Drinking 2023, December

The best bartender in the world is young, from Paris, mostly a woman

The best bartender in the world is young, from Paris, mostly a woman

Jennifer Le Nechet won the Diageo World Class, one of the greatest competitions in terms of mixology, becoming the best barlady in the world. 29 years old, he works at Le Cafè Modern in Paris, where he took his first steps in the world of mixing thanks to the owner

Tonight ask for a Wrong Negroni and toast to Mirko Stocchetto

Tonight ask for a Wrong Negroni and toast to Mirko Stocchetto

Mirko Stacchetti, owner of the Basso bar, inventor of the Negroni Sbagliato, is dead. The cocktail has become legendary in the world for its lower alcohol content and milder taste

Amari: Tasting test

Amari: Tasting test

Tasting test, the test of products on sale in supermarkets, deals with bitters. These are the contenders: Amaro del Capo, Braulio, Montenegro, Lucano, Ramazzotti, Averna

Belgian beer is a World Heritage Site

Belgian beer is a World Heritage Site

Belgian beer has become part of the World Heritage Sites. Unesco accepted Brussels' request, justifying the choice with the great quality of Belgian beer and the wide use made of it in all branches of gastronomy

The sweeter the sugary drink, the more taxes the multinational pays

The sweeter the sugary drink, the more taxes the multinational pays

The American Heart Association has formulated a document according to which soft drinks should have progressive taxation based on the amount of sugar they contain. A similar system is already in place for spirits, and for soft drinks it is in place in Hungary and Great Britain

You can put the best coffee in the world in your Nespresso machine

You can put the best coffee in the world in your Nespresso machine

Coco Safar, a South African company, offers its Nespresso machine capsules. The peculiarity: for 100 dollars, you can have 24 capsules of the best coffee in the world, a rare Brazilian single origin that has received many awards in international competitions

Buying wine online: our 10 favorite wine shops of 2016

Buying wine online: our 10 favorite wine shops of 2016

What were the best sites to buy wine in 2016. Here are the advantages (many) and defects (less and less) of the wine shops where wine lovers can buy their favorite wines

They invented the wine repellent shirt

They invented the wine repellent shirt

Labfresh, a Dutch startup, has invented a shirt that repels wine stains. The organic fabric has also been tested to repel stains from ketchup, olive oil and sriracha sauce stains

5 gin bars that you shouldn't miss in Milan

5 gin bars that you shouldn't miss in Milan

In Italy the gin trend is more alive than ever: especially in Milan where micro-distilleries and places dedicated exclusively to botanicals flourish. Five unmissable addresses for lovers of both pure gin and mixed drinks

Between yoga and beer yoga we prefer the latter

Between yoga and beer yoga we prefer the latter

We might like to do Beer Yoga: we use the techniques and positions of classic yoga, adding a few sips of beer from time to time to help meditation

(Our) 2016 in 10 Italian craft beers

(Our) 2016 in 10 Italian craft beers

What are the Italian craft beers that we liked the most in 2016? Here are 10 memorable tastings that denote how much the craft beer movement has grown in Italy even in the year that is about to end

Rosolio: drinking the ancient Italian aperitif can be very modern

Rosolio: drinking the ancient Italian aperitif can be very modern

Rosolio is an ancient digestive liqueur that was very popular in Italy during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It was then supplanted by other liqueurs and aperitifs. Now, Giuseppe Gallo, is distilling Italicus, a bergamot and cedar rosolio that wants to restore the old Italian liqueur to glory

Tamango: anyone who does not know the hallucinogenic cocktail is not a true Turinese

Tamango: anyone who does not know the hallucinogenic cocktail is not a true Turinese

A young Turin correspondent from the BBC reveals the address of Les Arcades, an obscure little place in the center where the Italian answer to absinthe is being prepared

There are fibers inside Plus: Coke for adults

There are fibers inside Plus: Coke for adults

Arriving on the shelves of Japanese supermarkets is Coca Cola Plus, which promises to be a healthier cola than the others, thanks to the addition of fibers that help regulate the absorption of triglycerides in the blood. But the taste may not be very pleasant

I, a young passionate, defend craft beer from Valerio Visintin

I, a young passionate, defend craft beer from Valerio Visintin

Even the best, like the food critic of Corriere della Sera, happen to be approximate. As happened in the controversy of the masked critic with the Italian producers of craft beer

We asked the brewers of the year which beers they drink and where

We asked the brewers of the year which beers they drink and where

We went to Birraio of the Year, an event dedicated to Italian craft beer that took place in Florence, to get to know the best Italian brewers of 2016 up close

20 sour beers that make Arrogant Sour a crazy festival

20 sour beers that make Arrogant Sour a crazy festival

The Arrogant Sour Festival of Reggio Emilia, which takes place in the eighteenth-century Chiostro della Ghiara, is the main European event dedicated to sour beers. If you go there, you should know that these 20 beers are not to be missed

Teo Musso explains how to choose, serve and combine beer at the restaurant

Teo Musso explains how to choose, serve and combine beer at the restaurant

How do you choose beer in a restaurant? How is it served and how does it combine with the different dishes on the menu? How do you build a well-made beer list? An interview with Teo Musso, founder of Baladin, provides all the answers

The turbid revolution: incredible to say but it is the summer of juicy beers

The turbid revolution: incredible to say but it is the summer of juicy beers

Unbelievable to say, but among beer enthusiasts across the ocean, and now also among Italians, juicy beers are making a name for themselves. Cloudy and creamy, they are reminiscent in the appearance and taste of fruit juices

Young people choose vodka, Italians choose wine, and all Europeans drink beer

Young people choose vodka, Italians choose wine, and all Europeans drink beer

Research by the German company Delia Research on alcohol consumption in Europe reveals that young people choose vodka, Italians choose wine, and everyone drinks beer

What did Teo Musso put in the Open Garden Baladin that is worth seeing?

