Today we mixed a favorite of ours, Sazerac. Simple, but complex with a long history. It was invented in the late 1800s in New Orleans and contained cognac and bitter. Since 2008 the Sazerac is the official cocktail of New Orleans and modern recipes often contain whiskey. It also gets a fantastic red color from Peychauds bitters.… Continue reading Sazerac
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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White Lady
The White Lady is one of those instant great drinks. Made with only three of the most common ingredients in a bar, basically anyone should be able to shake up a White Lady. As usual with this few-ingredients-type-of-cocktail, it’s extra nice to use high quality spirits. Another trick is to use organic lemons. We always… Continue reading White Lady
Martinez – the Martini precursor
The Martinez cocktail is an old cocktail that was described in the 1884 The Modern Bartender’s Guide by O. H. Byron. The book’s second name is “Fancy Drinks and How to Mix Them”. The Martinez is described as “Same as Manhattan, only you substitute gin for whisky”. Modern Martinez recipes are a little different. It’s… Continue reading Martinez – the Martini precursor
Le Saboteur – iconic cocktail from Bastard
So, our visit to Bastard in Malmö made us wanna recreate their amazing Le Saboteur cocktail at home. We didn’t dare to ask for proportions, but according the cocktail menu the drink is made with mezcal, sweet vermouth, green chartreuse and bitters. We decided to try equal parts of the spirits, and picked regans’ orange as our… Continue reading Le Saboteur – iconic cocktail from Bastard
Amaretto Sour – Music to our ears
How do you decide on one common cocktail when there are four persons in your group? After at concert with the Malmö Symphonic Orchestra (MSO) at their brand new venue Malmö Live we were faced with this challenge. Not too boozy, not too sweet, not too acidic, but still with a unique and enjoyable flavor we… Continue reading Amaretto Sour – Music to our ears
Arsenic & Old Lace
Found a dussin of recipes online for cocktails with Pasts. This is “Arsenic & Old Lace”. Pastis is very dominant and tend to take over when in cocktails. This is what also happened to us with this cocktail. The taste divides us between okay to undrinkable. One thing you cannot complain about is the visual impact though,… Continue reading Arsenic & Old Lace
Whiskey Sour
Whiskey Sour is a common drink, available at basically every bar all over the world. But that fact doesn’t make this cocktail less interesting. The combination of the strong whiskey, the lemon juice and the simple syrup to balance everything is mouthwatering. Whisky Sour Recipe Ingredients: 2 oz bourbon or rye whiskey 1 oz… Continue reading Whiskey Sour
Brandy Crusta
So, using cognac in cocktails is not overly common. The Sidecar is of course an iconic cognac-cocktail most know of, but this time we wanted to try a “Brandy Crusta”. It has similarities with a sidecar, but the brandy crusta uses maraschino liqueur as sweetener (rather than cointreau). Just like champagne in cocktails, cognac adds… Continue reading Brandy Crusta
Angels Share
Sometimes crazy is good like “Angels Share”, it could also be great. Looking in “Bartenders manual” in Swedish by Mathin Lundgren we found the most strange Manhattan. Combine bourbon with amaro and créme de cassis. Unexpected, yes, but it was quite exciting. You should try everything once, for this there might be a second one. Angels… Continue reading Angels Share
Espadin Queen
A very interesting cocktail recipe from Death & Co is the “Espadin Queen”. It combines several ingredients quite overwhelming in itself; absinthe, mezcal and grapefruit. However the combination is exciting and innovative, and the color of the cocktail is very pleasant. We altered the recipe slightly, as we didn’t have the original ingredient cinnamon syrup… Continue reading Espadin Queen