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Matthias Soberon

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Ghent, Belgium 🇧🇪

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Well here's a Served By Soberon-first...😶 As some of you may know, I'm often shooting drinks for my friends 🥃 and while I may occasionally share some of the results in my stories, I never really published any these pictures in my feed.🍹 Yet I've decided that I'm too damn proud of some of these to let them just gather digital dust on my hard drive.🤷 So here it goes! Drinkstagram, would you like to see more of my work? 🍸🍸 LA CONTESSINA (by Cleopatra Vandewalle of Café Theatre, Ghent) --- Campari / Dry Gin / Aquavit / Bergamot Liqueur / Rosewater / Szechuan Bitters / Amalfi Perfume // Created as an entry for the Belgian Campari Cocktail Competition. --- 📍 Ballroom of the Opera House, Ghent. 📸 Sony Alpha 7III, 55mm f/1.8 Zeiss Lens 🍸🍸 #drinkstagram #campari #cocktailphotography #cheers #negroni #negroniweek #ginlovers #cocktailbar #sonyalpha7 #cocktails

THE ATTICUS (a tribute to @onthesauceagain) - 30ml/1oz Windspiel Navy Strength Gin - 15ml/½oz Sloe Gin - 30ml/1oz Campari - 15ml/½oz Amontillado Sherry - 2 dashes Chocolate Bitters Stir / Strain over a single cube / Garnish with a chocolate! 🍸🍸 Oh my, it's a glorious Monday! 😍 As today marks the official start of NegroniWeek 🥃 one of the most beautiful holidays for anyone into bitter and bold, boozy concoctions! 😛 After kicking things off early with a classic Negroni yesterday, today I'm sharing a first personal riff, named 'The Atticus'! 🤸 I created this sip honoring Inka of 'OnTheSauceAgain' 🙋 who won the naming contest of my wooden mannequin! . For the riff, I started with a base of Navy Strength Gin (because Inka likes her drinks bold) 💪 added an equal part Campari (cuz #NoNegroniWithoutCampari) 🤷 and then, added a split of both Sloe Gin (inspired by one of her own recipes) 🔥 and Amontillado Sherry (knowing how much she loves the Spanish fortified wines and the Jerez region).🇪🇸 Chocolate bitters and garnish because...🍫 Well, because omnomnom!! 😂 Inka, I hope you're as happy with the drink as Atticus is with his name! ❤️ Drinkstagram, cheers to the community! 🍸🍸 #drinkstagram #cocktailtime #campari #craftcocktails #ginoclock #liqpic #drinkswithfriends #negroniweek #ginlovers #homebartender #cocktaillovers #aperotime #cocktailbar #drinkup #gincocktails #cocktailrecipe #itsfiveoclocksomewhere #cocktails

Tomorrow marks the start of #NegroniWeek! And while this fabulous celebration returns annually, this year things are a bit more special 😁 as the legendary drink, first created by Fosco Scarselli in Florence 🇮🇹 turns exactly 100 years old. 🎉 If that ain't worth a little extra joy! 😍 Can I get a 'Hurrah'?! ❣️❣️ NEGRONI - 1 part @campariofficial Aperitivo - 1 part @cinzano.official Rosso - 1 part @bulldog_gin Stir all / Strain (over fresh cubes, over a single large cube or in a coupe) / Garnish (with an orange twist, wedge or dehydrated wheel) / Enjoy! . Over the course of a century, there have been countless of riffs created on Count Negroni's legendary order of a spiked Americano, 🥃 yet before I start playing around with variations myself 🍹 (and I've got to say I'm quite excited about what I got in store for you! 😜), I wanted to do a little 'pre-party' and share the classic recipe before we dive in the glorious rabbithole. ❤️ Drinkstagram, who will be celebrating along?! #N100 is where it's at! 🍸🍸 #negroni #campari #craftcocktail #gincocktail #NoNegroniWithoutCampari #classiccocktail #drinkstagram #bulldog #ginstagram #cocktailtime #ginandtonic #homebar #craftocktails #cocktaillovers #mixology #bartending #cocktails

