We bought a tiny jar of matcha green tea powder in London. Matcha is actually quite expensive, but a little goes a long way. Less than a teaspoon creates an intensely green cocktail, making it look more of a potion. However, the tea taste is nowhere near as intense as the color. The drink is… Continue reading Matcha Sour Cocktail
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.
We like them – What do you think, please leave a comment!
Trident cocktail
This recipe we found in one of our essential cocktail books, Bitters – by Brad Thomas Parsons. The bitters used in this recipe are peach bitters, and the author recommends Fee Brothers version. It’s a rather unusual cocktail as it features aquavit, rarely used in cocktails. Another ingredient is hard-to-find cynar, an Italian artichoke liqueur.… Continue reading Trident cocktail
Alaska
But while it’s easy to make, it’s still a surprisingly complex cocktail tastewise. The Chartreuse on its own is so full of flavour, and when it is combined with the semi sweet old Tom gin and the bitters a snow angel is indeed born.
Yuzu cocktail
Yuzu is an asian citrus fruit, in the middle of a lime and a mandarin. Its juice is very fresh and fruity, and the zest is amazing in both food and cocktail. This awesome fruit is however still relatively hard to get in stores in Europe. Hopefully this is about to change. So, in this… Continue reading Yuzu cocktail
Solera Sidecar – from Death & CO
Once again we turn to Death & CO’s excellent book, for an inspirational new recipe. And this time we decided to try their twist on the classic Sidecar. Death & CO alters it by substituting cointreau with the more potent grand marnier, adding both sherry and amaretto to mellow everything just a tiny bit. The… Continue reading Solera Sidecar – from Death & CO
Paper Plane – abano variation
The Paper Plane is made with equal parts bourbon, aperol, amaro and lemon juice. It’s a bittersweet cocktail with both freshness (from the lemon) and depth (from the amaro and bourbon). We like bitter cocktails, so the Paper Plane is definitely for us. If you’re uncertain about if you fancy bitter cocktails, this might be a… Continue reading Paper Plane – abano variation
Disco Ball
Sure, both the green and the yellow chartreuse have funky colors. And when mixed with smokey mezcal, the name of this drink is obvious; a Disco Ball it is! This is an easy cocktail to stir. Made with equal parts of only three ingredients it’s even possible to memorize how to make this one by heart. The… Continue reading Disco Ball
Modern Manners
We finally bought a bottle of drambuie and were excited to try it in a cocktail. On the drambuie webpage we found a cocktail called Modern Manners and decided to give it a go. Extra nice was the fact that this recipe also contains kirschwasser, a cherry eau-de-vie, that we happened to buy when in Düsseldorf… Continue reading Modern Manners
Hanky Panky Cocktail
The Hanky Panky is a classical cocktail. It only uses three ingredients, so pick the brands carefully, it’s nice to use high quality spirits here. It’s also a little bit funny there is an underwear brand actually called Hanky Panky. They make underwear in lace, in all imaginable colors. One color is very similar to… Continue reading Hanky Panky Cocktail
El Presidente
El Presidente, another classic where there are as many different proportions as recipes. Old, yes, originally described in 1919 and built on rum, curaçao and vermouth. Suitable for a Friday evening cocktail unwinding in front of the fire place as autumn is here. The colour is not as red as other recipes as we used natural grenadine… Continue reading El Presidente