Mixologist Corner :: Mister Cocktail

Mister Cocktail is a lover of spirits, bars and good drinks.

Owner of Mister Cocktail, Dutch Gin Festival and the Gintour, he writes about spirits, brands and cocktails to help explain how to make cocktails at home. He also guides you through the difficult vocabulary of cocktail-words, tools and specialties. On his blog you can find easy recipes, great bars to see how the pros handle it, tips for techniques and lots of amazing gin drinks.

The Deconstruction: Dutch 88

To make this drink at home you will need: a good mixing glass and cocktail glass (put them in the freezer before use), barspoon, julep strainer and peeler. For spirits you need a good gin, 100 % maltwine genever and Lillet Blanc. Stir 60 ml gin, 20 ml genever and 10 ml Lillet till it's nice n cold. Strain in a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a lemon twist.

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