A Mountain Of Crushed Ice

An interesting fragrant spice and an old favorite tiki drink

The fragrance of nutmeg is very special, i cannot even really describe it - its spicy-woody and fresh, nutty and very satisfying.
Most often i connect nutmeg with either christmas drinks or libations from the caribbean both alcoholic and non-alcoholic. Nutmeg and carrot juice  is a common [...]

More blue drinks?
I thought it was enough with the two i made last time but Grog Log is calling for yet another one so i have to obey;-)
The Blue Reef is the second drink on the same page as Blue Hawaii in the Log. Its the Bum`s take on the Blue Hawaii where fresh [...]

I have a feeling of slipping in on a banana peel here, i forgot it was monday yesterday..
The topic is punch. There are many different kinds of punch and the host Hobson`s Choice states that “There aren’t really any specific limitations on this month’s subject”  and “Keep in mind that we are at that time [...]

This time A Mountain of Crushed Ice is on a space trip with the second tiki cocktail from the Grog Log and its dark twist.
Here´s one yummy species of a tiki cocktail, its called Astro Aku Aku and is preferably served in a Moai Mug. (Easter Island Mug) unfortunately i don´t have any..so i`ll serve [...]

To me there will always be something very special with Tiki drinks, they are so much more than beautiful to look at and so bloody tasty! - and a pain in the ass to make sometimes, especially if you need to make many but if you just hang on and go through with them you [...]

This post is also posted on Mixoloseum blog, i cross-posted this time just because its the National Rum Day and as a true rummer i don´t think my blog should not also raise this toast to rum!
I get more and more convinced that i live in the wrong place..not long ago it was national tequila [...]

February - dubbed the “tiki month” by Doug Tiki Doug is soon reaching its end. That will not mean that my posting of tikidrinks will reach its end..they will always be present as they are a part of my life. But to “finish” this tiki-month and to find a reason to try out my newly [...]

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RHUM AGRICOLE AND CACHACA?
I´ve read so many articles and seen so much confuison when it comes to what exactly is the difference between rhum agricole and cachaca. And then there`s rhum Barbancourt, is it or is it not a rhum agricole?

This last thursday we had the joy of attending the first ever sponsored TDN, sponsored by Leblon cachaca.
Cocktailnerd and Rumdood participated in this TDN live from Trader Vics in Las Vegas mixing up the cocktails sent in by the online bar crowd with the bartenders at Vic’s, courtesy of Leblon cachaca. The chat room was [...]