Cocktails should be fun. Cocktails should be simple. Cocktails should be social. These are the forewords in innovative cocktail book Shake: A New Perspective on Cocktails by Eric Prum and Josh Williams. And we couldn’t agree more. Cocktails can contain posh spirits, exclusive decorations and other hard to get stuff. The most important ingredient however is… Continue reading Miniature Mezcal Margarita
Category: Cocktails
Discover what cocktails we love and learn how to make them. We try classics, compose our own, or try signature cocktails from others and let you know what we think.
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Eeyore’s Requiem Cocktail
The Eeyore’s Requiem Cocktail features an impressive lineup of ingredients. But in the end this is a Negroni variation where the gin is less dominant, and where rather cynar and fernet branca play the lead role. We added an orange zest twist in the finalized cocktail, making it look even more fancy, and obviously adding a… Continue reading Eeyore’s Requiem Cocktail
Mezcal Paloma
We discovered mezcal this year and it’s one of our favorite spirits (even competing with gin). A late fall afternoon we wanted to make a cocktail containing mezcal and some fresh organic grapefruit we had in the fridge. So, the perfect opportunity to do a Mezcal Paloma! Whats in it? 1 oz mezcal 1… Continue reading Mezcal Paloma
Sidewinder Cocktail
Cognac is easy to overlook as a cocktail ingredient. Thankfully in Death & CO’s book there are several recipes with both cognac and some other brandy’s. Today we tried a Sidewinder cocktail, with both cognac and applejack, as well as herbal liqueurs benedictine and yellow chartreuse. Finally there is also some spice added to the cocktail, in… Continue reading Sidewinder Cocktail
Division Bell Cocktail
The recipe for the Division Bell is by Phil Ward and is found in Roberto Simonson’s book A Proper Drink. This is a good mezcal initiation drink as the smokiness from the mezcal is very well balanced by sweetness from maraschino liqueur and fruitiness and bitterness from aperol. The generous addition of fresh lime juice further mellows… Continue reading Division Bell Cocktail
Applewood Negroni
Can you smoke anything? Our answer is almost. A smoking gun is really cool to work with and we have previously smoked cod, tomato and popcorn. Hence the time was come to smoke our first cocktail! We wanted to try a cocktail that isn’t smokey on its own (for example by containing whisky or mezcal).… Continue reading Applewood Negroni
Albahaca Flor
It might look like a Basil Smash but it’s actually an Albahaca Flor. We found the recipe online, on a Swedish list of fabulous summer drinks. Now when winter has heavily hit Sweden we are slightly longing for summer again we guess . . . The basil makes this cocktail intensely green and it’s obviously… Continue reading Albahaca Flor
Lucien Gaudin cocktail
This is a classic cocktail, and the recipe is widely available. We found ours in favorite cocktail book Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails by Ted Haigh. The cocktail is named after a fencer who received gold metals in the 1924 and 1928 olympic games. There are quite a few ingredients in this cocktail, but the… Continue reading Lucien Gaudin cocktail
Del Rio Cocktail
Normally we prefer mezcal over tequila, but when we found the recipe for Del Rio on eater.com we knew it was time to break a bottle of tequila. Apart from that, there is also sherry and elderflower liqueur in this cocktail, along with a generous amount of angostura orange bitter drops. This drink is stirred, not… Continue reading Del Rio Cocktail
Remember the Maine
This is a cocktail for lovers of rye. We are using Bulleit’s rye, it’s high on character and even the bottle itself looks good! In Remember the Maine the rye is mixed with a couple of peculiar ingredients. First of all, absint, an almost mysterious spirit adding licorice flavor to the drink. Then there is Danish… Continue reading Remember the Maine