ULTRA STRAWBERRY NEGRONI 🍓 💫
Bombay Premier Cru Gin - Strawberry Vermouth - Martini Bitter - 3x Strawberry
Aaah, the Negroni! A true cocktail classic, already made in a million different varieties!
Here we’ll use strawberry in threefold : maceration, distillation, imitation
🍓 Maceration : strawberries are macerated at room temperature in a blend of fortified wines to create a superfruity style vermouth.
🍓 Distillation : we macerate strawberries for quite sometime in vodka before re-distilling them into a pure strawberry essence.
🍓 Imitation : we “imitate” strawberry flavour by combing La Venenosa Raicilla “Sierre Del Tigre” (which basically tastes like strawberry yoghurt) with absinthe (for the green notes)
Garnished with a sancho pepper straight from our herb garden 🌿
All of this meticulously combined creates one heck of a negroni that you’ll find on our new BAR RAN’S CLASS OF 26 menu later this month 😍
Ran Van Ongevalle, een naam die in de cocktailwereld overal respect krijgt.
Hij vertelde hoe zijn pa ooit vanuit een midlifecrisis begon met cocktails maken… en hoe dat uiteindelijk uitgroeide tot iets veel groter.
Dus ja, kerst zal daar thuis wel gezellig zijn 🍸😭
🎥 @stan_elskens_
#kroegtijgers #brusselsbarshow #cocktails #belgiumbars #drankcultuur
After introducing Prasanth, our talented chef, and Julien, our amazing bartender, It’s time to post a little photo of our one and only 🤩 You’ll find Ran hosting on the floor, or behind the bar, or behind the desk. There is a lot to do when it comes to running several places, and he does it with passion and an enormous work ethic 🥰 Have I mentioned he’s the best dad as well? 🫶🏼
@ranvanongevalle
CHAPTER II | CREAM | BBS
This weekend marked the second edition of the Brussels Bar Show.
A bar show from a small country yet a country that brings together four linguistic communities, a rare diversity, culture richness.
A show that feels more human, more authentic.
And still, one that already shines far beyond its borders 🚀
A second chapter for CREAM hub, the union of three communities, three bars acting as ambassadors of the BBS.
Three identities that chose to set aside their logos and visual codes to become ONE.
One collective. One energy.
Bar Ran, Yi Chan, Botanical by Alfonse, 3 perspectives but a shared ground
➡️ working with the same ingrédients : 🌾🧈🍚
That’s our DNA.
This ability to unite, to blend, to create together
Because, in the end, our country’s motto has never rung more true:
unity makes strength.
With love 🫶🇧🇪
Pic by our @fanny.myard.photo
Spécial merci à @bacardi , @the_mocktail_club & @riedel_official
That's a wrap on BBS 2026.
Two days. 2.500 visitors. 64 exhibitors. 275+ brands. 21 countries. 25.000 glasses. 6.000 kg of ice. And energy that no number can capture.
Once again, proof of how tight-knit this community is. Brussels Bar Show is a tribute to the bar scene. A close community of colleagues and friends. And you showed up. Twice. With everything you had.
Special thanks to our partners, sponsors and everyone who made this weekend possible. We couldn't have done it without you.
Stay tuned for the aftermovie and more highlights. We'll be back.
MERCI. DANKUWEL. THANK YOU. 🍸
📹 @catoovandeputte
Day one? Done and dusted.
Doors open, people flow in, and Silo Brussels takes over.
1,200 visitors. 64 exhibitors. 11,000 glasses down, 2000 kg of ice gone.
Good pours, odd surprises, proper conversations. The kind you don’t plan.
Round one set the tone.
Back at it today
Video by @catoovandeputte
FERMI BUBBLES
Cointreau • Purple Shiso • Midi Ruby Rush • Autréau Champagne
As we enter the final weeks of our Celestial Menu, we’re taking a moment to celebrate some of our standout favourites. Fermi Bubbles has been one of the true crowd-pleasers: bright orange notes from Cointreau layered with the herbaceous complexity of Purple Shiso and a splash of Midi Ruby Rush—our all-time favourite non-alcoholic ingredient (Belgian btw!). Topped with a beautiful Champagne and served in a frozen Svev coupe, it’s vibrant, elegant, and utterly delicious
What a great 2 days in Amsterdam for the opening of @shakerato_bar ! A huge huge thank you to @ericvanbeek.carino & @rurraca and the whole team to make us feel so welcome, what a great team and bar. And how great it was to see old faces and meet new! Here’s one of the 3 drinks @bar.ran.brugge served on the opening night :
AFRICAN BLUE BASIL
St.Germain / Zalotti Blossom / Absinthe Blanche / CO2
See you again soon, Amsterdam!! 📸 @fchristiaans
