Today’s topic will once more be a spirit. A whisky. However, a very unusual one. Today I’d like to introduce the 13 year old Aichinger whisky from Hartkirchen in Austria. What makes it unusual is it’s specific character as a Wheat Single Malt Whisky. While the classical single malt whiskies, as they are known from Scotland and Read More
Author Archives: Sepo Galumbi
Cathedral Cocktail
I have already referred to the sensitive subject of “beer in Germany” in different contexts. Especially while the current wave of craft beer and microbreweries also grows larger and larger in Germany many people are discussing about the sense and nonsense of the “Reinheitsgebot” (German purity law – Personally, I advocate a reformation of the Reinheitsgebot). When it comes to beer, Germany is a highly conservative country and if people start to talk about mixing beer as an ingredient in cocktails, at least Read More
Blackberry Cooler
I’ve started a lot of articles with remarks and thoughts about the weather and appropriate drinks. This might seem a little bit redundant, but there is hardly anything more important than the seasonal context for choosing a special drink. Perhaps a particular Read More
From the Brew Kettle: Lindemans Faro Lambic
Today I want to introduce a quite unusual beer that I absolutely appreciate personally and very much like to drink. Read More
Blueberry Rum Smash
Although the main season for blueberries starts not until June, from time to time you’ll already get beautiful specimens in good quality. I am experimenting a lot with blueberries since I really really like this fruit very much. Sadly, you won’t find any Read More
Cucumber Cooler
When it starts to become really warm und summery outside, there is hardly anything better than a really refreshing cocktail. So today I want to introduce such a drink: the Cucumber Cooler. Read More
From the Brew Kettle: Backbone Splitter West Coast IPA
First of all I must make a confession: I’m really not a fan of IPAs. After many attempts I have tried many different beers of this brewery style again and again, but somehow they never really convinced me. Read More
Cuba Libre & Cubata
When thinking of cola in connection with cocktails or bar culture, the Cuba Libre will most probably be the drink that comes to the mind immediately. It is definitely one of the classics among the drinks being prepared with the world famous caffeinated soft drink. Thanks to the global availability of cola Read More
From the Brew Kettle: Müllerschoppe Oaris (Oak Aged Russian Imperial Stout)
Once again a Stout! In fact today’s beer is the Müllerschoppe Oaris Oak Aged Russian Imperial Stout brewed the English way… are you with me? Russian beer? Or maybe English? Such a name longs for some answers. Read More
Too Too
Seasonal drinking often comes along with archetypical drinks that match the spirit of the time of the year. While lying on the beach only a few people would call for an eggnog cocktail. Read More
Smoked Basil Daiquiri
Smoke in a cocktail – for some this may be the next big thing in cocktails, for others it might be Read More
Travelling Bars (5): The Jerry Thomas Project, Rome
A few weeks in the forefront I decided to visit the Italian capital on the Easter weekend. It was not my first trip to Rome, but given the myriads of attractions and the full load of cultural history that’s descending upon you once you’ve entered the historical core, this city easily makes you feel like Read More
Culross Cocktail
Sometimes you’re dealing with cocktails which have been gone for a long time or at least have been more or less forgotten by most people. If you’re unlucky, you’ll realize very soon after tasting them why these special mixtures did not gain much acceptance. But sometimes you’re lucky and stumble upon a real gem and perhaps can even improve it with some fine-tuning. Read More
New York Sour
Sours are absolute classics among the cocktails and are based on a very simple principle: Read More
From the Brew Kettle: Freigeist Geisterzug Rhubarb Gose
Freigeist Geisterzug Rhubarb Gose? A beer with rhubarb flavor? That sounds suspiciously like a nasty shandy. But far from that Read More
Estilo Viejo
Today we’re literally going Mexican fashioned with a very plain, yet sophisticated drink. Although the Estilo Viejo historically is not a classic cocktail, it is based on the relatively simple principle of the Old Fashioned, which Read More
From the Brew Kettle: Black Nizza Imperial Stout
Stouts and also the much stronger Imperial Stouts are beer types I really like to drink. Nonetheless for many people this variant is rather a beer for the cold winter days or an unfriendly autumn evening by the fire. Read More
Apricot Cooler
Now that the weather starts to get a bit more friendly again, you might like to have a refreshing drink, relax on the balcony or just enjoy being outside. Today I want to publish a nice recipe for such occasions, which in addition comes with a lower degree of alcohol so that you won’t get drunk all too soon. Read More
Pure Spirits: Elephant Gin
A new “heavyweight” among the London Dry Gins has emerged on the market and completely relies on the flavors of the Dark Continent: The Elephant Gin Read More
Pure Spirits: Don Papa Rum
“Rum” – images of seafarers in the Caribbean or sugar cane plantations in South America incidentally come to the mind. Hardly anyone will think of the Asian Island state Philippines off the north coast of Indonesia when hearing the name of this kind of spirit. Read More
Bombay Crushed
The Bombay Crushed sometimes is referred to as something like the signature cocktail of Germany. This is certainly an interesting fact I wasn’t aware of for quite a long time, but it really seems that Read More
Fedora Punch
There’s hardly anything out there being as much anticipated on a yearly basis as the first real summer days. Whether meteorologically it’s still spring does not change the anticipation: Read More
Golden Gate Swizzle
Easter is finally over and after a small trip to the eternal city of Rome I want to continue by presenting a nice cocktail in which the famous Italian Amaro Fernet Branca is used. Read More
Pure Spirits: Citadelle Reserve Gin
“In Accordance with 450 years of tradition” – the label of today’s distillate already promises a profound and sophisticated product. At first glance, though, one does not really expect to deal with gin. Read More
From the Brew Kettle: Brooklyn Brewery Post Road Pumpkin Ale
Pumpkin beer for many people is certainly not a particularly well-known specialty. In the Ruhr area of western Germany a lot of people would generally doubt the word “pumpkin beer” and refer it to the realm of fairy tales… Read More
Blood and Sand
Some cocktails must obviously taste terrible if you have a closer look on the list of ingredients. Read More
