Cocktail recipes, Cocktails on the road, ISRAEL

Jasper Iced Tea from Eilat/ Israel

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Jasper Iced Tea Cocktail

What to do in Germany in cold February. Right! You get on the plane and visit sunny Israel. Really nice it is in Eilat on the Red Sea. Near the beach you will find the best cocktail bar in the city: Jasper 08. In February the temperatures in Eilat are only 25 degrees Celsius, but in summer they rise to 45 degrees Celsius. So the Jasper Iced Tea cocktail is a great refreshment.

I was very glad, that the manager Vera of Jasper 08 gave me the opportunity, that her bartender Erez showed me the making of Jasper Iced Tea. Eilat is very easy to reach via the newly built Eilat Ramon Airport and when you arrive in Eilat you must visit the Jasper 08 cocktail bar.

INGREDIENTS

  • Tanqueray gin
  • pineapple juice
  • lime juice (freshly squeezed)
  • peach iced tea syrup
  • cucumber syrup
  • Angostura bitters
  • crushed ice
  • mint leaves
  • cucumber flower

METHOD

  1. Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake.
  2. Shake well and strain into a highball glass filled with crushed ice.
  3. Add some more crushed ice to top of the glass.
  4. Garnish with some fresh mint leaves and a cucumber flower.
  5. Cheers from Israel!

NOTES

The Jasper 08 cocktail bar in Eilat serves up the perfect cocktail of exhilarating experiences for your vacation at the Red Sea. Right at the heart of the newly-renovated Isrotel Agamim lobby is the Jasper 08 cocktail bar, setting a new entertainment standard for hotel guests and visitors alike. This unique mega bar is the ideal setting for an exceptional night out, with its contemporary New York atmosphere reflected in exclusive cocktails, the bar’s music, and cool staff. Try the Jasper Iced Tea!

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Tanqueray Gin | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Peach iced tea syrup | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  3. Cucumber syrup | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  4. Angostura bitters | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  5. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

 

Cocktail recipes, Cocktails on the road, JORDAN

casa ma – a cocktail from Jordan

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CASA MA COCKTAIL from Jordan

In January 2020 I was in Jordan looking for a typical Jordanian cocktail. I went to Aqaba on the Red Sea and found the Suzana Cocktail Bar at Tala Bay Resort in Aqaba, where bartender Yusel mixed me a super delicious Jordanian cocktail called casa ma. The Suzana Cocktailbar is a really great bar with international spirits and very competent bartenders.

If you once drive through Aqaba, e.g. on the way to Petra, you should definitely pay a visit to the Suzana bar. The cocktail bar is located directly on a marina and is only 50 meters from the great Tala Bay beach.

INGREDIENTS

  • Amaretto
  • Vodka
  • Gin
  • Ginger ale

METHOD

  1. Combine all ingredients – except the Ginger Ale –  in a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake well and strain into a highball glass.
  3. Add the Ginger Ale and a straw.
  4. Cheers from Jordan!

NOTES

Jordan shows itself to be a modern and cosmopolitan country that maintains its Islamic traditions but faces west. Alcohol is served in many places, and there are bars and occasionally western-style nightclubs. The city of Aqaba, located on the Red Sea, offers its visitors the opportunity for a beach holiday all year round.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Amaretto | USA | UK * | Germany*
  2. Stolichnaya vodka| USA* | UK* | Germany*
  3. Tanqueray Gin | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  4. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

AUSTRIA, Cocktail recipes, Cocktails on the road

Vienna in Ashes Cocktail Recipe

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VIENNA IN ASHES COCKTAIL Recipe

You should not be afraid, Vienna isn’t on fire. You couldn’t do that to Vienna. Why should there be another way to enjoy Vienna in Ashes: liquid, with smoke and chocolate. I want to show you a great recipe that I got when I visited Vienna in autumn 2019.

