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Matthias Soberon

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Ghent, Belgium 🇧🇪

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Meest recente berichten

Alchemistbox – Hierbas De Las Dunas (NL)
DRINKS OF THE WEEK #41: SHERRY WEEK (ENG)
Drinks of the Week #40 (Eng)
The official FACTS ‘Doctor Who’ cocktail! (NL)
Drinks of the Week #39 (Eng)

Latest Recipes

ON THE ROAD AGAIN - 60ml @label5 Scotch - 15ml Reynac Pineau Des Charentes Vieux - 15ml Amaro CioCiaro - 1/2 pipet @bittered_sling Plum & Rootbeer Bitters - 2 mists @laphroaig Peated Whisky Stir all ingredients (except for the mists) with plenty of ice. Take a prechilled coupe glass, mist it ONCE, then pour the drink and mist a second time. 🍸🍸 Recently I had the amazing experience to visit my wedding venue for the second time in half a year.🤵👰 Not because I was getting married again (😅), but because Label 5 Whisky held a release party for their Limited Edition 'Street Art' Bottling! 🖌️ (Swipe to see some pictures I took) 🥃 We were served 5 cocktails, all inspired by a major city (London, Beirut, Brussels, Hong Kong & Mexico City) 🌏 where Label 5 had asked a renowned street artist to create 'locally rooted' artwork for their brand, calling this collection of work 'The Power of 5'.💪 During the event, Studio BamBam, a duo of graphic artists from my city were making live art and illustrations on canvas, boxes, bottles etc 😎. . At the end, we all received a giftbox containing a bottle of the Whisky, which I couldn't just leave untouched.🤷 So I stirred up a Black Manhattan-style cocktail, using Label 5 as a base and (in stead of Averna) a split modifier of Amaro CioCiaro and Reynac Vieux Pineau des Charentes.😍 Some bitters and Peated Whisky to round things up and you got a killer drink to sip on while the weather is getting colder!❄️ Drinksta, have a beautiful Sunday! 🍸🍸 #cocktail #cocktails #whisky #label5 #cocktailoftheday #imbibe #drinkstagram #instadrinks #imbibegram #mixologist #coctel #cocktailoclock #cocktailtime #mixology #whiskey #scotchwhisky #cocktailbar #streetart #cocktails🍹

HIERBAS ALCHEMISTBOX - 50ml Hierbas de las Dunas - 25ml Alchemix* - 100ml Fever-Tree Mediterranean Tonic - 4 drops Rosemary Oil - *Alchemix is a combination of Lemongrass Syrup and @supasawaco Acid Blend Add first two ingredients in large tumbler with ice and stir. Pour over tonic, add the oil and gently stir one last time. (Garnish accordingly). A recipe by Ellen De Herdt. 🍸🍸 Since starting 'Served By Soberon', my booze collection has kind of grown exponentially 😁 (read: exploded 💥 and I'm sure I'm not the only one suffering that symptom 😅), yet when creating and sharing drinks I have the tendency to forget there's a load of people who don't have access to a huge homebar and all necessary equipment.🤷 And I can't expect them to order €250 worth of bottles, tools and glassware each month... (Or can I? 🤔🤣 Up to you!) Luckily there's quite some companies in most countries these days offering 'DIY cocktail kits' 🍹 which you can easily order online and are then delivered at your home. . Today's cocktail is part of such a kit, which I was kindly gifted by the team of @alchemistbox to check out.😍 Alchemistbox is a Belgian company that designs D.I.Y. cocktail-boxes, with each one containing all the ingredients and tools to create exactly 4 cocktails.🥃 They currently have 3 options to choose from: The 'Smokey Spiced Apple'🍎 'Red Ginger' or 'Hierbas De Las Dunas' 🌱 The one you see here is the latter: a mix of @hierbasdelasdunas (a local liqueur made with handpicked herbs from the North Sea Dunes), Lemongrass Syrup, Supasawa Acid, @fevertreemixers Tonic and Rosemary Oil.🌿 A delightful low-ABV tipple! Perfect when you're having dinner with friends and want to serve something other than bubbly as an aperitif! ❤️ Drinkstagram, have a beautiful weekend! 🍸🍸 #cocktail #cocktails🍹 #drinkstagram #alchemistbox #cocktailoftheday #imbibe #gintonic #gin #imbibegram #mixologist #rum #whisky #tequila #aperitif #cocktailoclock #cocktailtime #mixology #instadrinks #ginoclock #cocktails

