Cocktail Detour (Page 39)

River Styx

The combination of coffee and chocolate paired with whisky is what make this recipe stand out. It’s a wonderful after dinner drink, even having the potential of replacing a desert. Allspice dram, or pimento liqueur is extra fitting this close to Christmas. It tastes a bit of ginger bread, and it’s very strong in flavour. Hence just adding a dash like in this recipe still impacts the cocktail quite a lot. River Styx Recipe by David Kinsey Ingredients: 2 oz bourbon 0,25 oz coffee liqueur 0,25 o

Cocktail Allspice dram

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Dec 21, 2018 — 1 min read

Vida Fria

So this is Matt’s riff on The Corpse Reviver No 2. Gin is subbed out for mezcal which is what got us hooked on this recipe. And as there’s also Suze in the mix, which we absolutely love, it was a no-brainer to start shaking. Rinsing a glass with absinthe might seem like a a lot of work for such a small amount of liquor, but do not skip this step - it adds a surprising depth of flavour to the drink. The first sip om the Vida Fria is a rather bitter experience, but already on the second sip your

Cocktail lillet rouge

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Dec 18, 2018 — 1 min read

The Amelia

Living up to our name, we will soon go on a rather big detour to find some great cocktails - we are off to Australia! What’s so exotic about Australia to us Swedes, is that it is located half way around the world, and that they have summer when we have winter. So by making this drink we wanted to take a break from mulled wines, glögg and egg nogs, to rather shake up a summer berries cocktail reminding us of things to come. We like that this cocktail uses blackberry purée. We bought frozen berr

Cocktail elderflower liqueur

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Dec 15, 2018 — 1 min read

Calvados & Tonic

Calvados & Tonic is in the end kind of a Christmas riff of the classic Gin & Tonic. Swapping gin for apple brandy means you end up with a slightly less bitter cocktail, with the apple shining through quite noticeably. If you want to make the cocktail even more Christmassy you could add a few drops of allspice dram at the top of the forming foam. Cheers, and Merry Christmas! Calvados & Tonic Recipe Ingredients: 1,5 oz Calvados 0,75 oz Swedish Tonic syrup 3 oz club soda Mixing: Shake the Calva

calvados Cocktail

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Dec 12, 2018 — 1 min read

Why is it a pear when you only get one?

When we saw the name of this cocktail we had a good laugh - and knew we needed to shake it! Pear juice is not used that often in drinks, which is too bad because it’s actually super delicious and surprisingly different from apple juice. Combined with wine it creates this refreshing and light drink experience which is then boosted by elegant Pisco. So - why is it a pear when you only get one? We couldn’t figure it out to be fair so we solved it by making two - one for each of us! Why is it a p

Cocktail pisco

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Dec 6, 2018 — 1 min read

The Last Mechanical Art

Nothing better than a solid equal parts cocktail is there! This one is of particular interest given its distinct ingredients. Mezcal - this smoky agave spirit that turns any cocktail into an aromatic and characteristic experience when mixed with. Punt e Mes - a very elegant vermouth with just the right sweetness to act as a good counterpart to other ingredients. Campari - the Italian amaro we would struggle to be without. Its red brown colour and its bittersweet flavour is unique. Cynar - th

campari Cocktail

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Dec 3, 2018 — 1 min read

Royal Cadiz Yacht Club

We continue loving low ABV sherry cocktails, also during winter. The suggested type of sherry for this cocktail is Palo Cortado, which is style-wise in between fino and oloroso. Now we didn’t have this bottle on hand so we used amontillado sherry instead - which we think worked fine. (There was a very interesting post about Palo Cortado sherry from Matthias over at @servedbysoberon some month ago). What we think is so likable about sherry is that it somehow creates this luxurious ”Cognac-feelin

Cocktail curaçao

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Nov 30, 2018 — 1 min read

Physalis Sour

Physalis are those cute golden yellow berries protected by a paper thin coat. They are sour, chewy and bursting with flavour. Fun to eat for sure, but even more fun to drink it turns out. Because muddled together with gin, and fresh marjoram (which we were lucky to find in a store) they create a refreshing cocktail with a quite distinct flavour. Of course we had to use a few physalis fruits as garnish, they are so visually stunning! Physalis Sour Recipe by Oskar Kinberg Ingredients: 1,5 oz g

Cocktail falernum

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Nov 27, 2018 — 1 min read