INGREDIENTS

  • 50 ml/ 1 ½ oz. Mozart Dark chocolate liqueur
  • 20 ml/ ¾ oz. Grand Marnier orange liqueur
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. Connemara Irish Whiskey

METHOD

  1. Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice.
  2. Shake it!
  3. Strain into a tumbler with fresh ice.
  4. Garnish with an orange zest.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Mozart Dark| USA | UK* | Germany*
  2. Grand Marnier | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  3. Smoky Whiskey | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  4. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

Cocktail recipes, Cocktails on the road, SWEDEN

3 Cocktails from Sweden

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Sweden Cocktail Recipes

On my trip to Stockholm in Sweden in July 2019, I got to know many Swedish cocktails. The three most interesting and unusual Swedish cocktails, I would like to introduce you here.

NORDIC TRACK

STORY

This Swedish cocktail Nordic Track is grassy, refreshing and sweet with extra fruity bite from the lingonberry sauce garnish.

INGREDIENTS

  • 60 ml/ 2 oz. Aquavit
  • 5 fresh mint leaves
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. cucumber vinegar
  • 8 ml/ ¼ oz.  bubble gum syrup
  • 1 tbsp lingonberry preserves
  • mint sprig

METHOD

  1. Muddle the mint together with the vinegar in a mixing glass.
  2. Add ice, the gum syrup and Aquavit. 
  3. Shake it! 
  4. Strain into a glass over fresh ice.
  5. Garnish with the lingonberry jam and a mint sprig.

HALLON-LAKRITS

STORY

Hallon-Lakrits is a festive candy drink that tastes just as the Swedish name promises – raspberries and licorice. So, just like the popular raspberry peel. Worth mentioning is also that this is a drink that one can very easily vary to adapt to their own taste preferences. This stated recipe is only a good basic recipe.

INGREDIENTS

  • 60 ml/ 2 oz. Sourz Raspberry
  • 10 ml/ ⅓ oz. Pernod
  • 20 ml/ ¾ oz. Grenadine  
  • 10 ml/ ⅓ oz. lemon juice
  • 80 ml/ 2 ¾ oz. soda water

METHOD

  1. Fill a glass half with crushed ice.
  2. Add Sourz Raspberry, Pernod, Grenadine and lemon juice.
  3. Stir so that everything mixes.
  4. Add the soda water and fill the rest of the glass with ice.
  5. Stir slightly and garnish with a lakrits stick.

NOTES

It’s all about finding a balance in the flavors you like. If you think it’s too low in licorice, you can easily increase the amount of Pernod. If you want the drink a little sweeter, you can try to use Seven Up or Sprite instead of soda. Since they are a little sweeter, you may need to add some extra lemon juice. Do not be afraid to try different variants.

FIZZY POP

STORY

Fizzy Pop is exactly what it sounds like – a drink that tastes like Sweden’s most popular candy piece. Some call them Bubblizz, others for Fizzypop. Whatever you call them, this is the drink recipe you’ve been looking for!

INGREDIENTS

  • 50 ml/ 1 ½ oz. Vodka
  • 50 ml/ 1 ½ oz. bubble gum syrup
  • 20 ml/ ¾ oz. lemon juice
  • 60 ml/ 2 oz. Sprite
  • 10 ml/ ⅓ oz. Blue Curaçao liqueur

METHOD

  1. Fill a glass with crushed ice.
  2. Add Vodka, gum syrup and lemon juice.
  3. Stir slightly.
  4. Add Sprite and stir gently so that the bubbles do not disappear.
  5. Add more ice if there is space.
  6. Gently pour Blue Curaçao in the top of the glass so that the blue color spreads slightly downwards.
  7. Garnish with candy.

NOTES

The secret sauce in this drink is undoubtedly the bubble gum from Monin. It tastes almost exactly like the Fizzy pop / Bubblizz candies it is, just much sweeter. The other ingredients are therefore mostly to balance the flavors, get the liquid and alcohol volume and to make the drink visually more appealing. The syrup is alcohol-free and available to order online or to buy in some specialty stores.

