Vasastan Vesper

Vasastan Vesper

So, technically this drink is not really a Vesper, we know. But those into Swedish geography will get the word play, and we wanted to keep this post very Swedish.⁠ ⁠ Because what could be more Swedish, or at least Scandinavian, than akvavit? For a long time it was only consumed neat, accompanying the Swedish “smorgasbords” both during Easter, Midsummer and Christmas. But something has changed, and now akvavit is a key ingredient in so many cocktails, and it's found at different bars throughout t
aquavit chocolate liqueur
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Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford

When we posted a story with a bottle of ginger rum [https://www.spytailrum.com/] , George over at @geosklias [https://www.instagram.com/geosklias/] was fast to suggest a cocktail to use it in; a Mary Pickford. And that's what we did, pairing the spicy ginger rum with sweet pineapple juice and maraschino liqueur. ⁠ ⁠ It is fun to use new products in classic recipes. It's a way of discovering them again, in a new light. The ginger rum elevated this Mary Pickford to a super interesting level, addin
Cocktail maraschino
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Grow Ni

Grow Ni

So today we are going true premium! Ferdinand's gin [https://www.ferdinandsgin.com/] is produced in the Saar region, using Riesling grapes. And we couldn't be happier about that, being the Riesling white wine lovers we are.⁠ ⁠ But there is not only Riesling in this gin, oh no - to that ingrediens list more than 30 botanicals are added. It creates a very distinct gin, even perfect to sip on its own.⁠ ⁠ Whenever we get a new gin we are always tempted to try it out in a Negroni. However we made a
Cocktail gin
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Water Lemon

Water Lemon

Water Lily is a classic cocktail made with gin, orange liqueur, lemon juice and Crème de Violette. By substituting the latter for Kokoro Gin's blueberry and lemongrass liqueur we created the Water Lemon.⁠ ⁠ In this one we are also using Kokoro gin [https://kokorogin.com/] which is made with Japanese sansho berries. They give the gin a rather unique botanical touch, that we appreciate a lot.⁠ ⁠ Thanks to the blueberry liqueur this cocktail gets a nice pale blue colour. And while it's actually a
Cocktail cointreau
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Midway Fuji

Midway Fuji

⁠ Italian Malfy gin [https://www.malfygin.com/] has a really distinctive lemon flavour, which we wanted to showcase in a cocktail.⁠ ⁠ The Midway Fuji is made with only two ingredients in equal parts, gin and sake. It is a dry and crisp cocktail, allowing both its ingredients to shine. The citrusy Malfy gin worked so well in this one, and it contrasts so nicely to the sake. The tiny piece of cucumber became both the cutest garnish and the perfect snack to go with this dry drink.⁠ ⁠ We think thi
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Rum Lahar

Rum Lahar

Flor de Caña [http://flordecana.com/] 12 years rum is Fair Trade certified, which makes this phenomenal rum even extra enjoyable. Also we absolutely love its toffee and vanilla notes, making it perfect to mix with other dessert associated ingredients. ⁠ ⁠ In this original cocktail, we mixed the Flor de Caña rum with banana and walnut liqueurs, tying it all together with dry fino sherry to balance the sweetness. The result is certainly a coupe full of loveliness, defined by the rum but with rat
banana liqueur Cocktail
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Japean

Japean

It's more than a month since we returned home from our visit to Japan, where we got to see Kyoto, Osaka and Tokyo close up. It was two unforgettable weeks, and we feel so inspired by it, also when it comes to cocktailing.⁠ ⁠ So we were extra thrilled when Kokoro gin [https://kokorogin.com/] reached out, asking us to create a cocktail with their gin and their liqueurs. We knew straight away we wanted to go as Japanese as possible, both in flavor and looks.⁠ ⁠ Now the Kokoro gin is actually produc
cherry heering Cocktail
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Revolver

Revolver

We were kindly gifted a sample of “Balvenie Stories, The Sweet Toast of American Oak” - a whisky aged for 12 years. After a straight sip we also decided we wanted to use it in a cocktail. However with such a characteristic and high quality whisky we really wanted to make a cocktail in which the whisky was the defining ingredient.⁠ ⁠ And the Revolver cocktail was the answer. In one way it can't get more simple - just whisky, coffee and bitters. On the other hand this is such a complex cocktail wi
Cocktail coffee liqueur
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