SUMMON THE SOBER SPIRIT - 50ml @Seedlipdrinks Spice - 10ml Lime Juice - 1 barspoon Honey Syrup - Matcha Powder - @fevertreemixers Indian Tonic Shake all but Tonic, double strain over fresh cracked ice. Top with Tonic (as preferred), Stir gently and garnish with mint. A 'Served By Soberon' Original. 🍸🍸 With Sober October going at full force for some people 💪 and Halloween getting scarily close now (I see lots of you getting in the morbid mood as well), 💀 I thought it was the appropriate time to share my first of several 'Dungeon Drinks' ☠️ a couple of creepy concoctions to get y'all prepped for the spookiest celebration of the year!👻 With lots of people organising parties, I wanted to include an alcoholfree drink in this series as well, for all those people either not drinking at all or drinking less 🍹 Because everyone deserves a pretty drink. . Thanks to @parlezbe I got a box-set of Seedlip Samples to get mixing with 🌿 and for this beautiful 'green and mean' Alc-free Highball I paired the 'Spice 94' expression with a pinch of Matcha Powder 🍵 Lime juice, honey syrup 🍯 and topped it off with Tonic Water. 💚 It has an earthy backbone because of the Seedlip Spice and Matcha, a touch of Acidity and Sweetness because of Lime and Honey and the bitterness of Tonic as a welcome finish. A pretty funky and well balanced tipple.🎃 Never forget to include the alcoholfree option when prepping for a party, people! ❤️ Drinkstagram, it's Fri-Yay, enjoy! 🍸🍸 #cocktail #cocktails🍹 #drinkstagram #seedlip #soberoctober #alcoholfree #imbibe #gintonic #mocktail #imbibegram #mixologist #mocktails #cocktailoftheday #instadrinks #cocktailoclock #halloween #noalcohol #mixology #instadrinks #ginoclock #cocktails

BELGIAN BEAUTY. - 50ml @smeets_jenever Extra Jenever - 2 barspoons Blackberry Jam - 10ml @giffard_liqueurs_syrups Ginger Liqueur - 25ml Lemon Juice - 1 eggwhite - Soda Reverse dry shake all but soda and double strain in medium to large wine glass. Top with soda and garnish with blackberries and mint. A 'Served By Soberon' Original. 🍸🍸 Genever (aka Jenever) is a spirit protected with a PGI or Protected Geographical Indication, with its production limited to Belgium 🇧🇪 The Netherlands 🇳🇱 and a tiny part of both France and Germany.🥃 Genever knows its origins in 16th Century Belgium and of 11 AOC's it has, 4 of them are exclusive to Belgian regions, among which 'Balegem' and 'Hasselt' Genever. The latter is named after the city that's also known as the 'Genever Capital'.🌍 Where every third weekend of October the 'Hasselt Jenever Fests', are held. 🎉 Everything from open distillery visits, historical tours, tastings (and much more) are organised, and in just two days, it's time for the 29th edition of this annual celebration! So the @jeneverfeesten are as old as I am 😅! . Today's cocktail, a fruity and spicy mix of Jenever, Ginger liqueur and Blackberry Jam 💕 is made with 'Smeets Extra', a prime example of this 'Hasselt Genever'.👌 To receive this specific AOC, the Genever must be either double or triple distilled in Hasselt, using a base of Malted rye and barley.🌾 Finally, it has to age for a minimum of 6 months (The 'Smeets Extra' aged for 12) in oak barrels. With this product (and in collaboration with several other distilleries, who have, after decades of silence, started focusing on their premium Genever-expressions again) 🙏 Smeets is trying to run a true 'Craft Genever'-revival, which I fully support, as this piece of heritage should never be forgotten! ❤️ Drinkstagram, rock your day! 🍸🍸 #cocktail #cocktails🍹 #drinkstagram #gin #cocktailoftheday #genever #imbibe #gintonic #imbibegram #ginlover #cocktailtime #instadrinks #cocktailoclock #hasselt #ginstagram #mixology #instadrinks #ginoclock #cocktails

