cocktails, for others it might be Read More
Travelling Bars (5): The Jerry Thomas Project, Rome
A few weeks in the forefront I decided to visit the Italian capital on the Easter weekend. It was not my first trip to Rome, but given the myriads of attractions and the full load of cultural history that’s descending upon you once you’ve entered the historical core, this city easily makes you feel like Read More
