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La Belle Fille

La Belle Fille

One of the first drinks we've made outside on our balcony this spring. La Belle Fille intrigued us with that spiced pear liqueur in it, a bottle we love a lot. It's very fruity, almost exotic, but has that stingy feature which works fantastically in a cocktail.⁠ La Belle Fille Recipe by Jacquelyn Dowell Ingredients: 1,5 oz gin⁠ 0,75 oz Bruto Americano⁠ 0,25 oz apricot liqueur⁠ 1 barspoon spiced pear liqueur⁠ 0,25 oz simple syrup⁠ 3 dashes Peychaud’s⁠ Mixing: Stir all ingredients with fresh ic
apricot brandy bruto americano
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High Five

High Five

This Hemingway Daiquiri riff is very well thought through. Gin is used instead of rum and Aperol is used instead of maraschino liqueur. The bitter grapefruit juice goes along well with the gin and the Aperol. All that bitterness requires a small dose of simple syrup to keep the drink balanced though.⁠ ⁠ In the recipe it's instructed to garnish with a high five (which is particularly hard when you are home alone).⁠ ⁠ Wow this is a good cocktail! As long as you don't shy away from bitter flavours
aperol Cocktail
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Bella's Sour

Bella's Sour

Our good friend Bella [https://www.instagram.com/mixedbybella/] makes her own sloe liqueur. And she very generously offered us a sample of it - that we just had to turn into a sour.⁠ ⁠ And just look at the colour the cocktail gets! Those sloe berries know how to make an impact - and that goes not only for the colour but also for the flavour. Bella got the perfect balance of sweet and sour in her liqueur, which to us is crucial in fruit- and berry based blends. Thank you so much Bella for the mos
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Pegu Club

Pegu Club

We took another chance to use the Highclere Castle Gin [https://www.highclerecastlespirits.com/home.php] in a classic cocktail. This time we chose a Pegu Club, which is a spin on a a gin sour, with orange liqueur added.⁠ ⁠ Such a nice cocktail this is! It really lets the gin shine, at the same time evoking further interest wit hoses orange notes. The sour lime completes everything in the perfect way.⁠ Pegu Club Recipe Ingredients: 1,25 oz gin⁠ 0,75 oz fresh lime juice⁠ 0,25 oz orange curacao⁠
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Hasse

Hasse

This is another cocktail we created with the new coffee gin from Skånska Spritfabriken [https://spritfabriken.com/] - a Swedish distiller. As there is actually quite a lot of coffee flavour in the gin we didn't want to mix it with too overpowering ingredients. However the bitterness of Campari worked very well, and as we had infused the Campari with coffee it only further elevated the flavors of the gin.⁠ ⁠ A perfect sipper for those into coffee, like ourselves.⁠ Hasse Recipe by Cocktail Detour
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Meet me in the Morning

Meet me in the Morning

Sure, it's not really morning when we post this. But this cocktail can certainly be enjoyed also at evening time. It is of course the coffee liqueur, and the serving in cups that justify the cocktail's name.⁠ ⁠ The coffee liqueur mixes very well with the walnut liqueur. Both have quite distinct flavour profiles on their own, but they still play very well together in the same cocktail.⁠ ⁠ So, good morning, and cheers!⁠ Meet me in the Morning Recipe by Kyle Jones Ingredients: 1 oz dry gin⁠ 1 oz
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Grapefruit Rickey

Grapefruit Rickey

We are transforming a classic Rickey into a grapefruit variety just by switching regular simple syrup for grapefruit zest infused simple syrup. We made ours sous vide style, but just letting some zest infuse ready-made simple syrup should work well. It's exciting how much citrus flavour actually sits in the zest.⁠ ⁠ And oh did we go luxurious on choice of gin. Highclere Castle Gin [https://www.highclerecastlespirits.com/home.php] is a new acquaintance to us, and it turned this gin-heavy cocktail
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