‘Tis the season to drink festive cocktails, so why not become the host and make everyone jolly? Perhaps you want to go all the way and set up a little bar at home. Make your life simple and go to Alexander & James, the one stop shop for everything you’ll need in a good bar. Besides offering essential liquors like vodka, gin, rum, and tequila, they have expert know-how and all the equipment you need. “Create your own home bar” will show you how to properly measure up, squeeze, grind, stir and shake. Lesson number one: a perfect drink starts with the exact amounts — you’ll need a measuring cup called jigger. If you’re pretty advanced you might already know that most bartenders prefer the Boston shaker with a pint glass and a Hawthorne strainer, or that a Julep strainer is the ideal choice for slim glasses. Use the tumbler to start with one of my favorite drinks, Negroni, in the style of Atalay Aktas, a bartender from “Schwarze Traube”. Or go for the classic American cocktail, the Old Fashioned, using oak cask-aged Bourbon in a corked bottle by Bulleit Distilling Company from Kentucky; with notes of vanilla, spices and pepper it will go perfectly with the festive season. Cheers! (Text: Sven Hausherr)
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