Traveling around the world to show you the best cocktail recipes.
It’s unbelievable, but this year I’ve met bartenders in Albania (Saranda), Austria (Vienna), Germany (Munich), Greece (Rhodes), Italy (Siena), Mallorca (Palma) and Sweden (Stockholm). Everything to bring the best cocktail recipes for you. Thank you all for your support – you are always welcome in my hometown Rostock.
Some Recipes for yor
Many interesting videos came about this way. Just have a look. You will find extraordinary cocktails from Albania and Sweden, a summer cocktail from Palma de Mallorca, a Sazerac from Greece, cocktail classics from Italy, a new star from Germany and a fancy cocktail from Austria.
If you are traveling in summery temperatures in Europe’s inner cities, there is hardly an outdoor garden from which not a good part of the tables at least a style glass with striking reddish-orange content illuminates the viewer. The Italian cocktail Aperol Spritz is literally on everyone’s lips.
INGREDIENTS
60 ml/ 2 oz. Prosecco or white wine
40 ml/ 1 ⅓ oz. Aperol
20 ml/ ¾ oz. soda water
5 ice cubes
METHOD
To prepare the Aperol Spritz, put all the ingredients in a white wine glass and stir for about 5 seconds.
The cocktail Rum Swizzle is often dubbed as Bermuda’s national drink, although so-called “swizzles” appeared on many Caribbean islands during the 18th century. The earliest versions were simply rum, which was diluted with water by stirring. In 1932, the Swizzle Inn Pub opened in the Bermuda Islands, where the cocktail was served in its present form for the first time – at least that’s what the pub owners want to believe you. In fact, there are a variety of interpretations, the cocktail typically being rum, various fruit juices and a sweetening component (e.g., syrup, falernum or grenadine). Rum Swizzle is served in a tumbler.
INGREDIENTS
30 ml/ 1 oz. black rum
30 ml/ 1 oz. gold rum
juice of ½ lemon
60 ml/ 2 oz. pineapple juice
60 ml/ 2 oz orange juice
15 ml/ ½ oz. Bermuda falernum
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
METHOD
Take a tumbler and fill it a half of the way with crushed ice.
Add all ingredients.
Take a swizzle stick and stir frothy.
Add crushed ice till glass is full.
Swizzle it again.
Garnish with an orange slice, a pineapple cube and a cherry.
NOTES
To prepare a Rum Swizzle, it’s best to use an authentic swizzle stick. Real swizzle sticks are long stems snapped off a tree native to the Caribbean, and feature multiple prongs that stick out horizontally. When spun rapidly between your hands inside a cold cocktail, the swizzle stick will create a thick layer of frost on the outside of a glass – the sign of a perfect swizzle.
Fast 30 Jahre nach dem Mauerfall am 09. November 1989 zeigen wir Euch hier die 5 interessantesten Cocktails der DDR. Viel Spaß beim Ausprobieren.
GRÜNE WIESE
GESCHICHTE
Die Grüne Wiese ist der Top-Cocktail der DDR. Der Name stammt von der satten grünen Farbe, die der Drink erhält, nachdem die Zutaten zusammen gemischt sind. Neben Curaçao Blue und Orangensaft, wird nur noch Rotkäppchen Sekt benötigt.
ZUTATEN
4 cl Curaçao Blue
16 cl Orangensaft
4 cl Sekt (Rotkäppchen trocken)
Garnitur: Fruchtspieß
HERSTELLUNG
Curaçao und Orangensaft in ein mit Eis gefülltes Longdrinkglas geben und mit eisgekühltem Sekt auffüllen. Mit Fruchtspieß und Strohhalm servieren.
MOULIN ROUGE
GESCHICHTE
Moulin Rouge verbinden viele mit Paris und dem bekannten Varieté im Stadtviertel Montmartre. In der DDR war es aber ein wohlschmeckender, süßer Cocktail. Für diesen Drink werden drei Zutaten benötigt. Pfirsichlikör, trockener Rotwein und Orangensaft.
ZUTATEN
4 cl Pfirsichlikör (alternativ Aprikosenlikör)
1/8 L Orangensaft
2 cl Rotwein, trockener Kadarka
HERSTELLUNG
In ein mit Eis gefülltes Weinglas den Likör geben und mit dem Orangensaft auffüllen. Über einen umgedrehten Teelöffel (Rundung des Löffels zeigt nach oben!) den Rotwein vorsichtig in das Glas laufen lassen, so dass sich der Wein nicht mit dem Saft vermischt, sondern sich rot oben absetzt.
