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Dr. Rieux

Dr. Rieux

This is an intriguing one. Apple brandy is mixed with Swedish punsch, while there is also both rum and orange liqueur in the mix. The result is a fairly complex, interesting and enticing drink that we thoroughly enjoyed.⁠ ⁠ We believe punsch is more and more available around the world these days. It's fun to sea it used in cocktail recipes, as it was previously mainly served with certain food dishes in Sweden (especially with yellow pea soup). It's great in drinks though, so we like the route pu
calvados Cocktail
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Dice of Jade

Dice of Jade

So last week we posted a longdrink in which we used overproof Ron Esclavo. Today we want to showcase the same rum in a stiffer drink. When developing this recipe we were inspired by the classic Jade cocktail, but we swapped out quite a few things and played a bit with the ratios. What we did keep from the original was crème de menthe, a mint liqueur that works best in smaller quantities, but if used correctly it can lift a drink to cocktail heaven.⁠ ⁠ Ron Esclavo's overproof rum is potent at 57,
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Melony Rummer

Melony Rummer

Exciting news, especially for us Swedes, is that we can now get our hands on this overproof rum from Ron Esclavo. The rum is from the Dominican Republic, which we thinks somehow tells from the intricate and exotic-looking label. ⁠ ⁠ With new rums we like to initially walk the tiki trail. Being an overproof rum the Ron Esclavo is kind of made to be in highball drinks. The high ABV means it will hold up well to the other ingredients and the flavour will not get diluted. ⁠ ⁠ In this original recipe
Cocktail maraschino
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St. Stephen's Sour

St. Stephen's Sour

We've mentioned this before - but we love the smoothness orgeat brings to whatever cocktail it's used in. Here it is mixed with luxurious Cognac and also some rum. The sweet and nutty orgeat complements those spirits so well, and the squeeze of fresh lemon juice helps freshen things up. ⁠ ⁠ This is a perfect summer highball. We couldn't resist having our favourite crisps with it - peanut rings.⁠ St. Stephen's Sour Recipe by Jeffrey Morgenthaler Ingredients: 1 oz Cognac⁠ 1 oz aged rum⁠ 0,75 oz
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Nicky Paris

Nicky Paris

After making ⁠the Le Meilleur cocktail earlier we had pandan leaves in our fridge. We quickly tuned them into a vanilla tasting syrup, and then we stumbled upon the recipe for Nicky Paris, which uses pandan syrup.⁠ ⁠ It's a tiki styled drink, but apart from rum there is also akvavit in the mix. As Swedes we appreciate that a little bit extra, and it is nice how good this spiced spirit works in cocktails. ⁠ Nicky Paris Recipe by Will Wyatt Ingredients: 1,5 oz aged rum⁠ 0,5 oz akvavit⁠ 0,5 oz pi
aquavit Cocktail
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Le Meilleur

Le Meilleur

When Damien Lemercier visited the Corner Club bar in Stockholm some time ago he served us one of the best cocktails we've ever had - The Meilleur.⁠ ⁠ The drink is made with verjus, which is basically grape juice. Damien used a clear one, but at home we could only get verjus made with red grapes (from Mattias's parents home), hence our cocktail turned out much more colorful compared to Damien's.⁠ ⁠ It still tastes fantastic though! That sour verjus combined with the rum and the pandan-infused dry
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