Today’s cocktail comes from New York City, from the Death & Company bar in New York’s East Village to be exact. It was invented by Joaquin Simó and gradually became known to a wider audience. The cocktail is – like so many recipes – a twist on a well-known classic. Although the result is rather different. Read More →

The Johnnie Walker brand is certainly one of the most famous spirits brands around the world and I guess millions of people will very likely have had their first whisky contact with a Johnnie Walker. Now I don’t want to write much about the brand itself since it’s already famous and the most sold Scotch in the world, yet I would like to introduce a rather unusual whiskey that was much anticipated before its launch in October 2015. Read More →

Summertime is of course the time for cool drinks – even if summer needs a long time in the coming. But as soon as the first warm and sunny days will show up, a lot of people will certainly think about what’s the perfect refreshing drink. And this question is closely linked to an issue which is not as often discussed among cocktail and bar enthusiasts as one might think: I’m talking about alcohol. Read More →

The Dead Rabbit in New York City skillfully combines the charm of traditional Irish pub atmosphere in the light of a multifaceted immigration history with modern and sometimes avant-garde cocktail culture. Anyone who has ever been there will certainly not forget the experience. Therefore it’s all the better that some of the Dead Rabbit cocktails can also be made by yourself. Read More →

There are certainly many important cocktails steeped in history. Among them are some that have almost vanished somewhere inside of antiquated recipe collections and are only excavated in times of nostalgic feelings. Others have retained a certain attraction to the present day and still others are simply the superstars of the genre. Old Fashioneds, Martinis, Negronis – these names are known to almost everyone. But things are a little different when it comes to the Martinez. Read More →

Today’s certainly a special day for many people and the beginning of an eventful time of watching TV: The European Football Championship in France is going to start tonight. For others this time is more like a horror season that requires strategic planning to avoid everything that has something to do with football. Personally, I am very happy about the European Championship because I like football and I also like the big international tournaments. Of course this raises the question for an ideal drink to enjoy while watching football. Read More →

If I’d try to write about every new gin on the market here, I’d probably have capitulated a long time ago. My writing frequency and my time for blogging is by far not big enough to make such an extreme effort. Still, now and then I do present a gin that I like and this is definitely true for today’s Tonka Gin. Read More →

There are those times in a year when suddenly it feels like a thousand tasks evolve around you at the same time and suddenly you don’t have that much time to the things you like to do. That’s what actually was happening in the last days which is why my publishing frequency has unfortunately suffered a little bit. But I hope that this situation will somewhat stabilize. Anyway, today I once again want to introduce a gin. One with a very unique background. Read More →

The history of the Goose Island brewery is very closely linked to the development of the American beer market. For very long decaded this market has been anything but diverse and especially when it came to local beers with local flavors and tradition it was a huge letdown. A guy named John Hall played an important role to change this. Read More →