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When The Walls Fell
When I stumbled across it online, it was love at first sight. One of my longest-standing tricks/tips (here on LT too) has always been to use homemade hibiscus tea syrup instead of grenadine in drinks for added complexity, and mezcal is the perfect match for this. […]
Hibiscus infused Mezcal / Campari / Grenadine / Lime / Bitters
Southpaw Swizzle
I recently found this beautiful glass in an antiques online store with maybe 1-2 pages of items. It was presented as a "whisky glass" and even made by the well-known German manufacturer Villeroy & Boch, but to me, it couldn't scream tiki any more than it already does. So we had to find a suitable drink for the inauguration. […]
Manzanilla Sherry / Rhum Blanc / Honey / Lime / Coconut Water / Jamaican Rum
Mala Sztuka, Gdansk, Poland
Our second bar from the Polish baltic coast in Gdańsk evokes the spirit of rum traders and ports that bring in exotic goods, and while it's not as old as Flisak, the history at Mala Sztuka matters as well.
Much like El Koktel in Warsaw, Mala Sztuka is often named as one of the earlier and most influential bars that brought true craft cocktails to Poland in the 2010s. […]
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. […]