Jakarta's Cocktail Infusion

bir pletok 225x300 Jakarta's Cocktail InfusionJakarta, known to some as the “Big Durian”, has become the target of the booming drinking culture. You will unlikely find a drink fused with the stinky fruit, but Jakarta’s popular bar and lounge provide refreshing cocktails with menus that offers tropical fruits such as mango, lychee and rockmelon.
Some of the most popular bars and lounges include: Ritz-Carlton Jakarta (8 Lounge) whose menu is dedicated to Mojito variations; Cork & Screw which is highly recommended for drink-stop business travelers; Read more

Wine Oak Barrel

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These are so much more than wooden barrels for sale! They’re incredible handcrafted beverage dispensers made from authentic American Oak barrels with a medium toast. Choose the size that you need and decide whether or not you’d like the name of your favorite spirit laser burned onto the front of the barrel and you’re good to go. Read more

Rob Roy

Rob Roy Cocktail Rob RoyRob Roy cocktail is an IBA Official Cocktail made up of whisky and vermouth. It was created by a bartender at Waldorf Hotel in New York City during the introduction of the Dewar’s Scotch Whisky in the United States.
This mixed drink has similar qualities of a Manhattan cocktail except that the Rob Roy uses vermouth instead of rye. This drink also has sweet, dry and perfect version. The standard version of Rob Roy is made of sweet vermouth, thus there is no need to indicate if you need a sweet Rob Roy; Read more

The Bartender's Best Friend

41hjrGFNvaL The Bartender's Best FriendThe Bartender’s Best Friend: A Complete Guide to Cocktails, Martinis, and Mixed Drinks
A newly revised second edition of the ultimate bartender’s Bible.
This up-to-date, practical, and easy-to-use guide presents recipes for hundreds of cocktails and mixed drinks, plus step-by-step directions for making virtually every popular mixed drink, both contemporary and classic-from an A.B.C. to a Zorbatini. Read more

Negroni

Negroni cocktail NegroniThe Negroni cocktail is an International Bartenders Association (IBA) Official Cocktail, and it is an aperitif drink – a drink served before a meal to stimulate the appetite. This cocktail is made up of gin, vermouth and bitters. This cocktail was reportedly invented in 1919 at Florence, Italy by Count Camillo Negroni when he asked the bartender to strengthen his usual cocktail (Americano cocktail) by replacing soda with gin.
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The Winchester

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While I was looking for new cocktail recipes, I stumbled upon Jamie’s St. Germain Cocktails site. What caught my attention was the Winchester, a gin cocktail created by Brian Miller of Death & Co. in New York. It has the almost the same Gin Zombie cocktail ingredients – three (3) base spirits, various juices and spicy syrups, except that it uses gin instead of the typical rum.
Another thing to consider when mixing this cocktail is the use of ginger to add spiciness in the syrup. As Jamie pointed out, Read more