This time I was in Malmö / Sweden. Things are different in Sweden. You can’t buy alcohol in the supermarket, there are special state shops called Sytembolaged. Rumor has it that this is why some Swedes make their own alcohol at home. I noticed something similar during my visit to the Care/Of cocktail bar here […]
The boulevardier is a classic cocktail that was invented in the 1920s. It is a variation of the Negroni that swaps gin for whiskey. Where does the name come from? It is believed to have been invented by an American writer who started a monthly magazine called the Boulevardier in Paris. INGREDIENTS 45 ml/ 1 […]
The Canidian people love the Bloody Caesar…so much so that they consume a whopping 350 million per year. We don’t blame them. The Bloody Caesar is a fine representation of the Bloody Mary, made with Clamato juice (this is a tomato juice with clam extract steeped in it) it’s full of rich umami flavour that’s […]
The Japanese Slipper is a sophisticated sweet and sour green cocktail with notes of melon and citrus. The cocktail is made from Midori melon liqueur, Triple Sec. liqueur and freshly squeezed lemon juice. It was created in 1984 by Jean-Paul Bourguignon at Mietta´s Restaurent in Melbourne. INGREDIENTS 30 ml / 1 oz. Midori melon liqueur […]
The Vacation Martini cocktail is a great-looking holiday (Tiki-style) cocktail with vanilla, coconut and pineapple. INGREDIENTS 45 ml/ 1 ½ oz. Absolut Vanilla vodka 22,5 ml/ ¾ oz. pineapple juice 15 ml/ ½ oz. Coconut rum 7,5 ml/ ¼ oz. freshly squeezed lime juice 7,5 ml/ ¼ oz egg white 8 drops of Blue Curaçao […]
The Chartreuse Swizzle is a cocktail for Chartreuse lovers. Best enjoyed on a hot summer’s evening. The Chartreuse Swizzle was created in 2002 by Marco Dionysos at Tres Agaves, San Francisco, USA. INGREDIENTS 45 ml/ 1 ½ oz. Green Chartreuse 15 ml/ ½ oz. Falernum 45 ml/ 1 ½ oz. pineapple juice 22,5 ml/ ¾ […]
The Mitch Martini cocktail is a mix of bison grass vodka, peachtree liqueur, passionfruit and balanced with apple juice. The cocktail was created in 1997 at Match Bar London by cocktail bartender Giovanni Burdi. Popular with those who have a sweet palate, if you like fruit this cocktail has your name written all over it. […]
Two French liqueurs plus American rye and lemon juice equals these fine cocktail named Monte Cassino. The cocktail takes its name from Monte Cassino, a rocky hill in Italy that’s home to an abbey, the first house of the Benedictine Order, established by Benedict of Nursia in 529. INGREDIENTS 22,5 ml/ ¾ oz. Bénédictine 22,5 […]
The Salty Dog cocktail is a lot friendlier than it sounds. This classic cocktail is a modified Greyhound (gin or vodka with grapefruit juice) that is differentiated by the drink’s sugar syrup and salted rim. But that salt rim gives this drink its own identity. INGREDIENTS 45 ml/ 1 ½ oz. vodka 22,5 ml/ ¾ […]
The Ward 8 or Ward Eight is a cocktail originating in 1898 in Boston, Massachusetts USA. In 1898 Democratic a political czar of Boston hoped to capture a seat in the state’s legislature, the General Court of Massachusetts. He held considerable power in the city for nearly 50 years. The story goes that the drink […]