BALALAIKA
GESCHICHTE
Die Balalaika ist ein fruchtig-spritziger Cocktail aus der DDR mit drei einfachen Zutaten, die jeder zu Hause haben sollte.
ZUTATEN
4 cl Orangensaft
4 cl Curaçao weiß
4 cl Weinbrand
Garnitur: Orangenscheibe
HERSTELLUNG
Die Zutaten mit viel Eis im Mischbecher gut durchschütteln und in ein Glas seihen. Lässt sich auch unproblematisch mit einer über den Glasrand gehängten Orangenscheibe dekorieren.
KUBANISCHE SULTANETTA
GESCHICHTE
Knusperflocken treffen Alkohol – lecker! Der Cocktail aus Rum, Milch und Komet-Schoko-Eispulver hatte gefühlte 1000 Kalorien, schmeckt aber wie ein beschwipster Schoko-Shake.
ZUTATEN
4 cl Rum
¾ L Milch
1 EL Rosinen
1 EL Knusperflocken
1 Päckchen “Komet” – Eispulver Kakaogeschmack
HERSTELLUNG
Eispulver mit Rum und Milch shaken. In Sektschale geben. Rosinen zugeben. Knusperflocken darüber streuen.
PRÄRIE OYSTER
GESCHICHTE
Die Prärie Oyster ist ein toller Sportler- oder Kater-Cocktail aus der DDR. Alkoholfrei und sehr speziell im Geschmack. Viel Spaß beim Oyster schlürfen.
ZUTATEN
Öl
1-2 EL Ketchup
1 Eigelb
Paprikagewürz
Salz
Pfeffer
HERSTELLUNG
Ein Glas mit dem Öl ausschwenken bis ein Ölfilm im Glas entsteht. Ein bis zwei Esslöffel Ketchup ins Glas geben. Mit Salz, Pfeffer und Paprika würzen. Darauf ein Eigelb setzen. Die Oyster kann nun verrührt oder auch mit ganzem Eigelb geschlürft werden!
Halloween is a celebration observed in several countries on 31 October. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, playing pranks, carving pumpkins into jack-o`-lanterns, attending Halloween costume parties and making Halloween Drinks. Here are three beautiful Halloween cocktail recipes.
ZOMBIE BRAIN SHOT
STORY
This totally creepy and absolutely cool Zombie Brain Shot is the ultimate Halloween drink. And it’s as fun to make as it is to shoot – if you dare!
INGREDIENTS
⅔ part peach schnapps
1 dash crème de menthe
¼ part Baileys Irish Cream
1 dash Grenadine
METHOD
Take a tall shot glass and add some peach schnapps.
Add some crème de menthe for a bit of green colour.
Hold a small spoon over the top of the shot glass and gently pour the Baileys over the back, allowing the liquid to fan out and spill into the shot glass.
Add a dash of Grenadine for more colour and to help pull the Irish cream down.
NOTES
Also known as a zombie brain hemorrhage shot, this drink not only looks like brains, but it has a unique taste that will leave you wondering.
BLACK WIDOW SHOT
STORY
The Black Widow Shot is a very easy shot to make, and the black Vodka tops this eerie little drink nicely. This is one of those recipes in which the color of the liqueur is key.
INGREDIENTS
strawberry liqueur
black Vodka
Baileys Irish Cream
METHOD
Pour the strawberry liqueur in a shot glass.
Layer black Vodka on top of the strawberry liqueur.
Slowly pour Baileys on top.
NOTES
When you drop the Baileys liqueur slowly on top you can create the appearance of spider legs.
HALLOWEEN MILKSHAKE SHOT
STORY
The Halloween Milkshake Shot is a Vanilla milkshake spiked with vanilla vodka, mixed with cherry syrup and a chocolate syrup.
INGREDIENTS
vanilla ice cream
milk
Vanilla Vodka
cherry syrup
chocolate syrup
METHOD
Set out the vanilla ice cream at room temperature about 5-10 minutes before blending.
Blend the ice cream with milk and Vanilla Vodka.
Slowly turn the shot glass as you gently squeeze in some of the syrup.
The Casino Cocktail is a classic gin based cocktail, made with gin, maraschino liqueur, orange bitters and fresh lemon juice. It’s an exercise in simplicity. The cocktail first appears in the Savoy Cocktail Book compiled by Harry Craddock in the year 1930.
