gin - Cocktail Detour (Page 5)

Lotta

In Södra Sandby, a village in southern Sweden, Skånska Spritfabriken [https://spritfabriken.com/] are producing a line of very interesting gins. And the newest addition is a coffee gin, meaning a gin with a sublime taste of coffee.⁠ ⁠ The possibilities to use this in cocktails are endless, but for our first attempt we created a dessert cocktail with chocolate and orgeat supporting the coffee gin.⁠ ⁠ Turns out the velvety orgeat kind of hugs the coffee gin, and a smooth and silky cocktail is crea

chocolate liqueur Cocktail

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Feb 1, 2020 — 1 min read

SUN STEALER

We think the Japanese Roku gin is so elegant, and this is the perfect cocktail to showcase it in. Because there is a lot of gin in it, making this a martini-styled drink.⁠ ⁠ But there is sweet vermouth instead of dry, plus there are two surprising additions of sweet chocolate liqueur and super bitter Fernet-Branca. ⁠ ⁠ It all comes together beautifully and forms an interesting and intriguing drink that we are likely to make gain.⁠ Sun Stealer Recipe by Henry Prendergast Ingredients: 2 oz gin⁠

chocolate liqueur Cocktail

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Jan 22, 2020 — 1 min read

Cliftonian

Thinking that there were cocktail competitions all the way back in 1935, and that a winning cocktail from that era is still much enjoyable, is amusing.⁠ ⁠ And seeing that Swedish punsch was an internationally used ingredient already then is extra fun. Punsch has definitely become a cocktail ingredient of importance today, but already 1935 it was something to count with.⁠ ⁠ Orange juice in drinks has always scared us a bit. But the small amount in here is only nice. It counters the sweet punsch i

Cocktail gin

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Jan 14, 2020 — 1 min read

DRY MARTINI

One of the most well-known cocktails, one of the most simple recipes, one of the most difficult to fully master.⁠ ⁠ A Dry Martini is all in the ingredients used, and the ratio they are used in. We've experimented with the latter and come to the conclusion that 5/6 parts gin and 1/6 part dry vermouth works perfectly well according to our taste.⁠ ⁠ Stockholms Bränneri's [http://www.stockholmsbranneri.com/] gin is a luxurious and very tasty choice of gin. We love that it's made in the center of Sto

Cocktail dry vermouth

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Jan 10, 2020 — 1 min read

The Queen Mother Cocktail

With this cocktail we welcome 2020 into our lives. We think this is a typical cocktail summing up everything the two of us love about drinks. It has an elegant feel to it, it uses an intriguing mix of ingredients, it looks beautiful poured into a nice coupe and of course it tastes phenomenal.⁠ ⁠ Gin is a staple in our home bar. There are so many varieties today, but if we were only allowed to bring one single bottle of spirit to a desserted island it would probably be a typical London dry gin. A

aperol Cocktail

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Jan 2, 2020 — 1 min read

Borrowed Feathers

Happy New Year!⁠ ⁠ How fast has this year passed! It is always slightly breathtaking to realize how quick another year has gone by.⁠ ⁠ Exactly one year ago we were in Sydney, welcoming 2019 from the balconies of the Sydney Opera House. An unforgettable experience of course. This year we are celebrating back at home in Sweden which is also memorable in its own way.⁠ ⁠ This cocktail is an original made by ourselves. Around the magic midnight countdown we usually prefer neat Champagne, but earlier

champagne Cocktail

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Dec 31, 2019 — 1 min read

Calaska

Carissa [https://www.instagram.com/thefermentedalaskan/] - we are your Secret Santé this year!⁠ ⁠ We've been following you for a long while, and we have always felt drawn to your beautiful cocktail creations. Today we want to make a cocktail inspired by you in three distinctive areas:⁠ ⁠ 1) You live in Alaska, and there is already a fantastic cocktail called Alaska. It is made with gin (sometimes old tom) and yellow Chartreuse. We riffed this a bit, still sticking somehow to the original idea of

Cocktail créme de cassis

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Dec 25, 2019 — 1 min read

Waterproof Watch

Whenever we see a recipe by Sother Teague [https://www.instagram.com/creativedrunk/] we're always eager to mix it at home. The Waterproof Watch was no exception of course, and wow are we glad we tried it!⁠ ⁠ This grown-up, boozy cocktail is a stunner! This is exactly the kind of cocktails we love a little bit extra. Dark, complex, mysterious, bursting with flavour - but yet so simple to make at home.⁠ ⁠ With “clean” recipes like this one we're always selecting which bottles to use, with extra ca

Cocktail amaro montenegro

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Dec 19, 2019 — 1 min read