yellow chartreuse

The Stark

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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Alaska

Alaska

It's winter time, and making a classic Alaska cocktail seems s(n)o(w) fitting. A cocktail doesn't get more simple than this - just two ingredients, three if you also count the orange bitters. But while it's easy to make, it's still a surprisingly complex cocktail tastewise. The Chartreuse on its own is so full of flavour, and when it is combined with the semi sweet old Tom gin and the bitters a snow angel is indeed born. The subtle yellowness from the Chartreuse is what makes the Alaska so app
Cocktail gin
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Naked & Famous

Naked & Famous

Naked & Famous, by Joaquin Simó is a very interesting cocktail. It's one part Last Word and one part Paper Plane (according to Death & Co's book in which we found the recipe). Thanks to the Aperol this cocktail gets a very appealing orange/pink color. The taste however is more dominated by the smoky mezcal, a spirit that we love, so this is definitely our type of cocktail. Another thing we like about the Naked & Famous is the fact that it's an equal part recipe. If you make this delicious drin
aperol Cocktail
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