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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Hortense, Cocktails & Spirits – Brussels, Belgium – a review
It is not easy to find a good cocktailbar in Brussels and frankly, I have never been able to put the finger on the reason why. We have several hotel bars, some of which you should certainly check out and some of them you should never “check in”, but a real craft cocktailbar in Brussels,…
Upper Room Bar – The Jane – Antwerp
Everybody has heard of The Jane, a fantastic restaurant located in an old church, run by famous chefs Sergio Herman and Nick Bril. Spectacular food in spectacular surroundings. But have you also heard of the bar on the first floor called, the ‘Upper Room Bar’, managed by a spectacular bartender called Paul Morel? Well, you…
Dogma Cocktails – Antwerp
Boozy Excitement Under The Cathedral’s Bell Tower It’s almost a year now that you can visit a new exquisite cocktail bar near Antwerp’s Cathedral. Head bartender and owner is Didier Van den Broeck who became third at Diageo World Class Belgium 2014. This guy is a hurricane, he manages two or three different conversations and…
The Cocktail Nation’s answer to the question: ‘are bartenders too focused on the past?’
Recently I bumped into an article on the most excellent Difford’s Guide website with the following title: Are bartenders too focused on the past? “Is contemporary bartending too intent on seeking out lost and forgotten drinks, with its nose stuck in a history book, rather than harnessing the products, processes and technologies of today to…
The Cocktail Nation’s totally random prophecy of cocktailtrends for 2014
It’s always difficult to say what will be the thing for the next year in any business (except for horseshoes and things like frying pans probably). In cocktails that’s even more difficult. If you observe closely, you can see a trend movement with the bartenders, which is not necessarily picked up by the big public….
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