From March 27 to April 5, Amsterdam turns into one big cocktail festival. Amsterdam Cocktail Week, the event I set up 10 years ago, is back. For ten days, the city celebrates its cocktail scene and the people who make it what it is. Expect exclusive signature cocktails at 23 of the city’s best bars, […]
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It almost seems inevitable, in hindsight, that Marc Janssen would one day become master brewer at Grolsch. Not only because of his love for beer and flavor, but also because of his background. Both his father and grandfather worked at the brewery in Enschede long before him. Grolsch was therefore part of his world early […]
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Amsterdam’s Flying Dutchmen Cocktails has reached a new milestone — and marked it in the best possible way: with a full bar. On March 4, the three co-owners welcomed family, former staff, friends and long-time supporters back into the Singel bar to celebrate its reopening and a new chapter for the venue. The timing could […]
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From the agave fields of Jalisco to the bars of Barcelona and beyond, Grace Gonzales is reshaping how Europe sees – and sips – tequila. As the fourth generation in her family’s distilling dynasty, and daughter of Master Distiller Rodolfo Gonzales, she is both a steward of tradition and an ambassador for the future of El […]
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When you talk to Matthew Cordiner and Stephanie Macleod about Aberfeldy, you quickly realise they’re working on the same whisky from opposite ends of the process. Cordiner, who grew up in Craigellachie in Speyside “surrounded by the whisky world,” came into the industry as a tour guide. What was meant to be a summer job […]
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Patrón El Alto reinforces its position as the tequila for those who see nightlife as a form of luxurious culture. During Amsterdam Dance Event, this was once again confirmed through an exclusive collaboration with Zum Barbarossa. One private night quickly became the main topic of conversation, a Patrón evening that was described afterwards as the […]
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Van 17 tot en met 23 november staat heel Nederland weer in het teken van Woodford Reserve Old Fashioned Week. Dé week waarin meer dan 40 bars laten zien waarom de Old Fashioned nog altijd een icoon is én hoe ver je kunt gaan met een cocktail die ogenschijnlijk zo simpel is. Drie ingrediënten, eindeloze […]
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Pulitzer’s Bar heeft deze zomer een menu gelanceerd dat mixologie en parfumerie met elkaar laat samensmelten. De bar werkte daarvoor samen met het New Yorkse parfummerk D.S. & Durga: geuren worden vertaald naar cocktails, met een opbouw die denkt in top-, hart- en basisnoten in plaats van enkel in zoet, zuur of bitter. Het resultaat […]
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Jesse Estes, Global Brand Ambassador for Tequila Ocho, has tequila in his blood—literally. From growing up alongside one of the spirit’s greatest advocates (his father, Tomas Estes), to now shaping its future on a global scale, Jesse’s journey is one of authenticity, heritage, and heart. We sat down with him to unpack life on the […]
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