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TABLE OF CONTENTS
04 Take the Absinthbar home! 06 Meet our Private Bar 08 Bartapa’s 10 Absinth 12 Affligem Taste The Soul 14 Absinthbar team 15 Absinth cocktails 16 Summer Cocktails 18 Absinthbar Favorites | Bartender Freestyle 20 The All Time Bar Classics 23 After Dinner Cocktails 24 Iced-Teas | Shots | The Caipirinha Family 25 The Mojito Family 26 The Frozen Family | Mocktails | Vodka 27 Gin & Genever 28 Cachaça & Rum 29 Tequila | 30 Canadian Whisky | Scotch Whisky | Bourbon & Tennessee Whiskey Single Malt Whisky 31 Irish Whisky 32 Cognac | Armagnac & Calvados 33 Grappa | Eau-de-vie | Pisco | Sweet Liquors 34 DJ's Playing 36 Waters | Softdrinks | Fevertree Premium Tonic 37 Wines by the glass 38 Sparkling wine & Champagnes 40 Aperitifs, Vermouth 41 Dessert Wines From Massandra 42 Draft Beers | Bottled Beers 43 Espresso 44 Tea | Oldschool Chocolate Milk Lavazza | After Dinner Coffee 45 Josephine’s Restaurant & Bar 46 Voucher free 47 Stuart Catering
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beer cocktail!!! Summer’s back and we bring you another ler, Bacardi Oakheart rum, Prepare following ingredients: Maes Rad e! Monin Ginger syrup & fresh lemon juic 1. Pour in a large beer glass over ice; 4cl Bacardi Oakheart, 2cl Ginger syrup and 1cl freshly squeezed lemon juice. 2. Stirr all ingredients well and add some
more ice! r the ice and stirr gently.
3. Pour half of the Maes Radler bottle ove 4. Garnish with a lemon and/or orange twist and two straws! 5. Last but not least, ENJOY!!!
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ocktail!!!
BARTENDER TIP 1
This tip keeps on comin’ back, use nice solid ice, less dillution means longer lasting taste of your home made cocktail!! BARTENDER TIP 2
Prefer a heavier beer with longer lasting beer taste? Use Maes Pils instead! BARTENDER TIP 3
You want to pump up the body of your cocktail? Use Bacardi Black instead! BARTENDER TIP 4
Give it your own twist!! You deserve it!!
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COME AND VISIT OUR
PRIVATE BAR ON FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS
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BARTAPA S - Only served in the Bar & Lounge -
Cheese Cubes
€6
with mustard.
Duck rillette
€ 7.5
Ganda ham
€7.5
Duck meat pate served with toast.
Thinly sliced Belgian cured ham.
Mediteranian dips & bread € 9 A trio of hummus, baba ganoush and labne.
Warm Tapas
€ 10
Cheese variety
€ 12
Calamares, veggy springrolls,Filo shrimps with sweet chili sauce.
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ABSINTH Bairnsfather Bitter (CZ – 55°) € 7.5
This absinth has a lot of thujon (35 mg/l)! The taste is quite bitter with a slightly anis finish.
Libertine Intense (FR – 72°) € 8.5
This one is quite similar to the previous one only the taste is less bitter.
Libertine Amer (FR – 68°)
€ 8.5
The Libertine absinth is made in Fougerolles (France). This absinth has the highest level of thujon and is very popular.
Absinth Lemercier Amer (FR - 72°) € 10
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Lemercier is a noble high class absinth from the famous absinth region Fougerolles. Great balance and complex herbal taste with a touch of anis.
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Absinth Moulin Vert (FR – 68°) € 10
A seductive absinth, smooth in flavour yet full in body.
Rocquet (FR – 75°)
€ 13
Great artisan product of Pontarlier. Price/quality wise one of the best we have!
The 1797 contains the classic trinity of anis, fennel and wormwood, together with several other herbs, some of which will be found in no other commercially available absinth. This strong absinth is good for the treatment of impotence.
François Guy (FR – 45°)
La Veuve Verte (CH – 68°)
Un Emile “verte” (FR – 68°) € 10
€ 10
The most popular absinth of Pontarlier. Very accessible to drink! Very soft anis taste!
Fougerolles Blanche or verte (FR – 74°/72°) € 12
“La blanche” of Fougerolles is a high quality absinth. Strong and well balanced! “La verte” of Fougerolles is an absinth in which you can recognize the wormwood (absinth herbs) very well.
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€ 16
This absinthe is a true family tradition. It is produced in very small quantities and represents without a doubt a mixture of character and mellowness. One of the best «Swiss vertes ».
King of spirits (CZ - 70°)
€ 16
One of the heaviest versions around. Unfiltered absinth with the wormwood still in the bottle. A strong absinth with a high level of thujon, so only one glass perperson a day allowed in our bar!
Absinth liquor François Guy (FR - 25°) €7 Nice herbal and intense taste, very great with crushed ice.