With temperatures rising up to the mid-thirties here in Belgium next week ☀️ some refreshments will be mandatory. Just in time, I received a beautiful luxury picnic hamper set from the people of @stgermain.benelux 😍 For the occasion I created the 'St Germain Royal' 👑 a delicious variation on their classic Spritz, to get those summervibes going. ✨✨ ST GERMAIN ROYAL SPRITZ - 25ml/⅔oz St Germain Elderflower - 25ml/⅔oz Dry Gin - 15ml/½oz Lemon - 10ml/⅓oz Honey Syrup (1:1) - Champagne Add all but champagne to a glass / Top with crushed ice / Stir to combine / Add more ice and top with Champagne / Garnish . The elderflower liqueur pairs beautifully with the soft botanical force of the gin 🌸 and the Champagne (or other sparkling wine) is a perfect lengthener in stead of using Tonic or Soda.🍾 Drinkstagram, what will you be sipping with the rising temperatures? ✨✨ #stgermain #summercocktails #spritz #bacardi #drinkstagram #martini #bombaysapphire #ginstagram #cocktailoclock #ginandtonic #homebartender #champagnelife #summertrends #aperolspritz #elderflower #stgermainspritz #summerdrinks #wineoclock #craftocktails

UNICORN SWIZZLE (because one #Pridepour isn't enough) - Mezcal Espadin - Pineapple Juice - Lime Juice - Agave Syrup - Cassis Liqueur Add all but cassis to a glass with crushed ice / Swizzle / Top with more ice / Add Cassis liqueur and slightly Swizzle again / Garnish proudly! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 A couple of days ago I was in my basement, and stumbled upon the little rainbow flag that @danmagro sent me 🌈 (and which I used for the drink I created to join his Pridepour movement) 🍹 and it got me thinking... I had 'joined in' by creating a cocktail and with that I had 'done my part', but... Was that it? 🤷 That couldn't be enough? No... It will NEVER be enough.🙅 Showing support, no matter how close it hits home, should be continuous. . There 'thought' behind this drink was that I just wanted to make a damn delicious cocktail that had unicorns 🦄 flowers and rainbows, yet tasted fierce and full of fire (smoke).🔥 Because we all should have that desire burning inside of us. An urge to always stand next to those who need our support.💚 To everyone in the LGBTQ+ community: You're not alone. And whether it takes 1, 2 or 50 drinks, I'll continue to pour with pride, for you. ❤️ Drinkstagram, never stop supporting! 🍸🍸 #lgbtq #cocktailoftheday #gaypride #drinkstagram #mezcal #gaysupport #bartenderlove #liqpic #libations #tequilashots #pridemonth #cocktailbar #homebartender #beyourself #cocktailrecipe #vodkashots #cocktails

ZOMBIE COLLINS (a #HomebarAwards Submission) - 60ml/2oz Hee Joy Origins Rum - 22ml/¾oz Lime Juice - 22ml/¾oz Homemade Cinnamon Syrup - 7,5ml/¼oz Absinthe - 30ml/1oz Grapefruit Juice - 15ml/½oz Soda Shake all but grapefruit and soda / Strain into highball glass / Top with last two ingredients / Gently stir and garnish // Inspired by both Toby Maloney's Tritter Collins, as found in 'Regarding Cocktails' p180-181 and the classic Beachcomber's Zombie! 🍸🍸 When it comes to classic Gin Cocktails, the Tom Collins is a favourite.🔥 It's refreshing, exciting and absolutely honors the base spirit.🥃 At this point, there's already an entire family of Collins' been published (and most are delicious), but if there's a single version that really stole my heart 💕 it's Toby Maloney's 'Tritter Collins', named after Mr. Tritter, a Milk & Honey regular 🍯 which combines the classic quartet of Gin, lemon, simple and soda with two of my all-time fav cocktail ingredients: Grapefruit and Absinthe. . For the @homebarawards 🏆 I was looking through the Regarding Cocktails book and was reminded of this beauty, and suddenly I had this epiphany...🤯 What if I change the base of the drink to Rum/Lime/Cinnamon, yet keep the modifiers?🍹 It would essentially result in a Zombie-esque Collins?!🧟 So I pulled out HeeJoy Origins (a blend of rums from Jamaica, Trinidad and Guyana), shook things up and haven't looked back eversince... ❤️ Drinkstagram, here's to the weekend! 🍸🍸 #drinkstagram #cocktailoftheday #zombie #ginstagram #rumcocktail #tikibar #hospitality #foodanddrink #cocktailoclock #cheerstotheweekend #drinkoftheday #craftcocktail #ginandtonic #prettydrink #cocktailrecipe #mixologyart #tikidrinks #cocktaillovers #cocktails

