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Dune Daiquiri with Sea Buckthorn

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DUNE DAIQUIRI COCKTAIL Recipe

The other day my architect Lutz came to me and told me that he had had a great cocktail: the Dune Daiquiri with sea buckthorn. So it doesn’t always have to be a normal Daiquiri. Here is Lutz’s recipe:

INGREDIENTS

  • 60 ml / 2 oz. white rum
  • 15 ml / ½ oz. sea ​​buckthorn juice
  • 15 ml / ½ oz. freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 7,5 ml/ ¼ oz. sugar syrup
  • crushed ice

METHOD

  1. Put the rum, the syrup and lime juice into a blender.
  2. Add sea ​​buckthorn jam and crushed ice and blend into smooth.
  3. Put the contents into your chilled glass
  4. Garnish with a mint sprig and lime slice.

NOTES

Daiquiri is a family of cocktails whose main ingredients are rum, citrus juice (typicall lime juice), and sugar or other sweetener.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Bacardi white rum | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Sugar syrup | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  3. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

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Mai Tai Cocktail Recipe

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MAI TAI COCKTAIL Recipe

The Mai Tai is a cocktail based on rum, curaçau liqueur, orgeat syrup and lime juice. It is one of the quintessential cocktails in Tiki culture. So the  Mai Tai, like the zombie, is a tiki drink. This means that it by no means comes from Hawaii, the South Seas or Polynesia, but was created in the continental USA to serve romantic clichés about an exotic island paradise.

INGREDIENTS

  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. white rum
  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. dark rum
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. orange curaçau
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. orgeat syrup
  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. freschly squeezed lime juice
  • 7,5 ml/ ¼ oz. sugar syrup

METHOD

  1. Add the white rum, curaçau, lime juice and orgeat into shaker with crushed ice and shake lightly (about 3 seconds).
  2. Pour into double Old Fashioned glass.
  3. Add some crushed ice.
  4. Float the dark rum over the top.
  5. Garnish with a lime slice and mint sprig.

NOTES

The Mai Tai became such a popular cocktail in the 1950s–60s that many restaurants, particularly tiki-themed restaurants or bars, served them. The Mai Tai was also prominently featured in the 1961 Elvis Presley film Blue Hawaii

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Bacardi white rum | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Bacard Carta Negra rum | USA | UK* | Germany*
  3. Sugar syrup | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  4. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

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Red Snapper Cocktail Recipe

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RED SNAPPER COCKTAIL Recipe

The Red Snapper cocktail is gin’s answer to the Bloody Mary. In my opinion, it works better too – a quick-witted, articulate riposte if you will. It’s a tall, refreshing pick-me-up and a much more civilised hair of the dog remedy than the Corpse Reviver #2. This is a drink that was designed with 11am on Sunday in mind, and as such has been hijacked by the brunch munching masses. Next time you feel the fatigue wrought by too much dancing, try the Red Snapper.

INGREDIENTS

  • 30 ml / 1 oz. Gin
  • 120 ml/ 4 oz. tomato juice
  • 15 ml / ½ oz. lemon juice
  • 3 – 4 dashes of Worchester sauce 
  • 3 – 4 dashes of Tabasco
  • black pepper, celery salt

METHOD

  1. Use the salt and pepper to rim your glass.
  2. Add the rest of the ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. 
  3. Shake and strain into your glass. 
  4. Add half of a celery stick to garnish.

NOTES

The drinking of cocktails as a morning drink to revitalize has a long tradition. While today morning consumption is classified as a sign of an advanced alcoholic disease and in particular the re-introduction of alcohol in response to a hangover is not recommended, morning consumption of alcoholic beverages such as cocktails was not uncommon until the late 19th century.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Bombay Sapphire gin | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Worchester sauce | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  3. Tabasco | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  4. Highball Glass | USA* | UK* | Germany*

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New Years Eve Cocktail 2020 – Confetti Champagne

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CONFETTI CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL Recipe

You are looking for a festive cocktail to celebrate New Year´s Eve 2020? Look no further! The Confetti Champagne cocktail is about as exciting as a cocktail can be, thanks to it’s Pop Rocks rim.

INGREDIENTS

  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. Vanilla vodka
  • 90 ml/ 3 oz. Champagne
  • Sprite
  • Pop Rocks

METHOD

  1. Place all pop rocks on a small shallow plate and mix together with a fork. 
  2. Wet the rim your the glass with lime wedge, then dip in pop rocks.
  3. Add vodka, Chamgagne and top with Sprite.
  4. Serve chilled.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Absolut Vanilla vodka | USA | UK* | Germany*
  2. Champagne | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  3. Sprite | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  4. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany

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On the Road 2020

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on the Road 2020

Even if 2020 wasn’t always easy, I was able to visit many great bars with really extraordinary people. I can only recommend all of these cocktail bars to drink a great cocktail when you are in the area.

COCKTAIL BARS VISITED 2020

THANKS TO

Christina, Dora, Dini, Vera, Erez, Everwood, Greg, Jusuf, Knud, Tisho, Yannis and all the other people who helped me.

