Edinburgh is also known as “The Athens of the North”. Definitly not because of the weather. One reason is the architecture. Many buildings have been constructed in the style of...
Right from the start I have to say that you are guaranteed a warm Scottish welcome in Edinburgh’s bars. It is a small city with so many high-end bars and...
This isn’t very surprising but I was back in my favourite bar city. It is hard to resist once you have tasted Greek hospitality. The high degree of professionalism without losing...
Sometimes I meet very nice people at the bar counter. Max Paarlberg, for example, I met at the Coda Dessert Bar last year in August. We talked about his new project...
The increase of rum festivals shows the growing love for rum. Rum festivals are for the consumers. They have the possibility to experience a wide selection of rum and attend...
Paris is called the “City of Love” because of its romantic language, the lovely architecture and also because of the love for culinary pleasure. Paris is the ultimate destination for...
This is not my first visit to the second biggest city of Greece. It is hard to resist if one has ever tasted Greek hospitality. This is the reason why you...
Recently, someone asked me why I actually go to bar shows, even though I am “only” a cocktail lover. I am a very well educated cocktail enthusiast and bar shows are...
What kind of bar do you dream of ? My dream bar is definitely a combination of intimacy, energy and good conversation. A dimly lit place holding around fifty people,...
I flew to Athens to join the event “The Clumsies American Dream Bar”. The Clumsies set up an impressive Pop Up bar with six bars from the east to the...
Zero waste, sustainability, fair trade, local food and so on are serious buzz words everyone’s talking about at the moment. It is about saving our planet and it is about...
I have never seen so many bottles of mezcal and I would dare to say that this is the biggest selection in Europe. La Punta has spirit, namely Agave spirit....
The next bar, and my favourite of this trip, is a recommendation from François Monti. I would never have found this little gem. Tiny, intimate, personal, selected spirits and a...