There are only few cocktails in the world like the Old Fashioned. Especially when it comes to the fuss that is made about it. The drink is either an expression of style conscious understatement, down-to-earthness or the liquid incarnation of bar expertise. It is often said, that if you want to test a bartender on her or his skill, you simply have to order an Old Fashioned. Read More →

The Belgian beer brand of Duvel from the Duvel Moortgat Brewery in Puurs, Antwerp will certainly be known to a lot of beer lovers. Whether from trips to Belgium or as a deliberate purchase in a beer store. And with the Duvel Tripel Hop we’re dealing with a very contemporary beer today. Read More →

And here it is: the promised cocktail based on Clairin Sajous which I have already announced in the corresponding article. However, who is now expecting a breakthrough innovation will surely be disappointed by the fairly simple recipe. Read More →

The Caribbean nation of Haiti may trigger some associations of palm-fringed beaches, a gentle way of life and the dream of idleness in the sunshine. Actually, however, Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the western hemisphere and also far less developed in terms of tourism compared to the neighboring Dominican Republic. The state is located on the island of Hispaniola and is home to a special spirit that may actually be completely unknown to many people. Read More →

Today’s drink is a very special one for me, because it was the first drink I have ordered and enjoyed on my first visit at the Bar Le Lion in Hamburg. The name of the cocktail seems somewhat unusual, but there is a nice little backstory on that, which I also want to briefly tell here. Read More →

It has been quite a while since I have last reviewed a Single Malt Whisky here. However, today it’s time to have a closer look on a special representative of the genre, which comes from a distillery that I appreciate very much. It is indeed a whisky from what used to be the smallest distillery in all of Scotland. Read More →

By now, Galumbi – Drinks & More is online for almost one and a half year and maybe you’re wondering why there has been no article about a Martini so far. This is simply because I had not really been in the right mood to write about the “King of Cocktails”, because such an article would have to face the full burden of the importance of this cocktail on its virtual shoulders. But today is the day, though I simply decided to leave a lot of things out. Read More →

Reminiscences are a quite common phenomenon when it comes to cocktails. Many classics originally were created as a tribute to former recipes, but then developed own dynamics and became milestones themselves. Today’s drink is not really an example for the latter, but it is not hard at all to guess which cocktail served as an inspiration for the drink. Read More →

Today it’s once again time for a classic Gin and Tonic. However, the components used in this G&T are a little extraordinary today. Read More →

Today’s drink is one of those cocktails that is crowd favourite material: it is not particularly complicated, it relies on well-known ingredients, it is a little more at home on the sweet side and also offers a very common flavour. So it’s high time time to have a closer look on the drink. Read More →

The German “Reinheitsgebot” (purity law) is a complicated matter. Although it is watched as a great historical achievement of German beer history by the average beer drinker in Germany, it is on the other hand a subject of heavy criticism in recent times. The Reinheitsgebot appears not to be quite up to date, especially when it comes to innovative Craft Beer specialties. Read More →