Bayrisch Kraut

Bayrisch Kraut

Today I’ll stay in the spirit of the latest recipes I have posted here and want to introduce another beer cocktail. Again, this cocktail is taken from the book “Cocktailian – Beer & Craft Beer” and again it is a modern creation. The name, however, might seem a little bit odd (at least for people who understand German) and won’t trigger associations with a drink: Bayrisch Kraut Read More

Cathedral Cocktail

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

Culross Cocktail

Culross Cocktail

Sometimes you’re dealing with cocktails which have been gone for a long time or at least have been more or less forgotten by most people. If you’re unlucky, you’ll realize very soon after tasting them why these special mixtures did not gain much acceptance. But sometimes you’re lucky and stumble upon a real gem and perhaps can even improve it with some fine-tuning. Read More

Apricot Cooler

Apricot Cooler

Now that the weather starts to get a bit more friendly again, you might like to have a refreshing drink, relax on the balcony or just enjoy being outside. Today I want to publish a nice recipe for such occasions, which in addition comes with a lower degree of alcohol so that you won’t get drunk all too soon. Read More

The Swarm

The Swarm

The Swarm is also a cocktail with the artichoke bitter Cynar. However, we’re dealing with a drink that is located more on the sweet side, but has a very nice complexity. At first I was very excited to see how the drink would probably taste and to my very great surprise, the final result was very close to Read More