Japan

Kanpai! Everything you need to know about sake

Some call it the elixir of the Japanese soul. A fitting metaphor for a brew that unites Japanese...

By Alexander Thürer

Whisky

Peat and sea salt in the air: a visit to Laphroaig

Islay. Next to the only baggage carousel are rows of ageing shop windows displaying the island's...

By Daniela Lindner

Cocktail bar

Cocktails in the monastery: Charles Schumann's month-long visit to Japan

It's a "guest shift", as unusual as it is fitting for a bar legend: Charles Schumann moves from...

By Roland Graf

Bartender

From Lady Gaga to Albert Einstein: how Bar-Pope Salvatore Calabrese creates a liquid monument to great names

Salvatore Calabrese, also known as "The Maestro", is once again setting a benchmark with his new...

By Alexander Thürer

Valentine’s Day

Top 10 Romantic Cocktails

Celebrate romance in a cocktail glass with these ten drinks.

By Falstaff Editorial Team

Whisky

Spirits Trophy 2023: The whisky world is so diverse

Whisky is one of the world's traditional spirits - but the diversity and dynamism in the category...

By Benjamin Herzog

Cognac

Exquisite elegance: Cognac has shed its dusty old man image

From luxury goods to image problems and the comeback of cognac as a drink of the black hip-hop...

By Erhard Ruthner

Warsaw

Gourmet in Warsaw: The 10 best restaurants & Co

Warsaw: The Polish capital between history and culinary delights. Falstaff presents the top spots...

By Redaktion

Das Team von «La Catedral» darf sich über die Neueröffnung des Jahres freuen.

Falstaff Barguide 2024: These are the best bars and bartenders in Switzerland

Perfect cocktails, ice-cold long drinks and eloquent wine selections - Falstaff presents the best...

By Benjamin Herzog, Dominik Vombach, Larissa Graf, Denise Muchenberger

Falstaff Barguide 2024: These are the best bars and bartenders in Austria

Perfect cocktails, ice-cold long drinks and eloquent wine selections - Falstaff presents the best...

By Roland Graf, Philipp Braun, Markus Curin, Marie Grüner, Christina Knauseder-Csipek, Caroline Metzger

Falstaff Barguide 2024: These are the best bars and bartenders in Germany

Perfect cocktails, ice-cold long drinks and eloquent wine selections - Falstaff presents the best...

By Sebastian Späth, Michael André Ankermüller, Nina Deutschmann, Moritz Hackl, Kevin Hanschke, Michael Pöppl, Ingo Swoboda, Tina Totic, Anna Wender, Maria Wollburg

"Speakeasys" were yesterday: the comeback of craft cocktails is imminent

The bar scene in New York is diverse. Music bars meet high-end bars, classic cocktail bars...

By Will Farley

Bitterschön Lemon Spritz