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Snake Eyes
Coconut water is really underrated as a cocktail ingredient, whether as a carbonated filler or just as a little splash. The Snake Eyes here is really super smooth in its original ratio of 60ml coconut water, like a white tea poured over ice, but with all the desired notes coming in very gently again and again. […]
Mezcal / Coconut Water / Lime / Simple Syrup / Banana Liqueur
A Bar Tour Of Málaga, Spain
Just under 520 kilometers south of Madrid on the Costa del Sol lies sunny Málaga. With just under 600,000 inhabitants, Málaga is the second largest city in Andalusia. In general, it is always exciting to wander through these particularly old cities showcasing their history on every corner, just like in Italy with Rome or Porto in Portugal, and then experience the contrast between ancient buildings and modern drinking spots. […]
High Society Dame
Nice little aperitif drink, savory, slightly astringent, tart and slightly sour from the Sloe Gin, slightly sweet countered by the Old Tom. Otherwise, you can find dried berries, juniper, a little candied orange zest, it's really nicely balanced. Nothing earth-shattering, of course, but it's definitely worth trying out and playing around with the brands. […]
Old Tom Gin / Sloe Gin / Orange Bitters
Old Bay Ridge
The text in the wonderful "Old Fashioned" book by Robert Simonson describes the drink very well and gives some background:
"Wondrich, an early advocate of the old-school Old Fashioned, created this simple twist on the drink as an homage to the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bay Ridge, which "used to be poepled with Irish folks, who drank rye, and Scandinavians, who drank aquavit." The result is a drink of suprisingly complex spiciness." […]
Rye / Aquavit / Demerara Syrup / Aromatic Bitters
Ba Nomu, Hamburg, Germany
How does one draw a line from a distinctly and authentically Arab restaurant with bar in Cologne to a modern Asian inspired bar in Hamburg? Good question and one that could only be answered by the mind behind today's venue, Ba Nomu, the first one we will cover as part of our trip to Hamburg. […]
Astral Plane
Death & Co strikes twice, because there are two closely related drinks in their first book, the Astral Plane and the Parachute, and that's not all. There's the Astral Plane, which seems like the best known if you look through the blogs and pages online, and then there's the Parachute, also from D&C, identical in terms of proportions, but with Suze instead of Salers and tonic instead of soda. […]
White Port / Gentian Liqueur / Lemon / Simple Syrup / Peychaud's Bitters / Soda