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,…
Tag: Vermouth
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…
How do you like your vermouth?
If somebody offered us a vermouth and asked: “Italian or French?” We would probably answer: “A Savoyan”. Because that’s where they come from, the former Duchy of Savoy. Or was it Germany? And more importantly where are they now? Italy, France? Yes and Spain and a little bit everywhere actually, even Belgium has one. Vermouth…
First Belgian Bitter launched by Biercée Distillery
Belgians like their bitter they say, I say Belgians like everything. True, we love cacao, coffee, endives, sprouts, hops and others but we’re also quite fond of our stew and fries, our waffles, genever, anything really. But what if some crazy Belgians said to each other: “what would happen if we put all the bitter…
What really makes a Negroni, a Negroni?
Sometimes you really start wondering, seeing these countless and delicious variations and dedications. Quite a few people go very extreme in this, resulting in the unavoidable remark by someone: “is this still a Negroni?”. The question is, if not, what is then? The answer must be sought in its clouded and disputed origin… photographs by…
Martini Terrazza Party shows us new and improved vermouth
The famous Williams Martini Racing Team held a Terrazza Party at Liege Belgium and took the opportunity to launch their brand new vermouth. Daniele Dalla Pola had some fun making cocktails with it. Fast cars, fabulous women and fresh drinks, what more can you desire? Well it was all there in Liege, Belgium. The sun…
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…
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….
VENUEZ13: twee dagen high-end hospitality op de meest indrukwekkende spirits en cocktailbeurs van de Benelux.
The Cocktail Nation ging naar VENUEZ13 en zag dat het goed was. Een verslag van indrukken. Dag 1 Aangekomen in het zonnige Antwerpen besloot ik eerst in te checken in het Sir Plantin Hotel om wat overtollige bagage te dumpen. Daar bleek dat ze mijn reservatie een dag te vroeg hadden geboekt. Dat begon…
Binnenkort nieuwe rubriek: “Ask the Nation”
Vanaf nu openen we een nieuwe rubriek: “Ask the Nation”, waarbij U ons allerhande cocktail gerelateerde vragen kan stellen, die wij binnen de mate van het mogelijke zullen beantwoorden en publiceren. Waar nodig zullen wij de vraag ook doorspelen aan onze Belgische topbartenders. Let wel, vragen op eigen risico. Welke vragen kan U bijvoorbeeld allemaal…
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