WIRD / Barbados: interview with Alexandre Gabriel 1/2

Maison Ferrand, which is behind Plantation Rum, Cognac Ferrand and Citadelle, is managed by the indescribable Alexandre Gabriel, a hyperactive enthusiast who added a serious string to his bow in 2017, by acquiring the West Indies Rum Distillery from Barbados, thereby becoming co-owner of National Rums of Jamaica (Long Pond, […]

El Dorado: the Demerara revisits its classics

For more than two years now, the El Dorado brand has revised the recipe for its three flagship blends, which are the 12, 15 and 21 years. This development took place discreetly, during a small makeover, and the famous Demerara distillers have not communicated at all on the subject. […]

Champagne Cocktail

The opinion of Damien, our globe-trotting bartender A very simple classic cocktail that requires very little equipment and which turns out to be even more interesting when you make a few small modifications My favorite places to taste it: In France: At Cognac: Luciole bar. Around the world: In London: Coburg bar at […]

Aviation

The opinion of Damien, our globe-trotting bartender A classic from the beginning of the 20th century straight from the Wallick Hotel in New York, very aromatic, floral and rather acidic. Make at home with your favorite gin or order at any good bar to see the influence of a new gin. My favorite addresses for […]

Inna Di Yard

The opinion of Damien, our globe-trotting bartender Here is a creation by Michael Mas that I still make today whenever possible. A creation certainly, but always on a classic basis. Here we take an idea from Mai Tai but above all a desire to twist my favorite cocktail: the Trinidad Sour. We get a cocktail […]

Renaissance Distillery, the treasures of Taiwan

We were impatiently awaiting them; the first vintages from the Renaissance distillery have arrived on Rhum Attitude! Taiwan is now an island to be reckoned with. The rums produced by Olivier Caen and Linya Chiou are part of these demanding expressions, for which every detail is the subject of both technical and philosophical choices. […]

Hemingway Daiquiri

The opinion of Damien, our globe-trotting bartender Back in Cuba with this twist on a daiquiri which once again comes to us from the historic bar in Havana: El Floridita My favorite places to taste it: In France: With a past full of success Cubans, who better to introduce you to this cocktail […]

Our Rum Baba recipe

Baba au rhum is a staple of French pastry, invented in the 18th century by the King of Poland Stanislas Leszczynski. Based in Nancy, Lorraine, he loved tasting the local kougelhopf, which reminded him of baba (or “babka”, meaning “granny”), a traditional Polish cake. One day he found his kougelhopf too […]

Old Cuban

The opinion of Damien, our globe-trotting bartender A cocktail coming straight from NYC created by Audrey Saunders barely 20 years ago It was at Maria Magdalena that I tasted and prepared my very first with @Adrian_Siraj_hendricks Here a light twist which has become one of the best sellers of the Experimental Cocktail Club over […]

Shochu: discovering Japan with Keiichiro Miyagawa

Our first selection of shochu arrives on Rhum Attitude! To discover this traditional Japanese brandy, we spoke to one of its best ambassadors: Keiichiro Miyagawa is a great enthusiast of sake, shochu and awamori, he has been working for many years to promote their recognition in France: “I arrived in […]