amaro abano - Cocktail Detour

Sweep The Leg

It was probably the long list of ingredients that made us interested in Sweep The Leg, by Brad Farran. Yes, a lot of measuring to be made here, but if you persist you are rewarded with a tiki like cocktail bursting with flavors. The whisky plays the leading role, but the supporting characters also deserve rewards. Orgeat has always been a favorite sweetener to us, and we still have a home made batch in our cocktail fridge. Sherry is what we are using more and more, loving its dry and low alcoho

Cocktail amaro abano

Cocktail Detour

Apr 27, 2018 — 1 min read

Mott and Mulberry

Apple juice in a cocktail? Yes, it's far less usual than for example orange juice or grapefruit juice. But Leo Robitschek's Mott and Mulberry cocktail is a perfect example of how delicious and well-working apple juice can be in a cocktail. In the recipe it's suggested to make your own juice out of Honeycrisp apples. We have to admit we opted for store bought apple juice, but even so the cocktail turned out very pleasant. The apple juice mixed with the potent rye and the herbal amaro Abano creat

Cocktail Detour

Jan 31, 2018 — 1 min read