Everything is Hunky Dory – Everything is fine
I love the nighttime, the reduced light and the focus on other things. My bar adventures are about spending a good and carefree time, enjoying life and being enchanted by...
Delicatessen – Wellness Programme for Cocktail Enthusiasts
Moscow is a city where the best things are sometimes hidden. The variety of hidden spots ranges from intimate cocktail rooms to spacious basement restaurants. I spent a few nights...
Chainaya Tea & Cocktails – Big delights in little China
Which bar comes to mind first if you think about Moscow’s bar scene? Off the top of my head, it would be Chainaya. A bar about which much has already...
Antiquarny Boutique & Bar – My favourite for lots of reason
Antiquarny Boutique & Bar had been highly recommended to me and became my favourite bar for lots of reasons. The first and most important is that this place feels like...
Voda Bar – Boiling up Moscow’s bar scene
Moscow is a huge city and bar hopping isn’t as convenient as in St. Petersburg. Luckily, the place I was staying was close to some very interesting bar spots. A...
El Copitas – Follow the rabbits
El Copitas in St. Petersburg is a hidden treasure not easy to find. It has a Mexican theme as the name already suggests and their focus is on agave distillates....
Korobok – A bar in a matchbox, an explosive mix
Moscow isn’t short of cocktail bars and my wish list was accordingly long. You can find old bar dinosaurs, newbies and trendy pop ups. No matter whether you like your...
Spoiled – Free your mind
I did it again and travelled to Athens for the annual Athens Bar Show. The sincerity and the warm welcome you receive in the Greek bar world makes a difference...
Think Flavour – Whisky in its purest form
I’m often asked how I started being a barstalker. Before I started going to bars, I discovered my love for Scottish single malt whisky. The variety of tastes, the art...
London – High tech equipment for better drinking
Nowadays, bars are equipped like laboratories. Producing and refining your own drinks seems to be the order of the day. Taking a material and turning it into something drinkable, extracting...
London – A place of pilgrimage for cocktail lovers
No matter if you like your drinks classic, crazy, experimental, or molecular, or if you would like to interact with the bartender, sip your drink alone, or want to be...
Herbarium – A Perfume Bar at Hôtel National des Arts et Métiers
Recently, I travelled home to celebrate the first school day of my niece in the Palatinate region. The trip from Berlin takes around five hours by train. Instead of going...
Nightcap – a cosy rabbit hole with cocktails and food
This was my last night out in Edinburgh and it was time for my last nightcap. Nightcap, an apt name for a bar with long opening hours, amazing drinks and...