SHOPPING LIST

If you do not want to go to Stockholm (Sweden), you can also make the cocktails easily at home.

  1. Aquavit | USA | UK* | Germany*
  2. Pernod | USA | UK* | Germany*
  3. Absolut vodka | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  4. Raspberry Sourz | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  5. Blue Curaçao liqueur | USA | UK* | Germany*
  6. Grenadine | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  7. Bubble gum syrup | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  8. Sprite | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  9. Soda water | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  10. Highball Glass | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  11. Hurricane Glass| USA* | UK* | Germany*

Cocktail recipes, Cocktails on the road

New Trailer on You Tube

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The new Wicki Wacki Woo-Trailer on You Tube.

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.

ALBANIA, Cocktail recipes, Cocktails on the road

2 Cocktail Recipes from 21 Bar in Sarandë

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2 cocktails from Albania

The 21 Bar-Cocktail

STORY

In August 2019 I was in Albania. I took the ferry from Corfu in Greece to the port of Sarandë in Albania. Arrived in Sarandë, the bartender Klajdi from the 21 Bar was already waiting for me. In the 21 Bar Klajdi showed me the production of two different cocktails. The first cocktail has the same name as the cocktail bar: 21 Bar Cocktail. The second Cocktail is called Mrs PINK You can find the 21 Bar in Sarandë in the Rruga Skënderbeu near the harbor and the waterfront. The decor is very exceptional and made with love. You can sit inside and outside. And the cocktails are really excellent and the staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. So let’s go to Albania!.

INGREDIENTS

  • Vodka
  • Ursus
  • lime juice (freshly squeezed)

METHOD

  1. Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake.
  2. Put a sugar rim on chilled glass.
  3. Garnish with lemon slice and orange twist.
  4. Cheers from 21 Bar in Sarandë!

Mrs. PINK Cocktail

STORY

In the 21 Bar in Sarandë I really liked it. That’s why Klajdi showed me a second cocktail. His name is Mrs. PINK and tastes wonderful. Which maybe was because I love Sambuca. So if you ever come to Sarandë, I highly recommend the 21 Bar.

INGREDIENTS

  • Sambuca
  • lime juice (freshly squeezed)
  • Strawberry syrup
  • crushed ice

METHOD

  1. Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice.
  2. Fill a glass ¾  with crushed ice.
  3. Shake with ice.
  4. Strain into the glass.
  5. Garnish with orange twist.
  6. Cheers from Albania!

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Absolut vodka | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Ursus | USA | UK* | Germany*
  3. Sambuca | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  4. Strawberry syrup | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  5. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  6. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

Cocktail recipes, Cocktails on the road

Mrs. PINK Cocktail from 21 Bar in Albania

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In the 21 Bar in Sarandë (Albania) I really liked it. That’s why Klajdi showed me a second cocktail. His name is Mrs. PINK and tastes wonderful. Which maybe was because I love Sambuca. So if you ever come to Sarandë, I highly recommend the 21 Bar.

INGREDIENTS

  • Sambuca
  • lime juice (freshly squeezed)
  • strawberry syrup
  • crushed ice

METHOD

  1. Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice.
  2. Fill a glass ¾ with crushed ice.
  3. Shake with ice.
  4. Strain into the glass.
  5. Garnish with orange twist.
  6. Cheers from 21 Bar in Sarandë!

NOTES

You can find the 21 Bar in Sarandë in the Rruga Skënderbeu near the harbor and the waterfront. The decor is very exceptional and made with love. You can sit inside and outside. And the cocktails are really excellent and the staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. So let’s go to Albania!

