Tag: cocktails

MacZapa Old Fashioned

MacZapa Old Fashioned

I’m not the biggest fan of whisky, I much prefer rum or brandy, but it’s not like I try to avoid it either. Every once in awhile I try an Old Fashioned or Manhattan just to see if I’ve grown…

Gingerbread Vodka Martini

Gingerbread Vodka Martini

Gingerbread cookies is one of the staples during Christmas season in the Nordics. Whenever there’s coffee there’s also a little box of gingerbread showing up, from early December until the end of the twelve days of Christmas. The smell and…

Sidecar, Cable Car and Dinghy

The Sidecar and Variations

My favorite drink is the Sidecar. The story goes that it was invented by an American army captain at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris during or just after World War I. He used to show up in a motorcycle…

Non-frozen Strawberry Daiquiri and Strawberry Cosmopolitan 1934

Summer Cocktails with Strawberry Syrup

In the Nordics it’s now strawberry season. In case you don’t know these are, by some considerable margin, the best strawberries in the world. There’s something about the colder climate and less intense sun (but longer days) that makes the berries…

Drinks by Tony Conigliaro

Drinks by Tony Conigliaro Book Review

Every once in a while you discover a game changing book, one that not only teaches you new things but alters the way you think. Drinks by Tony Conigliaro is one of those. I would rate it alongside The Fat…

The Vesper Bar

Finding the Best Drink in Las Vegas

Drinking cocktails and other forms of alcohol is deeply engrained in Las Vegas culture, from the free drinks served while gaming to the mixology services offered while getting bottle service at the clubs. During Las Vegas’ rise from the gaming…