Tomorrow Denmark hosts the Eurovision Song Contest. One of those cultural events that makes the rest of the world feel as much out of the loop as Superbowl does most Europeans.Basically it’s just a huge music show where viewers …
Author: admin
Lavender Negroni
Having followed Manhatten Cocktail Classic through blogs, mail and updates from a friend who participated I found myself attracted to the concept of a Lavender Negroni.It certainly looks pretty and I find the idea of the very umami taste …
Nordic Daiquiri
Last night I visited one of the most interesting new bars in Copenhagen at the moment: 1656.It is the kid brother of 1105 in the city center and the two share a love of working with seasonal ingredients.Three of us …
Idiosyncratic Certitudes And a McKittrick Old Fashioned
Until this morning I never knew there was a term as delicious as idiosyncratic certitudes (there is nothing like it in Danish). But then I started reading Robert Simonson’s book The Old-Fashioned and came across the term when the …
Rhubarb Negroni – Negroni Week 2014
Discussing Negroni Week with a coworker yesterday quickly saw us googling and stumbling across a rhubarb Negroni. Since I love all things rhubarb and especially the bright red stalks I can pull out of my own garden the name alone …
Buttermilk Margarita – and a cheeseball
Frankly I thought I had mixed my last cocktail with fresh milk back in April, when the Snow Ball seperated in front of my eyes and left me with a glass of violet colored minty curds. But then last night …
Red Lady
I don’t much like woodlands much – I live on the edge og a couple but always choose the open area with a horizon and a low landscape of heather between them.It may be a childhood trauma – I was lost …
Flutterby Lassi
Recently a journalist asked me to explain, what makes a cocktail a classic.The best comparison I could come up with was literature. A book becomes a classic when it newer leave the curriculum of everyday readers – when it stands …
Green Tea Martini
Sometimes the internet will take you places you didn’t know you wanted to go to. Like to a page where a Green Tea Martini is mentioned, and then that idea gets stuck in your brain and won’t leave.That is …
Genetic Polymorphism
I have loved the taste of violets since the first time my Dad brought home some lovely chocolates filled with violet creme from one of the oldest chocolatiers in Copenhagen. Today one of my favorite teas is the black tea …
Monday Booze News the biggest trend in cocktails, lots of Thanksgiving inspiration, and drive-thru booze
Start gifting early! Did you enter to win a curated cocktail kit from Crafted Taste yet? NO?! Do it now!! There’s still time to think about throwing a Thanksgiving cocktail party. Hint: go Tiki. In Louisiana, you can get…
The Southall Tonic
For some time now I’ve had a “warming cocktail with turmeric” sitting in my to-make queue. Summer clearly was not the time to bust that out. Now that it’s turned a tad cooler out, I figured I should quickly …
Holiday Gift Guide: It’s a Jungle Out There
When nature calls…be sure you have a drink in hand. Life is hard. Especially when you have a monkey on your back (er…shoulder). But with a solid recipe book, a glass to drink from and a zebra striped …