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Ephemeral

The Ephemeral by David Shenaut is an interesting riff of a classic Martini cocktail. By using Old Tom Gin rather than regular gin, and by adding elderflower liqueur this cocktail gets significantly less dry than the original. But then there's also the single dash of celery bitters that is surprisingly much noticeable in the final outcome. We love clear cocktails like this one. What might look like a coupe of water immediately surprises you on the first sip. The Ephemeral is boozy, sweet and ear

Cocktail dry vermouth

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Feb 18, 2018 — 1 min read

Cuzco

An almost metallic flavour is what you get if you shake up a Cuzco cocktail by Julie Reiner. The combination of Pisco, grapefruit juice and Aperol is so spectacular, but hard to describe, that you have to try this cocktail to understand what happened in the shaker. The Aperol colours the drink in a very nice way. This subtle pale orange tone is so flattering to any cocktail, it looks immediately delicious we think. Cuzco Recipe Ingredients: 2 oz Pisco 0,75 oz Aperol 0,75 oz simple syrup 0,5 o

aperol Cocktail

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Feb 16, 2018 — 1 min read

The Stark

This is The Stark, as commented upon by Carolyn Gil in Sasha Petraske's “Regarding Cocktails”. It's one of the most beautiful and philosophical cocktail books out there according to us. Most cocktails in the book are relatively simple when it comes to number and type of ingredients, equipment required and preparation time needed. However this doesn't mean the cocktails are less interesting, it's rather the other way around. The Stark is a good example of this. A bourbon driven recipe, sweetened

angostura bitters bourbon

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Feb 14, 2018 — 1 min read

Into Great Silence

We'll say it straight away. This recipe is slightly more complicated and time consuming than the typical recipe in our feed. The cocktail by JP Fetherston is called Into Great Silence and it's one of the most smashing cocktails we've ever made. Drink your greens some say, and it is exactly what this cocktail enables. Because the first thing you need to do before mixing this cocktail is to make a “jus vert” which is basically a slightly sweetened green vegetable juice made of spinach, parsley a

Cocktail green chartreuse

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Feb 12, 2018 — 1 min read

Captain Ron

Our families know us too well. Among the Christmas presents we recently got were Kara Newman's new book “Road Soda” and a beautiful flask from Rabbit. Wanting to put these thoughtful gifts into immediate use we made a Captain Ron cocktail from Kara's book. This drink, adapted by John Henderson, is supposed to be served at room temperature making it ideal to store in a flask and enjoy even when there is not a fridge or ice around. Consuming a cocktail at room temperature might seem strange to b

amaro averna aperol

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Feb 10, 2018 — 1 min read

Into Thin Air

Finally we were able to get a bottle of Italicus, and we are trying it in cocktail Into Thin Air by Lucinda Sterling. Here it is mixed with Irish whiskey (we used Jameson), fresh lemon juice and tonic water. First of all we tried the Italicus neat. It's sweet, fruity and citrus driven. Very refreshing, with a certain bitterness going on in the background. Worth mentioning is the low ABV. At only 20 % this is almost more like a dessert wine, and to us that means it's the perfect cocktail ingredi

Cocktail italicus

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Feb 8, 2018 — 1 min read

Mr. October

Mr. October it's called, although we made it in February. This elegant cocktail by Timothy Miner is best seen from above, as it's garnished with freshly grated nutmeg. With that nutmeg floating on top of this yellow cocktail, we thought it almost looks like some kind of planet or celestial body. Maybe even the sun? We love the use of spices in this drink. The nutmeg adds a real earthy tone to the whole creation, while the cinnamon syrup contributes with a wintery note. Then there is the very po

Cocktail Allspice dram

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Feb 6, 2018 — 1 min read

The Casualty

The Casualty, by Chris Elford is a boozy sipper based on scotch, amaro Montenegro and Byrrh. The latter is only added in a small amount, but the dryness it contributes with is so lovely that it kind of defines the whole cocktail. This cocktail originates from Amor y Amargo in New York city, and it's a very typical drink of them. Lots of amaro Montenegro in the drink, which is one of the most delicious amaris available in our opinion. The orange zest garnish is quite crucial. Make full use of i

Cocktail amaro montenegro

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Feb 4, 2018 — 1 min read