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Sambuca | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Strawberry syrup | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  3. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

 

Cocktail recipes, Cocktails on the road

21 Bar Cocktail from 21 Bar in Albania

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The 21 BAR COCKTAIL RECIPE from Albania

STORY

In August 2019 I was in Albania. I took the ferry from Corfu in Greece to the port of Sarandë in Albania. Arrived in Sarandë, the bartender Klajdi from the 21 Bar was already waiting for me. In the 21 Bar Klajdi showed me the production of two different cocktails. The first cocktail has the same name as the cocktail bar: 21 Bar Cocktail. The ingredients make the cocktail an unforgettable experience: vodka, Ursus and freshly sqeezed lime juice.

INGREDIENTS

  • Vodka
  • Ursus
  • lime juice (freshly squeezed)

METHOD

  1. Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake.
  2. Put a sugar rim on chilled glass.
  3. Garnish with lemon slice and orange twist.
  4. Cheers from 21 Bar in Albania!

NOTES

Ursus or Ursus Vodka is a vodka of Icelandic origin that was made in Hoorn, Netherlands until 2006. The recipe was developed by a traditional Icelandic distiller family in the early twentieth century. Since 1995 it was distilled and bottled in the Netherlands. In 2004 the brand Ursus was taken over by Diageo, where it is produced today.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Absolut vodka | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Ursus | USA | UK* | Germany*
  3. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

Cocktail recipes, Cocktails on the road, GREECE

Greek Sazerac

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GREEK SAZERAC COCKTAIL Recipe

Here I want to show you the recipe of the Greek Sazerac from FLAWS High End Cocktailbar in Rhodes (Town). In the June of 2019 I was in Rhodes Town in Greece and visited the Cocktailbar there. At Flaws the bartender Angelo showed me, how to make the cocktail “GREEK SAZERAC”. If you ever come to Rhodes, I would highly recommend Flaws cocktailbar in Rhodos Town. And you should taste there the Greek Sazerac.

INGREDIENTS

  • Ouzo
  • sugar cubes
  • cucumber and Peychaud`s bitters
  • Metaxa***** Brandy
  • Ice cubes

METHOD

  1. Put ice in a glass and add some Ouzo and mix it easily.
  2. Take another glass and add two sugar cubes.
  3. Add cucumber and Peychaud`s bitters.
  4. Destroy the sugar cubes.
  5. Fill Metaxa***** Brandy into the glass and mix it easily.
  6. Add ice cubes and stir it to perfection.
  7. Mix the Ouzu again and get away with it.
  8. Give the Metaxa mix into the empty flavoured ouzo glass
  9. And add a great ice cube.

NOTES

The Ouzo is poured during production from the Greek Sazerak. As a result, only the flavor of Ouzo remains in the glass. A very interesting taste composition. Thanks to the Flaws team for letting me try that.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Ouzo | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Metaxa***** | USA | UK* | Germany*
  3. Peychaud`s bitters | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  4. Cucumber bitters | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  5. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

Cocktail recipes, Cocktails on the road, SPAIN

A Night in Palma

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A Night in Palma Cocktail Recipe

In the spring of 2019 I travelled to Palma de Mallorca and visited the Atlantico cocktail bar. A very interesting bar, where the bartenders Paula and Vernando showed me how to make the cocktail “A NIGHT IN PALMA”. If you ever come to Mallorca, I would highly recommend the Atlantico cocktail bar.

INGREDIENTS

  • 60 ml/ 2 oz Gin
  • 50 ml/ 1 ½  oz Melon
  • 30 ml/ 1 oz Sweet & Sour
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz Raspberry Sourz
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz lemon juice
  • 20 ml/ ¾ oz Saint Germain liqueur

METHOD

  1. Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake.
  2. Garnish with some fruits.
  3. Cheers! ¡Salud

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Tanqueray Gin | USA* | UK* | Germany* | Spain*
  2. Saint Germain liqueur | USA | UK* | Germany* | Spain*
  3. Raspberry Sourz | USA* | UK* | Germany* | Spain*
  4. Sweet & Sour | USA* | UK* | Germany* | Spain*
  5. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany* | Spain*