LA MOSCA ESPAÑOLA (a #HomebarAwards Submission) - 60ml/2oz Torres 15 Brandy - 15ml/½oz Padro Classic Red Vermouth - 15ml/½oz Torres Moscatel Oro Floralis - 1-2 barspoons Fernet Branca Stir / Strain in a brandy snifter / express and garnish with lime zeste // Inspired by the split-Vermouth 'Hanky Panky' as found in the @deathandcompany book p144! 🍸🍸 Another morning, another @HomebarAwards Submission.😅 Again I reached for the New Testament of Mixology: the first Death & Co Cocktail Book.💀 It was in their 'Classic and Vintage' chapter, that I stumbled upon their version of Ada Coleman's legendary 'Hanky Panky'🙈 a cocktail, consisting of Gin, Sweet Vermouth and Fernet 🥃 which she invented while being head-bartender of the American Bar at The Savoy Hotel in London 🇬🇧 between 1903 and 1925. . The reason I'm riffing on Death & Co, rather than The Savoy, is because the former already made two important alterations to the recipe: the ratio of Spirit:Modifier from '1:1' to '2:1' & a split of vermouths, creating (imo) a more balanced result.⚖️ For my 'Mosca Española' (Spanish Fly, referring to the Afrodisiac) 😏 I went full Spanish, switching Gin to an aged Brandy and half of the Vermouth to a Moscatel Wine.🍷 Leaving you with a very rich, deep and flavorsome result, that may (or may not) get you in the mood for some 'Hanky Panky'.😂 Cheers! 🍸🍸 #coctel #brandy #imbibe #cocktailbar #thesavoy #londonbars #ginoclock #homebar #imbibegram #vermouth #drinkup #craftcocktails #homebartender #bartenderlife #drinkstagram #cocktailoclock #ginstagram #cocktails

WESTMOUNT TROPIC 3.0 (a TippleTrade with @westmountcocktail) - 45ml/1,5oz @HeejoyRums Single Cask Jamaica 2008 - 15ml/½oz Coconut Liqueur - 22ml/¾oz Passionfruit Puree - 45ml/1,5oz Pineapple Juice - 10ml/⅓oz Lime Juice - 10ml/⅓oz Simple Syrup Shake / Double strain over fresh ice / Add more if required / Garnish! 🍸🍸 Time for a #TippleTrade in between HomebarAwards Submissions!😅 For this one I reached out to my Scotland-based buddy Murray, aka 'Westmount Cocktail' 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 A fantastic guy, known for stunning cocktailphotography on his signature wooden board.🥃 (Which I kinda tried to imitate 🙃). After looking through his recipes, I decided to reshake his 'Westmount Tropic', an exotic, Bourbon-based, cocktail. . Murray actually posted the WT both as his very first Drinksta-publication 📸 and, more recently, as a more refined and balanced '2.0' version.😍 While I was building the drink myself, I suddenly noticed some Single Cask Jamaican Rum smiling at me and (sorry not sorry)😁 and before I knew it, I was pouring that, in stead of Bourbon, in my shaker tin...🍹 Oops! (I might be a bit of a Rumaholic 🙊) Murray, I hope you don't mind this little alteration... I promise it was still delicious!! 🙈 Cheers! 🍸🍸 #drinkstagram #tikibar #imbibegram #itsfiveoclocksomewhere #rumcocktails #homebar #imbibe #jamaicanrum #mixology #craftcocktails #homebartender #cocktaillover #itsfiveoclocksomewhere #coctel #instadrinks #cocktailoclock #rhum #cocktails