The Negroni is a cocktail traditionally served as an aperitif, originating in twentieth-century in Italy and created as a variation of the then very popular Americano. In the meantime, the popular drink is especially popular in a variety of variations, which often deviate from the three original ingredients Gin, Vermouth Rosso and Campari.
INGREDIENTS
30 ml/ 1 oz. Dry Gin
30 ml/ 1 oz. Campari
30 ml/ 1 oz. Vermouth Rosso
METHOD
Put all ingredients in a stir glass and add 4 to 5 medium-sized ice cubes.
Mix for 30 seconds with a bar spoon.
Strain in a pre-cooled tumbler on ice cubes.
Cum the drink with the essential oils of an orange zest.
A Grasshopper is a sweet, mint-flavored, after-dinner drink. The name of the drink derives from its green color, which comes from the crème de menthe. The history said, that a bar in New Orleans (USA), claims the drink was invented in 1918 by the owner oft he bar. The drink became popularity during the 1950s and 1960s throughout the American South.
INGREDIENTS
30 ml / 1 oz. crème de menthe (green)
30 ml / 1 oz. crème de cacau (white)
30 ml / 1 oz. cream
METHOD
Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice.
Shake briskly.
Strain into chilled cocktail glass.
NOTES
A typical Grasshopper cocktail consists of equal parts green crème de menthe, white crème de cacau and cream, shaken with ice and strained into a chilled cocktail glass.
The Marie Brizard Charleston Follies is an exotic fruit liqueur from the house of Marie Brizard. His notes of passion fruit and mango give him a tropical appearance. Tasty and refreshing, the luxury liqueur convinces connoisseurs with its intense taste experience. On the tongue, the Marie Brizard Charleston Follies is pleasantly fresh and fruity. The nuances of passion fruit dominate the taste. Its exotic bouquet makes it ideal for Caribbean drinks.
SMILE
STORY
This cocktail has already conjured a smile on the face of the inventor. And that of a winner. The cocktail Smile was the winner of the cocktail World Cup in Bled (Slovenia) 2002.
INGREDIENTS
20 ml/ ¾ oz. Vermouth Dry
30 ml/ 1 oz. Wodka Absolut Lime
20 ml/ ¾ oz. Charleston Follies
10 ml/ ⅓ oz. strawberry syrup
120 ml/ 4 oz. pineapple juice
METHOD
Add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice.
Strain into a highball glass with fresh ice.
Garnish with a cherry and orange wheel.
CHARLIE SHAKER
STORY
Why is the cocktail called Charle Shaker? Right! Because the Charleston Follies bottle looks just like a cocktail shaker. At least the old generation, the new bottles are unfortunately only made of glass and look like any other liqueur bottle.
INGREDIENTS
20 ml/ ¾ oz. Charleston Follies
20 ml/ ¾ oz. Aqavit
10 ml/ ⅓ oz. lime juice
10 ml/ ⅓ oz. tonic water
METHOD
Add Aquavit and Charleston Follies and stir it with ice.
Add lime and tonic water.
Fresh up with slice of lemon and red cocktail cherry.
GREEN CHAMPAGBE
STORY
The cocktail Green Champagne gets its name because of the green color of the Midori and the addition of champagne. Of course, the exotic flavor is rounded off by Charleston Follies.
INGREDIENTS
30 ml/ 1 oz. Vodka
10 ml/ ⅓ oz. Charleston follies
10 ml/ ⅓ oz. Midori melon liqueur
lemonade
Champagne
METHOD
Pour Vodka, Charleston and melon liqueur into a shaker with ice.
Shake and strain into a cocktail glass.
Top with lemonade and float champagne.
NOTES
The history of the brand Marie Brizard leads back to its founding year 1775. Born in Bordeaux, Marie Brizard once cared for a sick West Indian sailor. As a thank you, there was the recipe of an aniseed liqueur. On this basis, she built up the company with her nephew.
The Marie
Brizard Charleston Follies is a noble liqueur. Its elaborate production is
subject to strict quality controls. From fresh fruits, the masters gain an
incomparable aroma through maceration. The distillation is very gentle on 20
volume percent alcohol to guarantee the fine taste of the Follies.
An eye-catcher in every bar is the bottle made of aluminum with 700 milliliters content. The collector’s item reflects and is reminiscent of a shaker. It stands out for its special, rustic design. Its classic label alludes to the French origin.