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X-Mas Cocktail 2020

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SPICY POMEGRANATE MOSCOW MULE COCKTAIL Recipe

SPICY POMEGRANATE MOSCOW MULE COCKTAIL Recipe

My X-mas cocktail of 2020 is called Spicy Pomegranate Moscow Mule Cocktail. We need vodka mixed with fresh lime juice, a squeeze of grapefruit juice, pomegranate juice, spicy jalapeños, and topped off with ginger beer for a touch of sweetness and a little bit of bubbly. It’s both festive and warming, perfect for X-Mas and cold winter nights.

INGREDIENTS

  • 60 ml/ 2 oz. vodka
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. freschly squeezed lime juice
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. freschly squeezed grapefruit juice
  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. pomegranate juice
  • 1 – 2 jalapeño slices
  • Ginger Beer

METHOD

  1. Fill your Moscow Mule Mug with ice. 
  2. Put the vodka, lime juice, grapefruit juice, pomegranate juice and jalapeños in a cocktail shaker with ice.
  3. Strain into your prepared mug.
  4. Top with Ginger Beer.
  5. Garnish with pomegranate arils and fresh mint.

NOTES

And here is the recipe of Moscow Mule not in X-mas times…

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Smirnoff vodka | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Ginger Beer | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  3. Grapefruit juice | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  4. Moscow Mule Mug | USA* | UK* | Germany*

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Dark & Stormy Cocktail Recipe

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DARK & STORMY COCKTAIL Recipe

The Dark & Stormy cocktail is a highball cocktail made with dark rum (the “dark”) and ginger beer (the “stormy”) served over ice and garnished with a slice of lime.

INGREDIENTS

  • 60 ml/ 2 oz. dark rum
  • 100 ml/ 3 ⅓ oz. ginger beer

METHOD

  1. Fill glass with ice.
  2. Add rum and top with ginger beer.
  3. Garnish with a lime slice.

NOTES

As one of the very few well-known cocktails, his name is protected by trademark law and has been the subject of legal disputes several times.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Bacard Carta Negra rum | USA | UK* | Germany*
  2. Ginger Beer | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  3. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

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Pisco Sour Cocktail Recipe

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PISCO SOUR COCKTAIL Recipe

The Pisco Sour is a cocktail from the Sour family. The basic spirit is pisco, a grape brandy named after the city of Pisco in Peru, which is produced in two varieties in Peru and Chile. The origin of the Pisco Sour is disputed between these countries.

INGREDIENTS

  • 60 ml/ 2 oz. Pisco
  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. lemon juice
  • 20 ml/ ⅔ oz. simple syrup
  • 1 raw egg white
  • Angostura

METHOD

  1. Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake and strain into a chilled glass.
  3. Put few dashes of Angosture bitters on top as an aromatic garnish.

NOTES

For the Pisco Sour you only need the white part of the egg. But don’t throw away the yolks. You can then use the egg yolk for the Präirie Oyster.

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Rüdesheimer Coffee Cocktail Recipe

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RÜDESHEIMER COFFEE COCKTAIL Recipe

IIf you want to know how to make an authentic Rüdesheimer Coffee cocktail with Asbach German brandy and cream, watch my video. This wonderful, sweet coffee is an iconic beverage to try when visiting the picturesque town of Rüdesheim on Rhine River in Germany. However, with this recipe, you can now make it at home!

INGREDIENTS

  • 3 sugar cubes
  • 40 ml/ 1 ⅓ oz. Asbach Uralt brandy
  • 120 ml/ 4 oz. strong brewed coffee
  • whipped cream
  • chocolate shavings

METHOD

  1. Place the sugar cubes into the cup.
  2. Heat the brandy and then pour onto the sugar cubes.
  3. Using a long match, carefully light the brandy in the cup.
  4. Muddle the sugar until the sugar has completely dissolved. .
  5. Pour the coffee into the cup with the sugar and brandy.
  6. Top with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.

NOTES

The authentic Rüdesheimer Coffee cocktail was created by Hans Karl Adam in 1957, a German television chef. It is a sweet, brand and coffee beverage topped with whipped cream and chocolate.

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Canchánchara Cocktail Recipe

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CANCHANCHARA COCKTAIL Recipe

The Canchánchara cocktail, the forefather of Daiquiri and originally a drink for slaves on the sugar cane plantations. In my recipe with the Havana Club Añejo Especial for more taste, mixed with honey and lime, served in a traditional clay pot.

INGREDIENTS

  • 60 ml/ 2 oz. Havana Club Añejo Especial rum
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. freschly squeezed lime juice
  • 2 bar spoons of honey

METHOD

  1. Put all the ingredients in a clay pot without ice.
  2. Stir until the honey has dissolved.
  3. Top up with ice cubes and stir cold.
  4. Garnish with a lime wedge.

NOTES

The Canchánchara is considered to be the first cocktail developed in Cuba. There are no reliable sources for the origin of the drink. According to the prevailing opinion, it goes back to workers in the sugar cane plantations of Cuba in the 19th century who had access to the ingredients still used today.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Absolut Vanilla vodka | USA | UK* | Germany*
  2. Sprite | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  3. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany