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Cyrano
The perfect blend of Ti Punch and Negroni, offering the best of both worlds. Despite being added twice as syrup and rum, the pineapple flavor is slightly subdued, but nonetheless lends a light, tropical smoothness to this otherwise crisp and edgy cocktail. However, I believe that in 8 out of 10 cases, one would not be able to identify the fruit blindly. […]
Rhum Agricole Vieux / Cynar / Pineapple Rum / Pineapple Syrup / Lime
Frank's Cocktail
A wonderful drink with white port wine - which I love intensely and find even more interesting than your standard tawny ports - The Frank's Cocktail. A pleasantly simple name that already sounds beautifully old-school when reading the equally simple recipe. The choice of cognac and port is, of course, what makes all the difference here. […]
Cognac / White Port / Maraschino Liqueur / Orange Bitters
HENNE.Weinbar, Cologne, Germany
The HENNE.Weinbar is actually featured in an issue of the German Mixology magazine (05/23), even though it's not a cocktail bar at all. That's because it was used as an example of the future of gastronomy as such. This raises some rather high expectations and in turn two questions: Can it live up to them, and why was the wine bar, which opened in the heart of Cologne in 2018, chosen as a prime example in the first place? […]
Firetree Papua New Guinea Karkar Island 72%
Firetree is one of those brands - like Utopick for me as well, for example - that you at least pick up because of its design, if not buy straight away. The lower part of the otherwise dark and elegantly designed packaging is always in different colored fire artwork. I love even more the 3 circles on the inside (see below) with further color-coded references to the tasting notes of the specific chocolate bar. […]
Café Italo
A simple but very harmonious cocktail from the bar book of the famous CURE Bar in New Orleans. As with baking, when done correctly, the fluffiness of the egg whites and, in particular, the heartiness of the whole egg make it surprisingly good at capturing the sweetness of the Amaro and spreading it out delicately. […]
Amaro Nonino / Demerara Syrup / Whole Egg / Orange / Bitters
Coffee Guide: Paris
We have covered Athens and Barcelona, let us move further north and into the urban heart of France to Paris, a city that (among others) made coffeehouses iconic centuries ago. There is absolutely no shortage of coffee in a city that runs on the need for creative caffeine boosts, but it has, for a long time, been more of a 'vibe' and not the high-end gourmet experience people might associate with the fine dining capital of the world. […]