BATCH CCCXXXI. SCHWARZWALD, SATURDAY NOVEMBER 27, 2021 NO. 47 HOME · ENCYCL. BOTANICA · OPUS MAGNUM · SPECIES RARA · NATURAL HABITAT · PRESCRIPTIONS · MONKEY BUSINESS · DISTILLER’S BLOG PRESCRIPTIONS | SEPTEMBER 25, 2021 Scarlett’s Bee’s Knees © Monkey 47 Ingredients 4 cl Monkey 47 Distiller’s Cut 2021 2 cl fresh lemon juice 2 cl fresh pink grapefruit juice 1,5 cl runny honey* Dash orange bitters Preparation Shake all ingredients over ice and strain into a coupette Garnish with a dried grapefruit wheel *Mix the same amount of honey with water and heat it up until it is fully dissolved. » read more OPUS MAGNUM | JUNE 28, 2021 Monkey 47 Experimentum Series 2y04 : Amsterdam - Monkey 47, Bitterballen extraction and mustard seeds © Monkey 47 The art of distillation goes hand in hand with chasing aromas and rendering them in liquid form – although alcohol is merely the medium, not the actual goal of the process. Meanwhile, the world of spirits is divided into categories rather than sensory components and the possibilities associated with them. It’s a form of conditioning that stands in contrast to our obsession with variety and innovation. Why do distillates and spir... » read more NATURAL HABITAT | APRIL 22, 2021 Schwäbisch Confidential Apfelküchle © Monkey 47 Ingredients (serves four) For the batter 500 g flour 1/3 l beer Pinch of salt 30 g sugar 3 Tbsp. vegetable oil 4 egg whites 1/3 l vegetable oil 5 crisp sour apples Preparation To make the batter, stir all the ingredients together. Peel and core the apples, then cut them into rings. Heat the rest of the oil in a deep pan. Dip the apple rings in the batter, place them in the pan, and cook ... » read more SPECIES RARA | MARCH 30, 2021 Tales from the Black Forest - A Wall Under Heritage Protection Vöhrenbach Foto von Willy Pragher, 1959, Quelle: Landesarchiv BW, StAF W 134 Nr. 057462b "A resurrected technical monument of national importance" is how the town of Vöhrenbach in the Breg valley refers to its Linach valley dam. In actual fact, it is even under heritage protection because it is unique throughout Germany. The town constructed the dam between 1920 and 1922 to generate low-cost energy. In 1969, an energy provider offered DM 300,000 if the town would stop generating energy and instead enter into long-term s... » read more NATURAL HABITAT | JANUARY 26, 2021 Schwäbisch Confidential Maultaschen © Monkey 47 En buntes Gschmisch an Hergottsbscheißerle. Or, for all those who don’t come from Schwabenland: variations on the Maultasche! One of the most beloved Swabian specialities, Maultaschen are a product of the season of Lent – that’s when many Christians follow the tradition of eschewing meat from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. Our ever-inventive countrymen and -women thus decided to put one over on the man upstairs to get their p... » read more OPUS MAGNUM | SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 Monkey 47 Distiller’s Cut 2021 Monarda didyma © Lazi + Lazi Driven not just by our oft-cited botanical curiosity, but rather by our practically obsessive pursuit of the utmost quality, those of us at Monkey 47 embark each and every year on a search for the right 48th ingredient – our Species rara. While our motto on these travels will always be “no mountain too high, no valley too low”, our latest venture actually took us just round the corner to the Keltenhof, a farm... » read more PRESCRIPTIONS | JUNE 22, 2021 Sloe Negroni © Monkey 47 Ingredients 30ml Monkey 47 Sloe Gin 30ml Campari 30ml Punt e Mes Preparation Stir all ingredients over ice, strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with an Orange Slice. Cheers! » read more PRESCRIPTIONS | APRIL 13, 2021 Improved Princeton Cocktail © Monkey 47 Ingredients 50ml Monkey 47 Barrel Cut 30ml Tawny Port 2.5ml Sugar Syrup 2 Dashes of Orange Bitters 2 Dashes of Angostura Bitters Preparation Stir all ingredients over ice and strain into a coupette! Garnish with a lemon zest. Cheers! » read more SPECIES RARA | MARCH 23, 2021 Our lady of hewn stone Karin Walther works as a stonemason at one of the oldest workshops devoted to the craft – Freiburg’s Münsterbauhütte. Hers is a story of artisanry, patience, and the historical significance of curly-wooled sheep. © Monkey 47 “Up there – you can see it better from here,” Karin Walther says as she points skyward. “There’s a bit of the trumpet and some of the wing that sticks out.” We’re standing in the middle of Freiburg’s historic centre on Münsterplatz, the square that surrounds the city’s venerable minster. The scent of peonies is doing its best to stand up to the savoury aroma of the bratwurst serve... » read more SPECIES RARA | JANUARY 19, 2021 The Endless Expanse - The travel journal of photographer Jochen Hirschfeld Part 1/4 - The Trans-Mongolian Express © Jochen Hirschfeld They say that even the longest journey starts with a single step. In this case, it was just one word: Ulaanbaatar! The name had been echoing through my head like the guttural war cry of a fierce warrior on horseback. It was the unfamiliar sound of a faraway land that had made me dream of travelling to Mongolia for a good long while. The little I knew of the country ... » read more SPECIES RARA | JULY 27, 2021 Tales from the Black Forest - The Brothers Winterhalter Ambassadors of Taste from the Black Forest From the Black Forest to the world: Plenty of success stories have started this way! It’s as true of Monkey 47 – a global ambassador of taste in its own right – as it was of the Winterhalter brothers, who cast the high society of their day in a favourable light back in the 19th century. Franz Xaver and Hermann Winterhalter grew up in humble surroundings in a small village near the Feldbe... » read more PRESCRIPTIONS | MAY 25, 2021 Max & Monty © Monkey 47 Ingredients 2 cl Monkey 47 Dry Gin 3 cl Monkey 47 Sloe Gin 4 Raspberries 2 cl fresh lemon juice 1 cl sugar syrup 1 egg white Preparation Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled coupette. » read more PRESCRIPTIONS | MARCH 30, 2021 Vesper Martini © Monkey 47 Ingredients 6 cl Monkey 47 1.5 cl vodka 0.75 cl Lillet Blanc Preparation Stir all ingredients over ice, strain into a chilled Martini glass and garnish with a lemon twist. Prosit! » read more PRESCRIPTIONS | FEBRUARY 23, 2021 Corpse Reviver No. 2 © Monkey 47 Ingredients 25ml Monkey 47 Dry Gin 25ml Orange Curacao 25ml Lillet Blanc 25ml Lemon Juice 1 Dash of Absinthe Preparation Shake well with ice, strain into a coupette or cocktail glass. Garnish with a Grapefruit Coin/Twist. » read more PRESCRIPTIONS | JANUARY 12, 2021 Hand in Hand © Monkey 47 Ingredients 40ml Monkey 47 Barrel Cut 20ml Sweet Vermouth 20ml Campari 2 Dashes of Chocolate Bitters Preparation Stir over ice and strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with an orange zest. » read more SEARCH Monkey's RSS Feed Responsibility Nutritional Information Legal Disclosure Terms Of Service Privacy Policy Cookies Policy © 2021 Monkey 47 All Rights Reserved.