ALSO TRY OUR FANTASTIC ABSINTH COCKTAILS! SEE PAGE 15
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AffligeM. TASTe The Soul. Rediscover the unique taste sensation, which was created in 1074 with passion and dedication by the Benedictines of Affligem. Since then, the recipe has been handed down from master brewer to master brewer, with unremitting passion and dedication. Create the perfect tasting experience and discover the complex flavours of this unique beer, to be savoured in many different ways. Drink your Affligem pure, or with the yeast added to the glass. if you prefer an even more intense flavour, pour the yeast into a small glass, specifically designed for this very purpose, and drink it separately. enjoy this local gem and awaken the soul of nearly one thousand years of craftsmanship.
THE CLASSIC The BoDY & BODY Soul& SOUL THECLASSIC CLASSIC THE THE SCHENKRITUEEL SCHENKRITUEEL The art of serving SCHENKRITUEEL
STEP 1 STAP 1 Pour the beer slowly and1 start STAP by tilting your glass at 45째, and then straightening it upright in order to achieve a perfect head.
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TRIPLE (9% alc.) Semi-sweet, overall flavours are more concentrated, but with the balance of Blonde maintained, and the alcohol not over-prominent. Maltiness, with more concentrated banana, ripe apricot and peach. The finish is wonderfully hoppy, with dry spicy and citrus bitterness.
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BLONDE (6,8% alc.)
DOUBLE (6,8% alc.)
Smooth, malty, nutty softness, followed by the roundness of tropical fruit, but with less banana than on the nose, completed by a lovely dry, lightly bitter finish.
Rich complex taste, with spicy clove to the fore, mellowing into the softer rich caramel fruitiness evident on the nose, and finishing with great dry aroma hoppiness which gives the beer great structure and no over-stickiness.
Beer brewed carefully, to be consumed with care.
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Ron - NL Denis - RU Kristof - BE
Huseyin - TR Annet - NL
Zoubeir - MA Zakaria - MA Krishna - NP
Jens - BE Jonathan - BE Bo - BE
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Nathalie - BE Alberto - NL
Sabrina - IT Paul - NL Wim - BE
Coby - NL Donald - BE Youssef - MA
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ABSINTH COCKTAILS Absinth Dream
€9
Krishna’s signature cocktail with Bombay Dry Gin, pineapple juice, fresh limejuice, almond, bitters and a splash of absinth François Guy. Are you ready for a night in Katmandu?!
Absinth Hammer
€ 10
Do you need a fresh wake-up call? This is the perfect solution! A fine mix of absinth Janot, Eristoff Vodka, fresh orange juice and grapefruit juice. The ladies will love it!
Abyssinth
€9
A perfect mix of Ketel One lemon vodka, Bacardi Superior Rum, fresh lemon juice, Bols Blue Curaçao and absinth Libertine Intense. Our own French delight created in Absinthbar. Served straight up!
- NL d - BE - MA
Golden Apple
€ 9.5
A finely crafted cocktail in the spirit of Autumn by our bartender Wim with Calvados, Grand Marnier, apple juice, absinth Moulin Vert with a touch of cinnamon!
Moschino
€ 10
Fleur de péché
€ 9.5
This is one hell of a refreshing cocktail for real absinthlovers created by Youssef ! A great mix between absinth Francois Guy and absinth Janot, coconut, mint, fresh lime juice and honey.
Our newcomer in the absinth cocktail family is created by Donald and brings you a smooth blend of cognac Otard, absinth Moulin Vert with orange juice and a hint of almonds! Delicious!!
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SUMMER COCKTAILS Rum Sucker
€ 9.5
Jamaica Man
€ 11
Lemonberry
€9
Let's open this summer with a twisted Tiki rum cocktail brought to you by Youssef. This blend of Plantation dark, Appleton Special, Malibu, Cocchi red vermouth, Monin Rhum, limejuice and chocolate bitters will set the tone for sweltering summer evenings! Tiki style is back and this one's by Wim. Plantation Dark & White, Appleton Special, Monin Mango, pineapple juice and our own sweet & sour banana mix! A hell of a combination I might add!!
And we keep on going with the rum cocktails, this one is from Krishna and it’s made with lemongrass infused Bacardi Superior, Bols Peach, Monin Bubblegum, cranberry juice and fresh lemon juice! Do we have a lady killer on our hands?!
Tiki Lazuli
€ 12
First Lady
€ 10
Bourbon Bomb
€ 10
Rum fever in da house!! Donald brings you this blue “flame-up” cocktail with Bacardi Reserva, Bols Blue Curaçao, Monin Mango, Home made Ice Tea, limejuice and this shaken up and topped of with burnin’ 3 Rivières 62°!
This is our first bar lady Vikki’s signature cocktail, made with Bacardi Oakheart, Amaretto Lazzaroni, Licor 43, Monin Grenadine, lime juice and pineapple juice! A warm hearted cocktail from a warm hearted lady! Our first non rum cocktail brought to you by Youssef, with Jim Beam and Jim Beam Rye, Jack Daniels and Jack Daniels Honey, Monin Orgeat, lemon juice, orange juice and Old Time bitters! A true whiskey Tiki style!
