Boutique Barshow Edinburgh

Scotland is always worth a visit! Not only are we real scotch whisky lovers, but when going to Scotland we always adore the lovely countryside and the scotch people in general.

Last week Boutique Barshow called us to Edinburgh, only to suprise us with the most impressing event venue we`ve ever seen. Scotlands churches a hard to maintain, because there are simply to many of them. So what we consider an impossible thing to do here in Bavaria, the scotchman simply rent them for various events to the ones with the deepest pockets.

While showcasing our line of products with our UK importer LOVEDRINKS, we were invited to join forces with local bitters maker Adam Elmigirab for a bitters masterclass in the most beautiful classroom we`ve ever been to. After giving a brief inside in the long history of the bitters category, with it`s roots as a medicinal tonic, we passed through times and Adam began to give a deeper inside in the history of the BOKERS family, once famed producers of Bokers Bitters, which are considered as the pinnacle  in cocktail bitters during 19th century cocktail age.  The brand of Bokers vanished from the shelfs around 1910, after the entire segment of bitters had to suffer from Food and Drug act which passed the U.S. Congress in 1906.

As we learned J.G. Boker came, as his famous namesake Johann Gottlieb Siegert, the creator of todays Angostura Bitters, from Germany, building a huge business in the new world. One can imagine this rich heritage makes us as germans very proud and there are numerous traces of german people buiding the bitters category with great efford.

This time we got the chance to serve some examples of how a few dashes of bitters can turn a cocktail from good to great and with the support of Paul Graham from Bramble we were assured that the cocktails were made with skill and passion.

Edinburgh`s nightlife shouldn`t be missed as well! The city has some great bars, with a good ad influencing cocktail scene. Make sure you make a visit to bars like BRAMBLE of THE BON VIVANT while in town.

And since one needs schould not miss out on good food as well, we highly recommend THE SAINT, which is also run by the people from Bramble.

BRAMBLE: 16A Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 1JE, UK (+44 1312266343)

THE BON VIVANT: 55 Thistle Street, Edinburgh EH2 1DY, UK (+44 131 225 3275)

THE SAINT: 44 St. Stephen Street, Stockbridge, Edinburgh EH3 5AL, UK (+44 131 225 9009)