Juleps are classics which have an established place as indispensable and prominent essentials in the Renaissance movement of cocktail and bar culture. There’s hardly a bar out there thinking highly of itself which does not feature a julep on their menu and the quality of a Whiskey Julep or Mint Julep is something every bartender must allow her- or himself to be measured against. Read More
Tag Archives: Bourbon
Rye in your Britches
Yet another interesting beer cocktail! A special one with very deep and strong, spicy notes, which perhaps do fit more into the cold season, but nonetheless will also taste very good on a maybe not so hot summer evening. The Rye in your Britches is a cocktail, in which you can find an absolutely dazzling interplay of flavors on your palate (and maybe also in your britches). Read More
New Fashioned
The Old Fashioned cocktail is a true classic which almost everybody knows. Normally this cocktail is made of bourbon, Angostura bitters, some water and a sugar cube. Read More
Lemonbalm Julep
The Lemonbalm Julep is yet another drink I have taken from the book „Cocktailian – Das Handbuch der Bar“. It is a creation of the authors Bastian Heuser, Helmut Adam and Jens Hasenbein. As far as I know this one was invented by Bastian Heuser. The drink is a special variant of the classic Whiskey Julep but Read More
Pure Spirits: Eagle Rare Single Barrel (10 Years)
The American Bald Eagle flies through the air and swoops down on its prey – the design of the 10-year-old Eagle Rare Kentucky Straight Bourbon is a quite patriotic one, although I have to admit that this bourbon stands out in a positive way Read More
Hot Bloody Citrus Toddy
Who doesn’t know? When winter is coming a cold seams to breath down your neck. Whether you should drink alcohol in such a situation is certainly to be doubted. Read More
