Signature cocktails at the White Collar Boxing event
‘The Holy’ Spirits, Cocktails and Workshops developed 2 unique, so-called signature cocktails for the annual boxing event of White Collar Boxing Netherlands. For the theme of the evening, Japan, we created one cocktail for the 600 visitors with sake, the Melting Snow, in a long drink glass with crushed ice, gin, peach liqueur and sake, and one with Japanese whiskey, the Harakiri Sour, in a tumbler glass with ice, Japanese whisky, lemon juice, sugar syrup, orange bitter and an orange zest.
Margarita, a Mexican cocktail
We start our trip in LA and drive to Mexico on a rented Buick convertible. After the border check, we arrive in Tijuana. We were actually there to visit relatives, but our uncle had to go to Mexico City for work, although he had left the key for us. Tijuana is a typical border town, but when you’re there, you get a desolate sense of melancholy and hope. For many Mexicans, it’s the place where they leave Mexico to go to the promised land.
History of the Cocktail
People used to drink in taverns, hotels and restaurants, but they were different than the places we know today. There was no ice until the early 1880s and there were very few mixed drinks like we know them until the middle of the 18th century. Since the dawn of civilization, there have been servants in taverns and landlords in inns, but can we call them bartenders? In many cases, there wasn’t even an actual bar! In those days, women played a vital role in bartending: they were in charge of bre
Cosmopolitan
Een Cosmopolitan is een cocktail gemaakt met wodka, triple sec, cranberrysap en vers geperst of gezoet limoensap. A Cosmopolitan is a cocktail made with vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice and freshly squeezed or sweetened lime juice. The Cosmopolitan became hugely popular in the 1990’s and was further popularized by the TV show Sex and the City. Fashionista Carrie Bradshaw and her friends downed plenty of them in the course of the show. Pictures of Madonna during the Sony Grammy Awards also h
