Merry Widow

Merry Widow

Actually one should expect the classic Martini Cocktail to be one of the first drinks to be written about on a cocktail blog. After all, it is considered to be the cocktail of the 20th century and for many it is the epitome of cocktails in general. But I have not been in the right mood for such an article until today. Instead, I prefer to dedicate myself to a close relative. Read More

Napoleon’s Loss

Napoleon's Loss

The name of today’s drink will certainly appeal to those interested in history. The naming of cocktails after historical events is certainly nothing unusual and so you might think that this cocktail could also have been named “Waterloo” or something like that. But far from it, as the drink has nothing to do with Napoleon Bonaparte. Read More

From the Brew Kettle: Hopfmeister Irish Road Trip IPA

Road Trip IPA

“Gypsy” or “Client Brewing” is a household word among Craft Beer-brewers. When the wave of craft brewing started in the United States, many beer enthusiasts and entrepreneurs thought about compensating their lack of own brewing facilities by using the existing infrastructure. So they rented breweries with free capacities, thus creating a win-win situation. Today’s beer also looks back on an origination as a “Gypsy Brew”. Read More

Gin Julep

Gin Julep

I have to admit: the picture for this article really is a stylistic inconsistency. That is because this cocktail – like all its Julep-relatives – is traditionally served in a silver cup. So I beg your pardon. Nonetheless, the Gin Julep tastes also great inside of a glass. Read More

Yakima Sling

Yakima Sling

Until now, I have praised Jacob Grier’s 2015 book “Cocktails on Tap” in several contexts. Grier offers a fabulous overview on classic beer drinks and contemporary, sophisticated beer cocktails. Also today’s recipe has been taken from this work and is a variant of an old acquaintance. Read More

Gin Gin Mule

Gin Gin Mule

Throughout history, many famous cocktails are closely linked to a particular locality. Not only Ernest Hemingway graced certain establishments with his presence (so that some of them subsist of that fact until the present day). Some cocktails also borrowed their name from a special place. Today’s cocktail is also connected to a historical location, but only indirectly. Read More

Siegfried Rheinland Dry Gin & Fever Tree Tonic

Siegfried Gin & Tonic

There is probably no other saga being that much connected to the German cultural sphere as the “Nibelungensage”, which is widely known, even on a global scale, in the version of the medieval Nibelungenlied (The Song of the Nibelungs). Against this background, it is perhaps not unreasonable to create a German gin whose name stands for legendary heroism like no other: Siegfried. Read More

Bloody Mary

Bloody Mary Our Way

Today’s article is about nothing less than one of the most famous cocktails of all time. Everyone knows it, almost everyone has at least seen or even tried it but by far not everyone would ever order it in a bar or anywhere else. We are talking about the almost legendary Bloody Mary. Read More