“ Dear Julia, we’re working with Lobmeyr on unveiling a new tumbler. Why don’t you get yourself to Vienna to have a look?” This was the basic gist of the job they gave me. I have to admit, my expertise in glasses up to that point was limited to “Mum’s good champagne flutes – the ones with the gold around the rim – don’t go in the dishwasher” and a mnemonic for somme...
Ingredients 6 cl Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Dry Gin 2,5 cl lime juice 1,5 cl simple sirup 8 fresh mint leaves Preparation Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled coupette. Garnish with mint leaves. Cheers!
The Swabian community of Schömberg is home to one of the world’s most prominent beard and moustache clubs. This is a story about facial hair and its consequences. It’s eight o’clock on a Friday evening, and I’ve got an appointment at Gasthof zum Plettenberg. Dark wood panelling adorns the inn’s walls and ceiling, and patrons are passing glasses of fresh draught beer across tables covered wit...
Around three years ago, the new Union Square Cafe began welcoming in guests not far from the spot where Danny Meyer opened his first restaurant in 1985. At the corner of 19th Street and Park Avenue, regulars and first-time visitors alike can still find what gave the place its sterling reputation, namely outstanding food and drinks. The restaurant, with its high ceiling and forest-green panelling, is decorated with a great many ...
Bohemian Ram. Little Bumblebee. No, not pet names that aging married couples have for each other. These are just a few of the unusually archaic sounding instruments that belong to the larger family of bagpipes. Scottish bagpipes are generally a familiar concept, but the Black Forest shepherd's pipe is less well known, although it was quite prevalent there at one time. When Helmut Moßmann gets out his bagpipes and h...
All right, we admit it: the idea of selling empty bottles is more than a little out there. Of course, that hasn’t halted our plans to do exactly that for our 10-year anniversary. The circumstances that gave rise to the idea are at once sad and alarming. In biological terms, we humans are also primates – but not one of the 283 species that are currently threatened with extinction. Indeed, our kind...
Welcome to Peachy’s – No Photos, No Fighting. The message conveyed by the neon sign above the door seems reasonable enough, and we did our best to act accordingly during our last visit – except for the part about photos, of course. This bar is just too remarkable not to be captured on film for everyone else to see. It’s probably the combination of sophistication and attention to detail that immediat...
Ingredients 2,5 cl Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Sloe Gin 2,5 cl apricot brandy 2,5 cl lime juice 1,5 cl chilled water Preparation Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass. Garnish with a lime zest or an apricot wedge. Cheers!
This fluffy delight is an all-time favourite for a reason. The only remaining question is whether to eat it with or without butter… Ingredients for approx. 20 slices 250 ml milk 20 g fresh yeast 75 g sugar 1 egg 1.5 tsp. sea salt 500 g flour 75 g soft butter Raisins (optional) Preparation Step I Heat the milk until luke¬warm. Crumble the yeast into a bowl and stir it with a bit of the milk and the...
Thank you Gedulgt for the wunderbar cocktail Ingredients 4 cl Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Dry Gin 1 cl Velvet Falernum 1 cl Dry Curaçao 1cl Orgeat 1 cl Overproof Rum 2 cl Lime Juice Mint sprig Preparation Add the Monkey 47, velvet falernum, curaçao, lime juice and orgeat into a shaker with crushed ice and shake lightly (about 3 seconds). Pour into the Becher and float the rum over top. Garnish with a mint sprig and optional wi...
HABITAT Proboscis Monkeys live along coasts and riverbanks in gallery forests, mangrove forests, and lowland rain forests. Their human neighbours call these long-nosed monkeys kera bellanda – “Dutch monkeys” – because their red noses remind them of sunburned Europeans. BEHAVIOUR Proboscis Monkeys are diurnal forest dwellers that are most active during the afternoon and evening. They spend their nights in trees immediately adjacent to significant waterways. Thanks to their partially webbed feet, they are...
The art of distillation goes hand in hand with chasing aromas and rendering them in liquid form – although alcohol is merely the medium, not the actual goal of the process. Meanwhile, the world of spirits is divided into categories rather than sensory components and the possibilities associated with them. It’s a form of conditioning that stands in contrast to our obsession with variety and innovation. Why do distillates and spir...
Ingredients 2 cl Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Dry Gin 2 cl Lillet Blanc 2 cl Blue Curaçao 2 cl Lemon Juice Absinth in Spray bottle Lemon zest Preparation Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled coupette glass. Spray a layer of Absinthe over the drink. Garnish with a lemon zest. Cheers!
Willhelm Hauff’s fairy tale Heart of Stone tells the story of a charcoal burner whose dissatisfaction with his lot in life leads him to take a number of ill-fated decisions. In the end, he winds up back in the same job in the Black Forest, but much happier for his tribulations. But what does a charcoal burner actually do – and isn’t it a profession that has long been forgot...
HABITAT Golden Lion Tamarins live in lowland forests along the Atlantic coast. BEHAVIOUR Golden Lion Tamarins are diurnal creatures that live in family groups of two to 15 individuals. Within the group, only the dominant pair of Tamarins reproduces. Members of each group share a strong social bond. These pint-sized primates typically spend their nights in tree hollows or similar hiding places. NUTRITION Golden Lion Tamarins subsist primarily on fruits. They ...
