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El Viajero
A very interesting Bacardi Legacy drink, very delicate, very ethereal, calm and serene. A coconut zen moment, but at the same time less actual coconut flavor than you might think. The water doesn't taste particularly like what you would associate with the sweeter coconut taste of the coconut flesh, let alone coconut sweets etc. […]
Rum / Coconut Water / P.X. Sherry / Lime / Chocolate Bitters
Spring Rain
The recipe sounded just like it could be just up my alley, and it was indeed one for my liking, elegant and yet strong and aromatic, stirred, slightly spicy and smoke as a counter to a certain sweetness/fruit. The Madeira wine is beautifully present at the start, followed by the gin as a fresh, citrussy energizer and base, both together forming a great unit. […]
Gin / Madeira / Peach Liqueur / Aromatic Bitters / Mezcal
Bar Magritte, Brussels, Belgium
In today's article, let's move on to the only hotel bar I visited on my last trip to Brussels and, to be honest, the only one that, after much research, seemed halfway exciting and interested in higher-quality drinks. That would be the Bar Magritte in the 5-star Hotel Amigo. […]
Drink Report #2
We continue with Drink Report numero due, and I am already looking at myself in the mirror with complete satisfaction, not only for not having given up on this somewhat more elaborate format after just one issue, but also for having kept to the planned schedule, with an in-between gap of about two months.
As last time, I have again placed particular emphasis on a little diversity. […]
Shingle Stain
I was actually surprised at how much I liked it. In keeping with the name of the book I got it from (Easy Tiki), it's actually quite a simple tiki recipe. However, perfectly balanced and quite complex in its flavors. As described in the book's accompanying text, later versions of the drink by (in the original) Trader Vic have relegated it to a rather mediocre juice monster, but here David Kinsey has probably taken his version from the original. […]
Jamaican Rum / Rhum Agricole Blanc / Lime / Grenadine / Pimento Dram / Aromatic Bitters
Old Crow, Zurich, Switzerland
Bar legend Charles Schumann said years ago in an interview about his film "Schumann's Bar Talks": "There are far too many pretentious bars where everyone is more important than the guest themselves. You can see that immediately. People always talk about hospitality. It should be completely normal to be hospitable in a good bar. That doesn't always mean that I – Charles Schumann – am hospitable, on the contrary. I work so much that I often can't stand people."
Don't worry, you haven't clicked on the wrong article; this one is about the Old Crow Bar, yes. […]