How to drink whiskey
To the uninitiated serving and drinking whiskey could seem as easy as opening the whiskey bottle and pour – but that is very far from reality. There are several “schools” on how to drink...
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Blackberry and Lime Flavoured Gin & Tonic-cocktail (4 servings, great as a welcome drink)
Ingredients 2 dl (~6.6 fl oz) tonic syrup (or just ordinary tonic water) 1 untreated lime 1 handful blackberries 8-12 ice cubes Approx 6 dl sparkling water Gin according to taste A small handful...
Homemade Tonic Syrup
Yes, you could just buy a bottle of ready-made tonic water, but where’s the fun in that? Wouldn’t it be infinite more fun to be able to tell your guests that you made it...
The Perfect Manhattan Cocktail
TL;DR: You make the perfect Manhattan Cocktail by stirring Whisky, Vermouth and Angostura Bitters with ice cubes. Strain into a cocktail glass. Ingredients 5 cl whisky (Rye Whisky is preferred, but not required. any...
Top 10 Gin drinks
Gin is a lovely thing. It’s very tasty and can be used for a huge variety of cocktail and drink recipes. Most prefer to mix it with tonic (you know, the G&T – nice!),...
Fish House Punch
Invented at a gentlemen’s club in Philadelphia in 1732, the Fish House Punch was one of later Founding Father George Washington’s preferred drinks. Apparently he once drank so much of the punch that it took...
Choosing the right measuring device for the bar
Just like it’s important to find the right cocktail shaker that fits your needs, the same thing goes for your choice of measuring jug. In fact it’s a very good idea to spend some...
Dark rum in drinks
“Dark rum in drinks, maybe even expensive vintage rum as a mixer in drinks – you can’t do that, that’s BLASPHEMI!?” You’ve probably heard the above sentence in some variation and I must admit,...
Know the difference between caffe latte, cappuccino, latte macchiato etc
Today there are no limits as to how you differentiate your coffee and make it unique. Just like in the fantastic world of cocktails the number of coffee varieties has risen exponentially the last...
Tip: How to layer carbonated fluids
It is relatively easy to layer spirits with different density. But what about carbonated fluids (eg. soda), where the carbon acid does not actually help in keeping those sharp layers?
Zombie (Definition)
Some drink recipes will eventually grow beyond them selves, turning into more of a category and the Zombie is one of those recipes.
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