UNKNOWN PLEASURES (a #HomebarAwards submission) - 60ml/2oz @bobbysdrygin - 30ml/1oz Williams & Humbert Fino Sherry - 15ml/½oz Cointreau - 2 barspoons Hierbas de las Dunas Stir / Strain up / Express lemon twist // Inspired by Phil Ward's 2008 'Joy Division', as found in the @deathandcompany book p165! 🍸🍸 Let the madness continue! ☠️ Time for another @HomebarAwards Submission 🤪 (I had actually been working hard creating riffs on published cocktails the past weeks 🥃 even before I knew about this month's challenge 😅 Hence I got quite some to share!) For this cocktail I'm working with the 'Death & Company' book again.💀 This time, I dove in the 'Gin - Stirred' section where I rediscovered Phil Ward's 'Joy Division' ⚡ a legendary drink named after an even more legendary band, and actually a perfect publish 😊 as today is #NationalMartiniDay! . My 'Unknown Pleasures' (named after the 1979 album of the band) 🎶 honors the beautiful simplicity of the Death and Co recipes 🖤 maintaining the ratios and base spirit, only switching two components, Fino Sherry in stead of Dry Vermouth (sorry for the heresy on Martini Day 🥺) and, instead of 3 dashes Absinthe 🧚‍♀️, using 'Hierbas De Las Dunas, a stunning herbal liqueur made from handharvested ingredients found in the Northsea sand dunes 🏖️ (which is a more than amazing match for the Fino Sherry). ❤️ Drinkstagram, how are you celebrating Martini Day?! 🍸🍸 #drinkstagram #martini #newyorkbars #homebar #imbibe #gincocktail #liqpic #mixologist #cointreau #cocktailrecipe #homebartender #cocktaillovers #bartenderlove #craftcocktails #ginoclock #sonyalpha #sherry #cocktails

CHIEN TRANSFORMÉ (a #HomebarAwards submission) - 45ml/1,5oz @rhumclement VSOP - 60ml/2oz Coconut Water - 15ml/½oz Lime Juice - 15ml/½oz Honey Syrup - 3 dashes Chartreuse Elixir Bitters - 2 dashes Angostura Bitters Shake with crushed ice / Dump in glass / Serve garnished // Inspired by David Wondrich and Jim Meehan's 2008 'Chien Chaud', as found in the PDT book p89! 🍸🍸 Alright, here it goes, I'm actually feel a bit scared submitting this drink 🍹 as riffing on a cocktail designed by two gurus of mixology, Jim Meehan (@mixography) and David Wondrich, is downright mad.🤪 But I love Agricole Rhum, and the PDT Book, so yeah...😅 Here's my tribute to both, in the form of a @homebarawards submission. 🙏 The origin: Meehan and Wondrich came up with this drink after driving past a Hot Dog stand in Martinique 🌭 ('Chien Chaud', means Hot Dog in French). . For my 'Chien Transformé' (Transformed Dog), I kept the Coconut water 🥥 and Agricole Rhum, though I changed the original Blanc into a slightly less 'in your face' VSOP (Aged) Rhum.🥃 The original recipe then included 7ml/¼oz of Yellow Chartreuse (and 2 dashes Ango), but I wanted to make it a bit more tropical 🏝️ so I switched the splash of Chartreuse for Lime, Honey and Chartreuse Bitters, turning it into a more 'Beach Vibey' drink!🏖️ Which was pretty damn tasty to be honest. ❤️ Drinkstagram, here's to endless inspiration! 🍸🍸 #drinkstagram #cocktailbar #davidwondrich #homebartender #rhum #liqpic #mixology #craftcocktails #rhumagricole #beachbar #cocktailrecipe #homebar #rhumclement #craftcocktail #sonyalpha7 #tipunch #daiquiri #cocktails

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