Every year Maison Ferrand launches a cocktail book in a different city, this book represents the (cocktail) culture and bartender scene of the country the city is located in. It started 5 years ago in Paris, followed by Berlin, London, Singapore, NYC and now Antwerp, Belgium. The good people of Maison Ferrand immediately spotted how…
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Saint James Rhum Cocktail Competition
Last week one of the cocktail competitions we judged was the Saint James Cocktail Competition. Fifteen candidates squared off against each other in the lovely ‘La Tricoterie’ in Brussels in the hope of winning one of the great prizes – amongst them one of the last bottles of Saint James 250 for Belgium. Saint James…
Bar Convent Berlin 2014 – Too soon for the next trend in cocktails and spirits?
BCB or Bar Convent Berlin, is easily the biggest cocktail and spirits convention of Europe. Now having successfully closed it’s 8th edition and welcomed more than 9000 visitors it should call itself EBC – Berlin (European Bar Convent – Berlin). Because – and we quote a female bartender standing in the waiting line – “Holy…
Cocktails in Cuba – No way Hemingway
De robijnrode Chevrolet uit 1953 boorde zich langzaam een weg door de tropische chaos van Havana; de zinderende hitte valt als een hete douche over je heen. Na 12 uur op de vlieger en 3 uur in de taxi, kan je maar aan één ding denken: “I need a drink”. Cuba is het land van…
The Cocktail Nation 