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Excited about Gin & Tonic Festival + making the Trinity cocktail
Trinity - an equal-parts cocktails. Here made with Kyflinge gin.

Excited about Gin & Tonic Festival + making the Trinity cocktail

This summer we will participate in the Gin & Tonic Festival - a two day event devoted completely to gin and tonic. The festival takes place 30 June - 1 July 2023, at Dylta Bruk just outside Örebro. There will be several gin and tonic brands represented at the festival, and there will of course be lots of opportunities to taste their products. The focus is on Swedish brands (yes we have hundreds of gin producers in Sweden), some bigger and some smaller. We will definitely get to taste gin that w
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Gorilla Gland

Gorilla Gland

This is our riff of the Monkey Gland. A forgotten cocktail deserving a full revival. Based on orange gin from Copenhagen Distillery and clementine juice instead of orange juice, we thought Gorilla Gland was a fitting name. It turned out very nice, we especially like the colour! Gorilla Gland Recipe by Cocktail Detour Ingredients 60 ml orange gin 20 ml clementine juice 5 ml grenadine 3 ml simple syrup 3 dashes absinthe Mixing Add all ingredients plus fresh ice into a shaker and shake until the
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Half Way Round the World

Half Way Round the World

Another drink made with new Bolivian acquaintances La República gin⁠ and Yerbasanta vermouth⁠. They make the perfect power couple in this globetrotter drink.⁠ ⁠ Gin is so good in long-drinks we think. That tangy taste goes well with low-ABV ingredients such as vermouth or sherry, and then just a splash of simple syrup sweetens things up. Lemon juice balances everything and some heavily carbonated water gives just the right fizz.⁠ Recipe by Cocktail Detour Ingredients: 1 orange wheel⁠ 1 dash bi
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Twice in the Night

Twice in the Night

We think this one is so interesting. It is made with two bottles that we had never heard of before, but that we instantly fell in love with the moment we sipped them.⁠ ⁠ The vermut from Yerbasanta has this earthy, muted flavour profile that we adore so much. It is very rich in taste, and the ruby red colour certainly entices. We paired it with some other quite potent products here, but it still stood up and gave the drink a lot of character. We have tried their white vermut as well, and it is eq
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Dead Parrot Colada

Dead Parrot Colada

It was the name, and the colour. Both intrigued us enough to make this intense blue cocktail. While it will likely not actually kill a parrot, it would certainly make it dizzy. With both gin and akvavit in the mix, this is a potent one.⁠ ⁠ It's kind of a Pina Colada riff, where lighter coconut water replaces heavy coconut cream. It's definitely to our liking, and the lightness combined with its freezing features make this a most enjoyable exotic drink. Recipe by Simon Difford Ingredients: ⁠1,5
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Sicilian Martini

Sicilian Martini

Just published, in Swedish, is Hans-Olov Öberg's and Emil Åreng's book about the world's most iconic cocktail, the Dry Martini.⁠ ⁠ Much can be told about that drink. In one way, the most simple cocktail recipe of them all, just two ingredients. In another way the most customizable cocktail as a play with ratios or the introduction of a third or even fourth ingredient can completely change the drink. And that's what the book is all about. It's actually filled with riffs and variations of this wel
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