I know, it has been a long while since we reviewed another Belgian cocktailbar, but here we are again. This time it’s The Cobbler in beautiful Ghent, located in the spectacular 1898 The Post Hotel at the wonderful Graslei, close to St. Michael’s Bridge. If you have never visited Ghent before, then please do! Put…
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Campari has a new baby and it’s beautiful! Campari Cask Tales is born.
It’s a big thing actually, because as far as I know this is the first time in ages that a variation on the original recipe is produced. Also it’s rather an exclusive thing, because there’s only six bottles of it in Belgium and will be released in a very limited amount only at airports. So…
By The Power Of Pisco III: 4 Lesser Known Pisco Cocktails And A Very Famous One
Welcome to the last part of our fantastic series about this spirit from the heavens: Pisco. Today will be all about cocktails. Mixing drinks with Pisco is a delight, you have to try it! The following drinks are well known in Peru, but you’ll probably never heard about them in Belgium, well except for the most famous…
The Macallan 1824 Series Foodpaired By A Master Chef
The title above says it all and what more can I add than just the fact that I had the honour to taste the damn stuff! We were mighty excited because the Master Chef in question is non other than Geert Van Der Bruggen from restaurant De Lijsterbes and the whole session was talked together…
Dust. A new Belgian genever 2.0 style, handcrafted by Black Lion.
Belgian webdesigners from Black Lion said ‘to hell with gin’ and decided to make genever instead. A very modern tasting genever, that is or genever 2.0, as they call it. Dust was born. Also you need to know that “dust” is actually a Flemish dialect word for “thirsty”. The story starts when a web design…
Gold Gin 999.9 Competition
In every aspect Gold Gin would be the perfect gin for a Bond villain. I mean take a look at that bottle, it utterly demands to be looked at, you can’t miss it, but at the same time you can’t read what’s on it. It’s complex and mysterious. Just like its origin story, listen to…
Beer, Bourbon And Barbecue, a mix grilled in heaven.
Tom Bulleit introduced his 10 years old to Belgium and we don’t mean his grandson, we’re talking about his ‘Bulleit Bourbon 10 Years Old’. The place to be was Jord Althuizen’s grill tower, ‘Black Smoke’. Actually it was the grill tower’s rooftop, bathing in sunlight, were we spent a very pleasant afternoon, soaked in beer,…
Home made vermouth by De Lijsterbes
De Lijsterbes is a famous star restaurant in the little Belgian village of Berlare where master chef Geert Van Der Brugge composes culinary masterpieces in a cosy, laid-back atmosphere. Natural, healthy and approachable are the keywords of his concept. Fine dining is for everybody and so De Lijsterbes becomes an openminded food sharing community. Now,…
Campari soon opens new piazza of pleasure in Antwerp: Gaspare La Piazza Dell’Aperitivo
We were invited into an old courtyard right in the centre of medieval Antwerp where Campari will open a new bar on May 5th called: Gaspare La Piazza Dell’Aperitivo. The moment we set foot in it, we fell in love with it. Tucked away from the commercial chaos of the city and her typical traffic…
The Torino Temple of aperitivo returns to Belgium with a spectacular lineup of Negronis
Last year in Ghent, Martini’s Caffè Torino was a happy discovery for many visitors. The Italian style aperitivo bar focussed uniquely on Martini’s recent re-interpretation of vermouth accompanied by succulent side dishes. In short, a place where you inevitably lost track of all time, aperitivo all night long! This year, 30th of March until the…
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