Regional Recipes

NobeltjeHot CoffeeWhipped Cream

Coffee, Ameland's own herb liqueur and a spoonful of cream

Dutch GeneverEggSimple SyrupAngostura Aromatic Bitters

Dutch genever flip with whole egg and nutmeg

Weduwe Joustra BerenburgOrange Soda

The Frisian long drink: cold berenburg over ice with orange soda

BecherovkaLemonTonic Water

Becherovka and tonic over ice with a squeeze of lemon, the Czech national cocktail

Black BalsamHeavy CreamHot Black Coffee

The Latvian way with Riga Black Balsam — a measure stirred into hot black coffee, bittersweet and warming

Bourbon WhiskeyKirschSimple SyrupFee Brothers Chocolate Bitters+1

Whiskey old fashioned with kirsch, chocolate and cherry bitters

Zoco PacharánOrange Soda

Pamplona's festival highball: pacharán floated over cold orange soda

ConcertoEspresso

Espresso "corrected" with a shot of Concerto, Don Ciccio's coffee-and-cocoa amaro

Vecchio Amaro del CapoTonic Water

Calabria's freezer-cold amaro stretched long over tonic

Licor 43Espresso

The classic Spanish carajillo — hot espresso cut with Licor 43, served over ice or warm

Toro Centerbe

The Abruzzo meditation pour: emerald, seventy percent, and cold

Jeppson's MalörtOld Style Lager

A shot of Malört with an Old Style alongside, Chicago's own boilermaker

China MartiniSugarHot Water

The Piedmontese winter serve: china elixir, hot water and lemon peel

Bigallet China-ChinaSparkling White Wine

Bigallet's bitter orange liqueur under sparkling wine, the house's own serve

GeneverDe Kuyper OranjebitterSimple Syrup

Genever cocktail with De Kuyper Oranjebitter

Earl Grey GinDry VermouthFresh Lemon JuiceAngostura Orange Bitters+1

Gin martini with Earl Grey tea infusion

White RumAmaro dell'EtnaMint LeavesLime+2

A mojito with a Sicilian amaro in it, bitter orange and liquorice under the mint

Gammel Dansk

Denmark's bitter dram, poured small at room temperature and drunk to a toast

Génépy le Chamois

The Savoyard close to a meal: alpine génépy over one big cube, nothing else

German Apple Brandy (Obstler)Egg WhiteFresh Lemon JuiceThe Bitter Truth Aromatic Bitters+1

German apple brandy sour with herbal bitters

Killepitsch

Düsseldorf's herb liqueur poured straight from the freezer, sipped rather than shot

Amaro 18 IsolabellaSoda Water

Eighteen herbs, seltzer and a lemon peel, which is how Italy drinks it

JägermeisterFresh Lime JuiceSimple SyrupAngostura Bitters+1

German herbal mule with ginger beer

Lime CordialLemon-Lime SodaAngostura Bitters

Australia's pub refresher: lemonade, lime and a coat of Angostura

DemänovkaApple JuiceSoda Water

The Slovak summer serve: mountain-herb bitter long with apple juice

GinSt-GermainFresh Lime JuiceAngostura Orange Bitters+1

Gin cocktail with elderflower and orange bitters

Amaro LucanoChinotto

Basilicata amaro lengthened with Italy's own bitter-orange soda

BrancamentaLimeBrown SugarTonic Water

Branca's mint fernet over crushed ice and tonic, muddled with lime

Amer PiconLager

A measure of bitter orange amer in the bottom of a cold beer, as northern France drinks it

Pimm's No. 1Fresh Lemon JuiceSimple SyrupAngostura Aromatic Bitters+1

Traditional British summer cocktail

Salers GentianeTonic Water

The Auvergne gentian, long over tonic with an orange twist

Sonnema BerenburgEgg WhiteFresh Lemon JuiceSimple Syrup

Classic sour cocktail showcasing Frisian berenburg herbal liqueur

SuzeProseccoSoda WaterAngostura Orange Bitters+1

French gentian aperitif spritz

Texels JuttertjeHot Chocolate Milk

Comforting hot chocolate spiked with Texels Juttertje herbal liqueur

AvèzeSweet Vermouth

Two ingredients from the same mountains: Auvergne gentian and red vermouth

Underberg

One 20ml bottle, room temperature, taken in a single go

Badel PelinkovacElderflower LiqueurLemon Juice

Croatian wormwood bitter with elderflower and lemon, short and over ice

UnicumLime JuiceSimple SyrupSoda Water

Unicum lengthened with lime, cucumber and soda, the way the house pours it