THINK PINK DRINK - 50ml Kalevala Vodka - 2 barspoons Pineapple Jam - 10ml Carribean Pineapple Liqueur - 25ml Lime Juice - Sage leaves - 1 pinch of salt Shake with crushed ice and open pour in Libbey Hobstar Tumbler. Garnish with fresh Sage, dehydrated lime and pineapple and a fresh lime wedge. A 'Served By Soberon' Original, created to support, (but not officially affiliated with) 'Think Pink'. 🍸🍸 Drinkstagram, may I please have your attention for a VERY important matter 🌸 With October being #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth I've been thinking about how I as ServedBySoberon could join in supporting this extremely important cause. 💝 So to raise awareness but also actively do something, I have decided to make a donation through this post! 🎗️ For every 25 likes this #PinkRibbon -drink gets, I'm donating €1 to Think Pink (@thinkpinkinfo), Belgium's National Breast Cancer Campaign. 💕 (Note: With a max of €75 or 1875 likes // This is a PERSONAL fundraiser, NOT connected to any brand or organisation!). . Worldwide, Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed type of cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death among women.🌍 Luckily, death rates have been declining due to early detection, improved treatments and increased consciousness.💓 So girls, women, please, actively keep an eye out for symptoms and signs and do/undergo the necessary tests available, it is SO important.💖 The drink itself might not be pink, but I wanted Pineapple, the global symbol of hospitality, to shine brightly in this cocktail.🍍 To keep the triple pineapple (jam, liqueur, garnish) as star of the drink, I chose a neutral base spirit to accompany it. With sage and a pinch of salt to finish it off. ❤️ Drinkstagram, bless you, now let's raise some awareness! 🍸🍸 #cocktail #cocktails🍹 #drinkstagram #vodka #thinkpink #cocktailoftheday #imbibe #imbibegram #breastcancer #cocktailtime #instadrinks #cocktailoclock #mixology #breastcancerawareness #instadrinks #cocktailbar #cocktails

SAN MARCO'S SOUR - 50ml @Cadello88 Spice Spirit - 20ml @conkerspirit Coffee Liqueur - 5ml Pimento Dram - 15ml simple syrup - 20ml Lemon Juice - 1 dash Ango Bitters - 1 eggwhite Dry Shake / Wet Shake / Double Strain in coupe / Serve Ungarnished. A 'Served By Soberon' Original. 🍸🍸 A little bit of personal history: At the height of my 'musical career' (2007-2011) I was in 2 bands, sang in 3 choirs and studied both Saxophone 🎷 and Piano 🎹 ... all at the same time. 🎶 I played gigs with my bands across Europe and one of the choirs I was in did quite some international shows as well 🌍 one of them being a 10 day tour through Italy, which took us to the Garda Lake and Venice. There I had the amazing honor of singing in the San Marco Cathedral Basilica ❤️ one of Italy's most famous churches. 🇮🇹 And I still look back at it as one of the most epic, hair-on-my-arms-standing-straight concerts I've ever performed. . When Cadello asked me if I wanted to try and make something with their Venetian-inspired spirit, that exact moment came to mind again.🎵 Cadello is made by maceration and distillation of spices reminiscent of the Old Days in Italy and the trade via the Silk Road.🌏 All 'botanicals' are distilled separately, then blended and together aged in French Oak Casks. 💪 It has a deep and dark flavor profile, without being reminiscent of 'other spirits' like Bourbon or Rum. Think sweet anise and vanilla, roasted nuts and coffee beans, a hint of bitter chocolate and maybe a whiff of wood. 🥃 Combining with @thebittertruthcompany Pimento Dram was what first came to mind, followed by highlighting the coffee and balancing it all out with a slight hint of acidity, as I didn't want to take the obvious route and turning it into an after dinner drink.☕ Drinkstagram, Have you ever been to Venice? Have a beautiful day! 🍸🍸 #cocktail #cocktails🍹 #drinkstagram #gin #ginlover #cocktailoftheday #imbibe #imbibegram #ginstagram #cocktailtime #instadrinks #mixology #whisky #homebar #instadrinks #cocktailbar #rum #cocktailoclock #cocktails

