Foams are fancy. That’s probably the main reason I make them! Everyone is immediately impressed when there’s foam on a cocktail, and what we see certainly adds to our experience. But I have to admit that when I’m making a menu for my cocktail parties, I’m still a bit brute…
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Bellini Variations with Bite(s)
Sometimes things seem to assemble slowly one piece at a time, and you’re not sure if it actually was your own idea or not. Or perhaps neither. This is one of those times. I think it started with Kevin Kos’ Rossini video: strawberry puree/syrup with a hint of basil and…
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Spiced Stout Syrup
The spiced stout syrup as an idea is not my own. My friends had been to Scotland, and they bought an Irish coffee kit there. Now that I see myself writing this I’m not so sure this is what happened…, so maybe they actually went to Ireland? Don’t remember, nor…
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Cranberry-Elderflower Syrup
Quick ingredient post, I wasn’t trying to do anything fancy, in fact I just needed to do something with this cranberry juice that was about to go past the due date! So making a syrup out of it seemed to make the most practical sense, and that’s what I did.…
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Cardamom-Lemongrass Bitters
I didn’t really have a reason to make this, I just knew I wanted to. The inspiration however came from messing around with some curry recipes. While doing that, I realised at some point lemongrass and cardamom are amazing together. To confirm I chewed on a cardamom pod and took…