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Neutral Ground
An elegant, smooth drink in the vein of a Manhattan or Bobby Burns, featuring a wonderful combination of dry sherry and the brilliant, aromatic herbal liqueur.
Spicy, sweet, dry, nutty, honey, rye - simply delicious. […]
Rye / Amontillado Sherry / Bénédictine D.O.M. / Orange Bitters
Café-Guide: Stockholm, Sweden
I believe it makes a lot of sense to first consider Nordic coffee culture in general, before we start to talk about all the cafés I visited during my recent trip to Stockholm, the same way we did in the first bar review. Once again I recommend visiting a museum, like the aptly named Nordic Museum, or a traditional restaurant and it will become clear that countries like Sweden lead the coffee consumption charts, but might have a very different relationship to how coffee is supposed to taste like than people in Athens or Barcelona. […]
moloko+, Frankfurt, Germany
When I first stepped into moloko+ early last year, there was still a bit of that 'hidden gem' vibe in the air. Although the bar had already reinvented itself in 2023, transforming from a daytime spot serving an entire food menu bistro-style, coffee, and the like, into a more cocktail-focused evening bar: Good things take time. I notice this time and again when traveling abroad, often, despite thorough research, you miss out on exciting openings from the past 1–2 years because word just hasn't gotten around yet. […]
Elixir Tropical
A lovely freshness on the nose of lime zest, freshly pureed almonds, slightly acidic, vanilla, mint, fresh sugar cane and a hint of pineapple from the rum. The sugar cane comes right back when you start sipping, mint and almond, lingering for a long time as a beautiful trio, followed by vanilla, pineapple, guava. Then the bitter notes come through discreetly with clove, cinnamon and ginger in the finish. […]
Rum / Lime / Orgeat / Maraschino Liqueur / Bitters / Mint
Wicked Wahine
Once again, I had found the perfect drink to use the fantastic Liber & Co syrups, and in a double pack at that. To go with it, I added the ultra-spicy 5-spice Gosling's rum based on Morgenthaler's recipe. A very nice drink, typical Tiki, it fits neatly into the usual patterns of the category and is perfectly balanced. […]
Spiced Rum / Falernum / Lemon / Lime / Passion Fruit / Grenadine / Peychaud's Bitters
A Bar Called Gemma, Stockholm, Sweden
The next article from Stockholm comes from Gemma, a bar that we unfortunately want to feature now, as they have announced their closure for the end of March, 2026 (but at least with the standard "But new thing will follow!", so let's see). While it wouldn't go into my personal must-visits, the entire vibe and the passion they have put into their project is noticeable and can be seen in everything from the design of the menu to the service culture. […]