What did Teo Musso put in the Open Garden Baladin that is worth seeing?

Open Garden, the latest project by Teo Musso, owner of the Baladin brewery, has finally opened its doors in the countryside around Piozzo. What exactly is it, what is it that makes it the anti-mall, the space where beer aficionados can share Sunday?

If you still don't know what a tiki bar is, give yourself low marks in gastronomic worldliness

If you still don't know what a tiki bar is, give yourself low marks in gastronomic worldliness

What are tiki bars and where are the best in the world, that is the tiki ti of Los Angeles, and of Italy, namely the Nu Lounge Bar of Bologna

The best way to drink whiskey? Science explains it to you

The best way to drink whiskey? Science explains it to you

The study of two Swedish scientists shows that the extravagant habit of the Scots of elongating whiskey with water, makes the liqueur better from a taste point of view

Do you like beer? Too many IPAs cause male breasts to pop out

Do you like beer? Too many IPAs cause male breasts to pop out

Few people know that drinking beer in quantity is one of the causes of male gynecomastia, that is, the eruption of the so-called male breasts. The cause? The hops

Also in 2017 the best bartender in the world is a woman

Also in 2017 the best bartender in the world is a woman

Also in 2017 the bartender who won the World Class Competition, which assigns the title of best bartender in the world, is a woman, the young Canadian Kaitlyn Stewart

The 50 best cocktail bars in the world in 2017

The 50 best cocktail bars in the world in 2017

The World’s 50 Best Bars 2017 awards ceremony took place at Southwark Cathedral in London. There are few Italian bars in the rankings, but on closer inspection there are many bartenders who work in the award-winning clubs

The fashion of vintage cocktails: would you pay 200 euros for a Negroni?

The fashion of vintage cocktails: would you pay 200 euros for a Negroni?

In Europe and the United States the fashion for vintage cocktails is spreading, that is, made with the liqueurs of the years in which they were born or had the greatest success. This raises prices, ranging from 200 euros for a Negroni up to 3000 dollars for a fantastic Sidecar

Amaromania: cure the obsession for bitters with cocktails

Amaromania: cure the obsession for bitters with cocktails

It is time to clear the amari, highly respected alcoholic beverages, no longer relegated to the role of plunger or coffee killer. From trucker calendars to lifestyle magazines, international bartenders are finally using them in their cocktails: Here are some recipes for making them at home

Sour beers are on everyone's lips

Sour beers are on everyone's lips

Craft beer: the trend of 2015 around the world is the so-called sour beers. Strange, not exactly fragrant, in the end they convince almost all fans

Vegan beer: where are we in Italy?

Vegan beer: where are we in Italy?

Vegan beer or beer suitable to be drunk by vegans and vegetarians is the most recent trend in the Anglo-Saxon world. And with us? We assess the situation

Baladin: Teo Musso splits between Pop and Classic Method

Baladin: Teo Musso splits between Pop and Classic Method

Teo Musso from Baladin presented two new beers, Pop, in a can, with a very colorful packaging and the Classic Method, almost a champagne beer. Prices were announced today

Who wants to take Peroni? Italian beer is on sale

Who wants to take Peroni? Italian beer is on sale

The Roman beer brand, Peroni, would be on sale again. Sab Miller would sell it to finance the merger with the Belgian giant Ab InBev

What exactly are we talking about when we talk about craft beer?

What exactly are we talking about when we talk about craft beer?

The 5 Star Movement is asking for a law to protect craft beer in Italy and the 875 small breweries present on the national territory

Christmas beers: which ones to put under the tree?

Christmas beers: which ones to put under the tree?

A centuries-old tradition of Northern Europe, Christmas beers are now also widespread in Italy. Which ones to put under the tree? A small buying guide follows

Italian craft beer: Christmas gifts for relatives, friends and human cases

Italian craft beer: Christmas gifts for relatives, friends and human cases

Which craft beer to give at Christmas? We diversify: today Dissapore recommends craft beer to give to friends, relatives and human cases

Hangover: how to remedy a hangover without anyone noticing

Hangover: how to remedy a hangover without anyone noticing

All the methods to cure hangover without anyone, friends or family noticing the hangover

Craft beer: a university course teaches you how to do it

Craft beer: a university course teaches you how to do it

In some American universities, courses that teach how to produce and market craft beer are debuting. A consequence of the success obtained by the phenomenon

Starbucks also usurps Latte Macchiato: what still remains?

Starbucks also usurps Latte Macchiato: what still remains?

Great moment of popularity for the Italian coffee shop in the United States, in the trendy bars cappuccino and coffee are made in the Italian way, while Starbucks also appropriates the Latte Macchiato

Peroni Beer Auction: Who Buys Asahi or San Miguel?

Peroni Beer Auction: Who Buys Asahi or San Miguel?

Peroni is for sale. The offers for the historic Italian brand of beer have multiplied, after the Japanese of Asashi who have offered 3 billion euros, it is the turn of San Miguel, Spanish beer owned by the Philippines

Surfer ’ s Den in Milan: the futurist aperitif that the New York Times likes

Surfer ’ s Den in Milan: the futurist aperitif that the New York Times likes

In Milan there is Surfer's Den, the cocktail bar that the New York Times really likes, where you can try the futurist cocktails of mixologist Yuri Gelmini