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The Joanna

Our Saturday afternoon cocktail is made with elderflower liqueur from Spriteriet [https://spriteriet.se/] - produced very close to where we live. It has e very natural and refreshing flavour - it tastes a lot of elderflower!⁠ ⁠ In this drink, called the Johanna, vodka is the base. It is unusual for us to fall for these type of drinks, but we thought neutral vodka was perfect to pair the premium elderflower with. ⁠ ⁠ And so it was! The drink became just as refreshing as we'd hoped for. A good sum

Cocktail dry vermouth

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Jul 4, 2020 — 1 min read

Conan the Rhubarbian

The name of this cocktail is enough reason to make it. But apart from that it is also well worth doing because it's a really delicious drink. To us it has summer written all over it thanks to that rhubarb in it.⁠ ⁠ What we thought was extra exciting was how the rhubarb is combined with semi bitter Aperol. It turns out those two were pretty much meant to be in the same glass. This recipe is absolutely fantastic and we urge you to try it.⁠ Conan the Rhubarbian Recipe by Oskar Kinberg⁠ Ingredient

aperol Cocktail

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Jul 1, 2020 — 1 min read

Bending Blades

With tequila leading the way, the characteristic Suze is still able to put its watermark on this cocktail. We love the combination, and think the yellow/golden colour of the drink is so fitting for summer.⁠ Bending Blades Recipe by Christopher Day⁠ Ingredients: 1,5 oz silver tequila⁠ 0,5 oz Suze⁠ 0,5 oz Manzanilla sherry⁠ 0,75 oz grapefruit liqueur Mixing: Stir all ingredients with fresh ice and strain into a coupe. Glassware: coupe

Cocktail grapefruit liqueur

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Jun 28, 2020 — 1 min read

Pendennis

Wow are we excited to try this brand new Swedish gin! On the island of Gotland Hellström Gin [https://www.hellstromgin.com/] is made, using local botanicals and it sure tells in the result.⁠ ⁠ The gin is clean and crisp, but still has character from those botanicals. We love this style of gin as it goes so well in cocktails. Here we are trying it in a classic Pendennis, which we chose as it is a recipe that really lets the gin in it shine. Also that apricot brandy and the bitters give the cockt

apricot brandy Cocktail

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Jun 25, 2020 — 1 min read

Brown Derby

The bitterness from grapefruit is perfectly balanced with sweetness from honey syrup and sourness from lemon in this otherwise bourbon-driven classic.⁠ ⁠ We think these universal formula recipes are so intriguing. Switching out just the spirit, or the syrup, or the juice will create a different but most likely delicious drink. ⁠ ⁠ But we have to say, this version with bourbon is pretty much pure perfection!⁠ Brown Derby Classic recipe Ingredients: 2 oz bourbon⁠ 1 oz grapefruit juice⁠ 1 teaspoo

bourbon Cocktail

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Jun 22, 2020 — 1 min read

St. Stephen's Sour

We've mentioned this before - but we love the smoothness orgeat brings to whatever cocktail it's used in. Here it is mixed with luxurious Cognac and also some rum. The sweet and nutty orgeat complements those spirits so well, and the squeeze of fresh lemon juice helps freshen things up. ⁠ ⁠ This is a perfect summer highball. We couldn't resist having our favourite crisps with it - peanut rings.⁠ St. Stephen's Sour Recipe by Jeffrey Morgenthaler Ingredients: 1 oz Cognac⁠ 1 oz aged rum⁠ 0,75 oz

Cocktail cognac

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Jun 16, 2020 — 1 min read

French Car

So we were quite excited when Rubis Blanc [https://www.instagram.com/rubisblancspirit/] asked us if we wanted to make a cocktail with their white whiskey. As we always do we new spirits, we taste it completely natural at first, not mixed in any way. And the very first sip of this transparent whiskey reminded us so much of an elegant Cognac…⁠ ⁠ …hence we quickly decided we wanted to do a Sidecar riff. We used Rubis Blanc instead of Cognac, and we used home-made rhubarb syrup instead of regular si

Cocktail cointreau

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Jun 10, 2020 — 1 min read

Smoke and mirrors

Combining “regular” scotch with a really smoky one combines the best of both scotch worlds. You get the smoothness and roundness plus a hint of that burnt smokiness that we appreciate so much.⁠ ⁠ The fresh mint brightens up everything here, adding a vegetal touch that's both refreshing and even a bit up-lifting.⁠ Smoke and Mirrors Recipe by Alex Day Ingredients: 4 mint leaves⁠ 0,75 oz simple syrup⁠ 1 oz scotch⁠ 0,5 oz smoky scotch⁠ 0,75 oz fresh lime juice⁠ 2 dashes absinthe⁠ Mixing: In a sha

Cocktail Absinthe

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Jun 7, 2020 — 1 min read