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Le Lion Part 3 – The Ranglum
Continuing our visit to Le Lion – Bar de Paris in Hamburg join Torben Bornhöft for a Ranglum, a drink by former Le Lion bartender Gonçalo De Sousa Monteiro. A delicious cocktail that combines both dark and overproof rums, the Ranglum also makes great use of the falernum Torben produces with Philipp Jäckel under the Forgotten Flavours banner.
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Le Lion Part 2 – Le Coquetiez du Lion
Continuing our series of drinks from Le Lion – Bar de Paris, join Søren Sørensen for Le Lion’s house drink, Le Coquetiez du Lion. A sophisticated yet approachable take on the Vesper, Le Coquetiez du Lion pays tribute in both its ingredients and name to American drink culture, classic cocktails, and the French name of the bar it calls home.
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Le Lion Part 1 – Gin-Basil Smash
Le Lion is a small cocktail bar in Hamburg, which opened in late 2007 and has since gone to worldwide acclaim winning “Best New Cocktail Bar” at the 2008 Tales of the Cocktail Spirits Awards. Join owner Jörg Meyer for a Gin-Basil Smash, a simple but elegant drink that became the summer sensation of 2008 around the bars of Germany, and beyond.