THE SMOKED STORM - 50ml @burningbarnrum Smoked Rum - 10ml @thekingsginger Liqueur - 10ml Lime Juice - 80-100ml @fevertreemixers Smoky Ginger Ale Fill a glass 3/4 with cubed ice, add first three ingredients and stir, top with ginger ale and gently stir once more. Garnish with mint and a lime wedge. A 'Served By Soberon' Original. 🍸🍸 After Sherry Week and Tribute To The Gram, it's time for the 'regular' SBS schedule to return 🍹 sharing originals, classics, or riffs on existing classics trying to get the best out of a plethora of spirits, liqueurs or anything else I can get my eager mixing-hands on.🙌 Today, I'm bringing you a twist on the 'Dark and Stormy' 🥃 using two smoked ingredients, resulting in a beastly concoction that will pull you into full Autumn-mode with a single sip 🍂. . First up, there's the Smoked Rum from 'Burning Barn', UK's very first Smoked Rum, created by cold-smoking a base rum with local (Warwickshire) Apple Wood.🍏 The brand was founded as a tribute to the family's barn which got destroyed in a fire, little over three years ago 🔥 the release of their Smoked Rum a way of coping with this tragic loss.💔 Adding ginger liqueur for some punch, a dash of lime juice for vibrance, yet then, smack in the face, a second smoked ingredient: Fever Tree's Smoky Ginger Ale! 😍 A Ginger Ale created with three types of ginger and finished by smoking the result with... Apple Wood Smoke as well!🍎 Both the Rum and Mixer complimenting each others strengths and bringing some heat to the palate without overpowering on either the Ginger or Smoke field! ❤️ Drinkstagram, rock the new week! Let's fire things up! 🍸🍸 #cocktail #cocktails🍹 #drinkstagram #rum #fevertree #cocktailoftheday #imbibe #imbibegram #thefeedfeed #cocktailtime #instadrinks #mixology #mixologist #homebar #bartender #cocktailbar #itsfiveoclocksomewhere #coctel #cocktails

SHERRY WEEK: PEDRO XIMENEZ - 60ml @cardenalmendozabrandy Brandy - 15ml Gonzalez Byass Pedro Ximenez Sherry - 15ml Gonzalez Byass Oloroso Sherry - 1 dash of Angostura Bitters Stir with plenty of ice, strain, express orange peel and drink while it's properly chilled. A 'Served By Soberon' Original. 🍸🍸 With today's delightful after dinner drink, Sherry Week comes to an end. ☹️ BUT(!), not before thanking @ab_spirits_cinoco and Gonzalez Byass for the elaborate private tasting this summer, 🔥 fueling my love for the beautiful fortified wines 🍷 The last tipple I'm sharing is a tribute to the beautiful region of Jerez and its heritage 🇪🇸 combining a Spanish Brandy and two Sherries: Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez. 🍇 Both chosen to compliment the Brandy as it has rested on these two ex-Sherry casks for an average of 15 years. . While Pedro Ximenez Sherry has a dark mahogany color, the PX grape is (surprisingly) also a white grape variety. 🤯 Yet once harvested, they aren't immediately pressed: they are laid out in the vineyard and left to dry, lowering the acidity and concentrating the sugar levels to intense heights.☀️ Every PX Sherry has a sugar level of over 212gr/liter, yet this 'Nectar' by Gonzalez Byass clocks in at a whopping 370gr! 😍 Making it one of the most luscious and rich Sherries around, with deep aromas and flavors of Raisins, Caramel, Figs, Dates, and a lingering of wood in the back.👅 Perfectly served as a dessert wine, accompanying a selection of cheese and nuts.🧀 When using it in cocktails, combine it with strong, full-bodied, long-aged spirits.🥃 The depth it adds is uncomparable. (Tip: Always start sparingly and possibly skip other sweeteners.) ❤️ Drinkstagram, Thanks for your attention this week, I know it was a lot of information 😅! 🍸🍸 #cocktails #cocktails🍹 #drinkstagram #instadrinks #mixologist #mixology #imbibe #whisky #imbibegram #coctel #cocktailbar #itsfiveoclocksomewhere #sherry #craftcocktail #craftcocktails #cocktailoclock #jerez #cocktailoftheday #cocktail

