Tiki culture is the story of the fascination Puritan America felt for the Polynesian culture between 1920 and 1960. A few decades later, this fascination is back in our glasses as stunning cocktails.
© Saskia Vanderstichele
Hortense Spirits & Cocktails
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They're a combination of rhum, fruit juice and spices, a perfect mix for the summer. The classics? The Mai Tai or the Zombie. Good news if you're a fan, one place in Brussels does them the best: Hortense. Matthieu Chaumont has unparalleled qualities when it comes to revisiting the spirit of Tiki through original recipes…and it's much cheaper than a plane ticket.
HORTENSE SPIRITS & COCKTAILS
Zavelstraat 7 rue des Sablons, Brussel/Bruxelles, 02-514.43.47, wo/me/We & do/je/Th 18 > 23.30, vr/ve/Fr 18 > 0.00, w-e 18 > 23.00
Summer in the City: eat & drink
The finest terraces where you can watch the world go by with the sun on your face, the best ice creams in the city, the most refreshing cocktails, or the most delicious take out… These are the ten best places in Brussels to sate your hunger and quench your thirst over the summer.
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