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Category Archives: short drink
Hells & Chocolate
<%alc. >2,3oz. Automne 2078, j’étais à l’aeroport, attendant qu’un avion passe me prendre. J’avais dépensé le reste de mes sous dans ce billet à destination inconnue. Deux heures durant, j’avais épluché les articles d’un journal local sans trouver satisfaction … Read the rest of this entry
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Sassia
<29%alc. >3oz. I’ve been reading the whole collection of a manga called Bartender for the first time. And know what, it was a real lesson for myself as I’m japanese, and I used to work over there without understanding an … Read the rest of this entry
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Syrinx
<20%alc. >3oz. I know, I know, I have been into a deep silence for long and I am doing my best to get back to my blog again. Lately I ve been very busy : I am now working in a … Read the rest of this entry
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Oak Ward
<26%alc. >3oz. Last Word, Final Ward, Pete’s Word et surtout Naked & Famous… Une ribambelle de cocktail sweet & sour que je pourrai boir par litre. Ils ont la surprenante particularité d’être dosés à part égale (spiritueux, citrus , chartreuse … Read the rest of this entry
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脾臓 : Spleen
<xxx%alc. >2,5oz. Y aurait-il parmis vous des amateurs de musique lourde, dissonantes et sombre? Non? Eh bien je vous emmène cette fois-ci dans un autre univers avec une créa réalisée à partir d’un morceau qui me tenait à coeur. C’est le … Read the rest of this entry
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郷愁 : Kyoushuu (Nikka Perfect Serve 2012)
<33%alc. >2,5oz. Few weeks ago, at the Cocktail Spirits (Paris), I’ve been invited to assist at the Nikka Perfect Serve Contest. Thus, curious about malted spirits and what would be said concerning the japanese ‘omakase” service, I subscribed on the … Read the rest of this entry
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Formol
<28%alc. >3,25oz. 2 weeks ago, I went to the Cocktail Spirit Festival in Paris to meet friends and new people. While siping a great cocktail made by Sam from Candelaria (called “after hours” I think, an epicurean cocktail based on … Read the rest of this entry
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Remorse : 後悔
<20%alc. >3oz. Why Remorse? A bittersweet taste of remorse… A green touch of renewal. So far, I’ve made just a few classic bourbon cocktails, such as Old Fashions and Manhattan. But yet twists exclusively. I wanted to make a kind … Read the rest of this entry
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Amazon : アマゾン
<22%alc. >3,5oz. My first trial with Cachaça ! I think it melts pretty well with ginger and orgeat : Orgeat well maries to the cachaca sweetness, and ginger add spice, but not enough to me. However, I think that … Read the rest of this entry
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Estate : 夏
<25%alc. >3oz. Summer, Summer, Summer… Estate in italian… While listening to the brilliant Joao Gilberto’s playing of “Estate” (a tune originally composed in 1960 by Bruno Martino and written by Bruno Brighetti), I was looking for a fresh and exotic cocktail … Read the rest of this entry
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Molled Fashioned
<38%alc. >2,5oz. I love the simpleness of the old fashioned. This basic structure is fantastic to get inspired or to arrange. I that case I stick to the old fashioned I published at the end of 2011 with some little change … Read the rest of this entry
Alex : アレックス
<22%alc. >4oz. Brandy Alexander cocktail, creamy, sweet and unctous, some people says that it was made for some various celebrity like A. Woollcott, Alexander II of Russia, Alexandra of Denmark (Queen Consort to Edward VII), etc… It uses originally uses cream … Read the rest of this entry
New Brooklyn
<30%alc. >4oz. AH ! Just came back from NYC and have finished my detox week (yes, NYC broke me, 2 weeks of constant cocktail exploration, observation and fun. not even a day of rest. NYC, I love You !). Time to … Read the rest of this entry
Filed in classic twists, short drink, Whisky & Whiskey
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The Figaro recipe on Hendrick’s blog
Yesterday, I was just surfing on the net, looking at some new ideas and recipes. For those who don’t know, you should have a check at Hendrick’s gin’s blog. there is several recipes with some amazing and unusual ingredients. So, … Read the rest of this entry
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Biolélé : ビオレレ
<32%alc. >3,5oz. Yeah, here is my last word, and and not your’s ! Nope, sorry, Very floral and vintage taste. As you can imagine, I got inspired by the Aviation cocktail, adding a new ingredient, switching and changing some … Read the rest of this entry
٦٣ : 63
<30%alc. >3,5oz. What would you do with a quality raspberry jam in your fridge, knowing you don’t like european breakfast and furthermore, you don’t eat on the morning? An ingredient for a new cocktail ! Bourbon and berry based. … Read the rest of this entry
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Kinich Ahau, The Gold Fashioned
<39%alc. >2,5oz. Lovely Old Fashioned ! Here is my mayan version… Sweet and delicious… Kinch Ahau is the mayan Sun God. The drink is delicious, sweet as the nectar of occidental honey. Taste wise, a smoked veil coats the drink on … Read the rest of this entry
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Mocktails : ILMDC I (モクテル)
1st serie of mocktails made for I Love My Diet Coach End of January, I was called to prepare a press conference for a diet coaching company. As I had been mixing spirits all along, I was pretty surprised to … Read the rest of this entry
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Orient : 東洋
<29%alc. >4oz. I came up with the will to make a spicy drink based on a simple structure (spirit/sweetener/sour). All the ingredients are typical oriental (except Amer Picon, merci France). For the Patchouli, I dissolved an organic essential oil … Read the rest of this entry
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福島第一自殺ショット : Fukushima Suicide Shot
<26%alc. >4oz. (one year later and nothing has changed. This suicide shot is dedicated to Tepco, Areva and all the nuclear lobbies who (will) kill and who are still alive…) In memory of all the (un)direct victims of the Nuclear … Read the rest of this entry
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