SHERRY WEEK 6️⃣ CREAM - 60ml Gonzalez Byass 1847 Cream Sherry - 15ml Smith & Cross Jamaican Rum - @swissmountainspring Ginger Ale Fill a glass with ice, add Sherry and Rum, give it a quick swirl, top with ginger ale. 🍸🍸 Sherry Week ends after this weekend (BOOO 😩), but before that I still have two more Sherry styles to share! 😍 A couple of days ago I gave some insight in the sunny climate conditions in Jerez, but let me add that there's even a set of rules concerning the soil of the vineyards there!☀️ There's three types: Arenas, Barros and Albariza, yet by law, at least 40% of the grapes in Sherry must come from the latter.🍇 Albariza is an almost-white soil consisting of about 40% chalk (next to clay and sand). The 'color' being highly benificial for the vines, with the sunlight being reflected from the white ground back up the vines from the bottom as well ✨ aiding in its photosynthesis. . Cream, today's style of Sherry, is another blend of Palomino Fino and Pedro Ximenez.🍷 It's an older style of Sherry (highly popular in the 2nd half of the 19th C.) Where both grapes are first oxidatively aged on their own, then blended and aged together for a second cycle.🏺 Until 2012, Creams were often labeled as 'Rich' or 'Sweet' Oloroso, confusing many people into thinking Oloroso Sherry could be both dry AND sweet, yet nowadays, in Europe, this is prohibited.🙅 Cream Sherries have a richer flavor profile with woody and vanilla tones surrounding a body of nuts and dried figs.🥃 Perfect in a low ABV Mule or Buck, with ginger beer or ginger ale.💖 I used Swiss Mountain Spring's because of its slight tones of Caramel and added some Navy Strength Rum 🇯🇲 to keep it kicking. ❤️ Drinkstagram, enjoy your weekend! 🍸🍸 #cocktail #cocktails🍹 #drinkstagram #rum #mixologist #mixology #imbibe #imbibegram #coctel #gin #cocktailbar #sherry #craftcocktail #cocteles #craftcocktails #cocktailoclock #cocktailoftheday #cocktailporn #cocktails

SHERRY WEEK 5️⃣ MEDIUM - 30ml @delmagueymezcal Vida - 20ml @tequilaocho Blanco - 30ml Gonzalez Byass Cristina Medium Sherry - 30ml Lime Juice - 20ml Ginger Syrup - 1/2 pipet @bittered_sling Lem-Marrekech Bitters Shake all with ice and strain over fresh crushed ice in a glass. Garnish with dehydrated lime. A 'Served By Soberon' original. 🍸🍸 Sooo, WOW... This morning I woke up to the friggin' mark of 20k followers! 😍 And it feels SURREAL! 😊 Twenty thousand MASSIVE thank you's are definitely in order 💖 because each and every single one of you has helped shape SBS to what it is. I am SO proud and humbled. 💜 And while I'll be walking around with a blissful smile today, Sherry Week continues! 😉 Did you know that Sherry was the first Spanish Wine to receive a 'denomination', back in 1933? 🍇 In Europe, no other wine can be labeled 'Sherry'. In America it can, but those products can not be exported 🙅 In Canada and Australia, the term 'Apera' is used for Sherry-style Wines 🍷. . Today we're dealing with our first blended style of Sherry! 'Medium' is created by blending a Palomino Fino base (either Fino or Oloroso) with Pedro Ximenez.🥃 After both aging separately, they age together for a second cycle.🔄 In this case, I'm using 'Cristina' by Gonzalez Byass, a blend of 87% Oloroso and 13% PX. We're now dealing with sweeter styles of Sherries as well 😀 while all previous bottlings had a sugar-level of 0-5gr/liter, a medium ranges from 5-115gr. It also has a darker color, a sweeter finish and a more velvet mouthfeel, but is still pretty light on the palate.👅 This style of Sherry is highly mixable with a plethora of spirits, hence the reason I got a bit funky 🕺 and went for a Mezcal/Tequila split base! ❤️ Drinkstagram, happy FRIYAY! 🍸🍸 #cocktail #cocktails🍹 #instadrinks #tequila #mixologyart #mixology #imbibe #imbibegram #mezcal #gin #cocktailbar #homebar #sherry #craftcocktail #craftcocktails #cocktailoclock #cocktailoftheday #sherryweek #cocktails

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