Cocktail Detour (Page 61)

Off-White Negroni

There are regular Negronis, there are white Negronis, and then there is the Off-White Negroni. We found the recipe for this gem in Greg Henry's book “Savory Cocktails”. Suze is a liqueur made on the roots of the gentian plant. This means it gets a bitter taste, but obviously in a good way. Normally you would be tempted to pair it with something sweet or acidic, but here it is rather paired with only Cocchi Americano and gin. It's not just any gin though, but Old Tom. This means there actually

cocchi americano Cocktail

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Nov 6, 2017 — 1 min read

Grapefruit Old Fashioned

We're almost half way through Old Fashioned Week and we are excited to contribute with this Grapefruit Old Fashioned. It's a riff on the classic, with added flavours from grapefruit and tonic. The grapefruit and the tonic add a rather bitter profile to this one. It's really delicious if you, like us, love bitter cocktails. Whenever we do Old Fashioned cocktails we try to use as heavy and sturdy glassware as possible. There's just something with the feeling of drinking a rather delicate cocktai

Cocktail rye

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Nov 4, 2017 — 1 min read

Bryk - Berlin Cocktail Bar

Arriving in Berlin on a rainy and sunny September day we wanted to find a great spot close to our hotel at Alexanderplatz. Waiting for us in the room was a bottle of dry German sparkling wine - a great start of a weekend in Berlin. After some vegan comfort food at Lia’s Kitchen we were ready for cocktails in Prenzlauer Berg 15 min walk north from Alexanderplatz. The door at Bryk is looked and you need to press the doorbell to be let in. We were apparently early arriving after at quarter to eigh

berlin

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Nov 3, 2017 — 2 min read

Red Viper

We've been reading the book “Tequila & Mezcal” (only in Swedish) by Josephine Sondlo and Madeleine Solo Rapp from cover to cover the last weeks. And there are so many great recipes in this book it was almost difficult to decide what to start with! However, the cocktail on the book's cover is a Red Viper, and this is the one we eventually decided to make first of all: Now our cocktail turned out a little less red compared to the cover version. Probably because we used Carpano Antica Formula swe

Cocktail cynar

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Nov 2, 2017 — 1 min read

Have At It

Have at it, by Alex Day is a rather funky cocktail found in Death & Co's book. The list of ingredients is long, but there are only quite common products in it. As the cocktail is primarily based on sherry it gets low on ABV, especially as the whole creation is also topped up with club soda. There was a delicate change in the weather when we poured this cocktail. The cloudy autumn sky suddenly cleared up and the sun made a very welcome appearance. We hurried out on our balcony to do the shooting

angostura bitters Cocktail

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Oct 31, 2017 — 1 min read

Pomegranate Martini

This is a Pomegranate Martini made with pomegranate juice rather than grenadine. This gives the cocktail an intense, ruby red colour that makes the whole creation look very delicious. Just like cranberry juice, pomegranate juice is a bit bristly on the tongue and it's actually a pretty cool thing in this cocktail. It is not a sweet drink but rather a well balanced one with both acidity and fruit very present. As seen in the recipe this cocktail is vodka based. Many times vodka is not the most

Cocktail cointreau

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Oct 29, 2017 — 1 min read

Almond Brother

These are two Almond Brothers by Jason Littrell from bar Death & Co. It's a recipe that combines Mexican tequila with Italian Amaretto in a playful way. But can these two spirits really be brothers? 2 oz reposado tequila 0,25 oz Amaretto 1 teaspoon apricot liqueur 0,75 oz lime juice 0,25 oz orgeat 0,25 oz maple syrup Shake with fresh ice, strain into fancy glasses. Well yes, one could believe so. They work very well together, despite both being quite characteristic on their own. The amount of

Cocktail Amaretto

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Oct 27, 2017 — 1 min read

Widow's Laurel

Let's focus a bit on glassware, such an essential part of any cocktail. We love going glassware hunting. The charity shops in Stockholm see us frequently, and we can never resist a good glass temptation. The coupe glasses in this photograph we spotted on a recent trip to Berlin, in a charity shop on Friedrich Straße. There were four of them, in perfect condition, but with no price tag. As the selection in the shop seemed quite curated we expected a hefty price tag but were really surprised to f

Allspice dram angostura bitters

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Oct 25, 2017 — 1 min read