Suffering Bastard
Continuing on my tiki theme, this week I have made a cocktail which is well known in the world of tiki. This is quite different from many other tiki cocktails, especially in that it uses gin and brandy as the […]
Read MoreJungle Bird
Usually, when I think cocktails, I think of cocktails with fruity responsive flavours such as ginger cloak allspice pineapple lime etc. I rarely think of bitter flavours and Amari. These are flavours I associate with traditional non-tropical cocktails. Usually, these […]
Read MorePineapple Daiquiri
For me, one of the principles they use when I create cocktails is that one should use ingredients which they prefer themselves. That means that I usually not provide a set of specific liquors when I write up the recipes. […]
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Noname Tiki
This week I have used a traditional cocktail formula, not that different from most formulas I use, to make a tiki-style cocktail with the tiki ingredients I had at hand. My idea was, based on a traditional version of the […]
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Three Dots and a Dash
This time I am not talking about the Chicago based cocktail bar, which is great by the way. With this cocktail I am moving into more typical tiki cocktails. I will not go into more details regarding its heritage than […]
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Singapore Sling
This week I have decided to make a cocktail that is similar to the tiki-style cocktails I have been making recently. The cocktail with its fruity characteristics and several alcohols makes the cocktail reasonably similar to tiki cocktails. One of […]
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Pink Daiquiri
As I restart my cocktail series, I will begin with a rather simple cocktail. In essence it is no different than the regular daiquiri, with slightly different proportions and a pink syrup it is simply just rum, lime and sugar. […]
Read MoreBatching Cocktails
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- Category: Batching, Cocktails, Martini/Manhattan Style, Negroni Style, Old Fashioned, Sour, Techniques
I haven’t done a post in three weeks at this moment, as I have not made any cocktails for this time either I haven’t had anything to post. A little more than a month ago I was the co-host of […]
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Harvest Moon
This cocktail does not have more than 100 years of history like many other cocktails I post here. Created relatively recently, this cocktail highlights what a good cocktail it. Utilising two kinds of base spirits, a herbal liqueur and a […]
Read MoreSouth Slope
A summery cocktail with drawing upon the elements of the Aperol Spritz. And drawing upon the Corpse Reviver no. 2. This cocktail has some characteristics from all of the mentioned cocktails. A gin cocktail or an Aperol cocktail. Wine and […]
Read MoreNameless Negroni
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- Category: Aperol, Cocktails, Gin, Negroni Style
I am not a big fan of the regular Negroni, with the Campari being a bit too much for me. Whenever I want some kind of Negroni I prefer it made with Aperol instead of Campari. Still trying to find […]
Read MoreCocchi Martini
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- Category: Cocktails, Gin, Martini/Manhattan Style
I have previously made a writeup on the Martini, writing about the one with sweet vermouth. Now this week I will use the Martini to show how one can use the concept of the Martini to use an ingredient with […]
Read MoreClover Club
This week I read an askreddit post about female things men like. One of the answers in the thread was regarding cocktails where they prefer girly drinks over manly. I would categorise the “girly” drinks in two categories, pink pretty […]
Read MoreThree Dots and a Dash
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- Category: Bar-Experience, Bars, Cocktails
I have not yet written about a bar-experience here at this blog. Last week I was in Chicago. Visiting a major city, I look for an interesting bar to visit. For me, there was one bar in Chicago that I […]
Read MorePaddington Cocktial
From the darkest Peru comes one of the most beloved characters in children’s literature, Paddington the bear. With his hat, suitcase and coat he is quite distinctive. The bear who got his name from Paddington station in London, where he […]
Read MoreCorpse Reviver no. 2
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- Category: Cocktails, Corpse Reviver, Gin, Sour
This week I will share the second version of the corpse reviver. This is considerably more popular than the first version, which was featured last week. I will not write the history on this cocktail as it was featured with […]
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