Category Archives: Recipes
Daisy de Santiago.

Daisy de Santiago. With high summer approaching it is good to have a cracking summer cooler to hand. But what makes one? A good hot weather drink starts cold and stays cold and that that happens at its most … Continue reading
Too Soon/Not Too Soon.

Too Soon/Not Too Soon. Last month we looked at a creation of mine called The Fermi Paradox which used Cynar as its main bitter component. I’d like to think you might already have been in possession of this lovely Italian … Continue reading
The Fermi Paradox + Lot 40 rye.

The Fermi Paradox + Lot 40 rye. Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few months you have likely noticed the recent unpleasantness that has infected the USA. As I write we see a government that seems … Continue reading
Black Douglas + William Lawson’s whisky.

Black Douglas + William Lawson’s whisky. I was recently invited to a Burns Supper, which, to those unaware, is an evening of whisky, poetry, whisky, Scottish cuisine, whisky, song, whisky and whisky in honour of the famed Scots poet Robert … Continue reading
The Ultimate Daiquiri

Ultimate Daiquiri. It’s been just about eight years since I posted my first article here and I thought we’d celebrate the anniversary by revisiting that recipe – the noble Daiquiri. This time the mission is not to explain via the … Continue reading
Lewis and Clark + Sarsaparilla.

Lewis and Clark + Sarsaparilla. In the last exciting episode of Proofcocktails.nl I was blabbering on about how I’ve been neglecting the poor old Old Fashioned so I’m doing another one for good measure. Kind of. We’ll get back to … Continue reading
Festive Old Fashioned.

Festive Old Fashioned. It has been bothering me for a while that I haven’t talked very much about the Old Fashioned. I mean once you know how to make one, and tweak one, there’s not that much more too say. … Continue reading
Port Ellen + Mandarins

Port Ellen + Mandarins. O noble Mandarin, ancestor of all citrus (along with the citron and pomelo but who remembers those losers?), majestic in thy sweet oranginess yet all too rarely utilised in the preparation of cocktaily splendour how … Continue reading
Busted Flush.

Busted Flush. I’m sometimes asked how I name my cocktails. Mostly I’ll look for a connection between the main ingredients and see if anything suggests itself but when that fails I turn to The List. Huh? Well, whenever I hear … Continue reading
Pulu + Lonkero.

Pulu + Lonkero. A Finnish friend, knowing me to be of the cocktaily persuasion, once told me of a drink that was popular in her youth that was called a lonkero. Upon hearing that this “cocktail” came in a can … Continue reading
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