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During Sundays mocktails are extra nice. A mocktail is an alcohol free cocktail that does not compromise on composition, flavour and complexity.⁠ ⁠ Gnista [https://www.gnistaspirits.com/] is a new product to the market. It resembles a brown spirit such as whisky or Cognac, but it is zero ABV. We thought it would be fun to come up with an original mocktail using it.⁠ ⁠ We decided to use a classic whisky sour as inspiration. We swapped whisky for Gnista and added lemon for acidity and maple syrup

Cocktail

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Oct 13, 2019 — 1 min read

Vasastan Vesper

So, technically this drink is not really a Vesper, we know. But those into Swedish geography will get the word play, and we wanted to keep this post very Swedish.⁠ ⁠ Because what could be more Swedish, or at least Scandinavian, than akvavit? For a long time it was only consumed neat, accompanying the Swedish “smorgasbords” both during Easter, Midsummer and Christmas. But something has changed, and now akvavit is a key ingredient in so many cocktails, and it's found at different bars throughout t

aquavit chocolate liqueur

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Oct 10, 2019 — 1 min read

Mary Pickford

When we posted a story with a bottle of ginger rum [https://www.spytailrum.com/] , George over at @geosklias [https://www.instagram.com/geosklias/] was fast to suggest a cocktail to use it in; a Mary Pickford. And that's what we did, pairing the spicy ginger rum with sweet pineapple juice and maraschino liqueur. ⁠ ⁠ It is fun to use new products in classic recipes. It's a way of discovering them again, in a new light. The ginger rum elevated this Mary Pickford to a super interesting level, addin

Cocktail maraschino

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Oct 7, 2019 — 1 min read

Grow Ni

So today we are going true premium! Ferdinand's gin [https://www.ferdinandsgin.com/] is produced in the Saar region, using Riesling grapes. And we couldn't be happier about that, being the Riesling white wine lovers we are.⁠ ⁠ But there is not only Riesling in this gin, oh no - to that ingrediens list more than 30 botanicals are added. It creates a very distinct gin, even perfect to sip on its own.⁠ ⁠ Whenever we get a new gin we are always tempted to try it out in a Negroni. However we made a

Cocktail gin

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Sep 23, 2019 — 1 min read

Water Lemon

Water Lily is a classic cocktail made with gin, orange liqueur, lemon juice and Crème de Violette. By substituting the latter for Kokoro Gin's blueberry and lemongrass liqueur we created the Water Lemon.⁠ ⁠ In this one we are also using Kokoro gin [https://kokorogin.com/] which is made with Japanese sansho berries. They give the gin a rather unique botanical touch, that we appreciate a lot.⁠ ⁠ Thanks to the blueberry liqueur this cocktail gets a nice pale blue colour. And while it's actually a

Cocktail cointreau

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Sep 21, 2019 — 1 min read

Midway Fuji

⁠ Italian Malfy gin [https://www.malfygin.com/] has a really distinctive lemon flavour, which we wanted to showcase in a cocktail.⁠ ⁠ The Midway Fuji is made with only two ingredients in equal parts, gin and sake. It is a dry and crisp cocktail, allowing both its ingredients to shine. The citrusy Malfy gin worked so well in this one, and it contrasts so nicely to the sake. The tiny piece of cucumber became both the cutest garnish and the perfect snack to go with this dry drink.⁠ ⁠ We think thi

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Sep 17, 2019 — 1 min read

Rum Lahar

Flor de Caña [http://flordecana.com/] 12 years rum is Fair Trade certified, which makes this phenomenal rum even extra enjoyable. Also we absolutely love its toffee and vanilla notes, making it perfect to mix with other dessert associated ingredients. ⁠ ⁠ In this original cocktail, we mixed the Flor de Caña rum with banana and walnut liqueurs, tying it all together with dry fino sherry to balance the sweetness. The result is certainly a coupe full of loveliness, defined by the rum but with rat

banana liqueur Cocktail

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Sep 11, 2019 — 1 min read

Japean

It's more than a month since we returned home from our visit to Japan, where we got to see Kyoto, Osaka and Tokyo close up. It was two unforgettable weeks, and we feel so inspired by it, also when it comes to cocktailing.⁠ ⁠ So we were extra thrilled when Kokoro gin [https://kokorogin.com/] reached out, asking us to create a cocktail with their gin and their liqueurs. We knew straight away we wanted to go as Japanese as possible, both in flavor and looks.⁠ ⁠ Now the Kokoro gin is actually produc

cherry heering Cocktail

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Sep 9, 2019 — 1 min read