Banana Boulevardier

Sometimes a small alteration in a recipe can have a big influence on taste. This is another one you really have to try !

Banana Boulevardier

Ingredients
30 ml Bourbon
30 ml Cinzano sweet vermouth
15 ml Campari
15 ml Giffard Banane du Brésil

Method
Stir either directly in the glass or in a mixing glass. Just remember you need small icecubes in the glass where you do the stirring. It really doesn’t work very well with a big block. If you stir in a mixing glass and then strain into your tumbler, you have the option to serve the drink with a big block of ice. 

This is a Negroni-variation, so garnish should be orange peel or dehydrated orange. 

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This is not a banana split (70s disco style cocktail)

I’m still not sure what it is exactly, but something in this Spytail Ginger rum reminds me of something I tasted during my teenage years. This inspired me to mix up a real tacky 70s disco-style drink. And you know what? I actually loved it. Think Saturday Night Fever, Beach Boys, Donna Summer... Shake that booty and have one of these.

The base for this drink is Spytail ginger Rum, but I’ve added some vodka to lift it up a little. I have split the banana liqueur (pun very much intended) to get this special result. 

This is not a banana split

Ingredients
40 ml Spytail Ginger Rum
10 ml Belvedere Vodka
20 ml Fresh lime juice
7,5 ml Giffard Banane du Brésil (Modern style banana liqueur with a hint of cognac)
7,5 ml Pisang Ambon (70s disco style banana liqueur, based on an old Indonesian recipe)
1 dash of chocolate bitters

Method
Bring everything together in a shaker with lots of ice and shake it for at least 20 seconds. Double strain in the most ‘70s disco’ glass you own. Add a sticky cocktail cherry 😉 

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Bacardi goes Bananas

 

Sun is shining on this Easter weekend. Keep it safe, stay at home and enjoy some tasty drinks.

Time for another delicious cocktail. This tiki-style recipe is a little bit inspired by ‘The Travelling Banana’. I think I not only simplified the recipe, but actually made it more interesting with a fuller body.

Bacardi goes Bananas

Ingredients
50 ml Bacardi Cuatro Rum
25 ml Giffard Banane du Brésil (Liqueur)
15 ml Gonzalez Byass Vina AB Amontillado sherry
7 ml Orgeat syrup
1 dash Angostura bitters
Optional : 5 ml Port Charlotte (Peated whisky)

Method
Everything except the whisky can go into a shaker with lots of small ice cubes or ice pebbles. Shake thorough for 20 seconds. Dirty dump (with the ice!) into a Mojito glass. Add some extra ice, a dried orange wheel and a sweet cocktail cherry. Cheers !
If you want to make it even more interesting, add a float of Port Charlotte peated whisky. Just 5 ml should be enough, pour it over the round side of your spoon.

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