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Spiced Mango Margarita
€ 9.5
Banana Teaser
€ 9.5
Kiwi-Bonga!
€ 9.5
Created by Wim, this cocktail is a fine blend of Bacardi Superior, tequila Camino Real, Monin Mango, lemon juice, tabasco and egg white! Fresh n’ spicy, as a good summer cocktail should be! Krishna “gone bananas” with this one! Lemongrass infused Bacardi Superior, cachaça 61, Safari, our sweet & sour banana mix, pineapple juice and rhubarb bitters! A mix you shouldn’t miss!!!
SUMMER
COCKTAILS
Bad Boy Donald brings the ninja to you with this cutting edge mixture of Ketel 1 lemon, Bols Sour Apple, Monin Kiwi, lemon juice, egg white and orange bitters! You might be dancin’ like a ninja after this one!!!
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AB INTHBAR FAVORITES
- Our All Time Favorite Cocktails -
Summer of Love
€ 9.5
Top summer cocktail from Youssef shaked with Eristoff vodka, batida di coco, pineapple juice, cranberry juice passionfruit and a hint of strawberries.
Red Riding Hood
€ 9.5
Wim’s reminiscence of the wolf and the woods brings you Eristoff vodka and Eristoff Red vodka mixed with raspberry, fresh lemon juice and a hint of strawberry! A true runner up!
Appletini
€9
Jungle Sex
€9
A wild mix of Malibu, Pisang Ambon, Batida and pineapple juice! A real Lady-killer.
Zombie
€ 12
And here it is! The most exclusive and explosive cocktail you can find. Big measures of alcohol make you feel like a zombie! A combination of white& dark Bacardi rum, apricot brandy, fresh lime juice, grapefruit juice, cane sugar. Finished with a shot of burned French Caribbean rum 3 Rivières 62°.
Zubrowka bison vodka, apple juice, fresh apple and lime juice. Fresh, smooth and fruity martini.
BARTENDER FREESTYLE
Pornstar Martini
This twist by Youssef brings you a harmonious blend of George Dickel bourbon, Carpano Antica Vermut and Luxardo maraschino! This cocktail might as well have been invented in the 30’s!
€ 9.5
Eristoff vodka, ‘Licor 43’ vanilla liquor, passion fruit and lime juice. The perfect mix of what your night should be. Long, sweet and full of passion!!
Eleonora Cocktail
€ 15
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L President
€ 15
Extra Old Fashioned
€ 13
The bartenders favorite classic drink pumped up with Mount Gay eXtra Old rhum. A perfect mix with Angostura bitters, lemon & orange twist slightly sweetened with sugar!
Created by Don the Beachcomber (Waikiki Beach 1933). A combination of white & dark Bacardi rum, Cointreau, pineapple juice and a dash of Angostura. Aloha from Hawaii!
Scottisch Collins
€ 12
Sprizzo Italiano
€9
This cocktail is created by Youssef but perfected by the whole barteam with William Lawsons, Drambuie, Bowmore, Ginger and limejuice topped with Schweppes Tonic.
“Apiritivo” the italian way with Bombay Dry, Bols Maraschino, Martini rosso, lemon juice and rhubarb bitters, finished with our prosecco Santa Margherita!!
Bloody Hendricks
€ 11
Piña Colada
€9
Another classic tinted cocktail by Wim for the smokey lovers! It brings you a fine blend of Laphroaig 10Y, Baron Otard cognac and Carpano Antica Vermut!
A freestyle version of the Bloody Mary created by Krishna with Hendricks gin, fresh cucumber, lemon and tomato juice.
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Sour Grouse
€ 10
Our twisted little version of the whisky sour with Black Grouse giving it a rich and smoky alternation to the original mix!
Mai Tai
€ 9.5
(Caribbean version) A serious mix of Bacardi Superior Rum, coconut cream, fresh pineapple and pineapple juice.Served in a hurricane glass.
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Sex On The Beach
€9
Cointreaupolitan
€9
Eristoff Brut Vodka, Amaretto & Peach liquor combined with orange & pineapple juice. Served tall and long! Cointreau, fresh lemon juice and cranberry juice. The stylish and sweeter version of the classic.
Cointreau Fizz Passion € 9.5 The hype of the summer continues with Cointreau, soda water, fresh lime & passion juice!
THE ALL TIME BAR CLASSICS Rusty Nail
€9
Great old school cocktail perfectly balanced withWilliam Lawson whisky and famous Scottish liquor “Drambuie”. Served with a zest of orange. lemon and tomato juice.
Zi Zi Coin Coin
€8
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Bloody Mary
€ 8.5
Amaretto Sour
€ 8.5
Cosmopolitan
€ 9.5
The New Orleans Sazerac
€ 9.5
Eristoff Brut Vodka, tomato juice, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco and a dash of lemon juice. Served short over ice.
Amaretto, fresh lemon juice and egg white. Fresh and sweet. Just awesome! Ketel One lemon vodka, Cointreau, fresh lime juice and cranberry juice. ‘Sex and the City’ made this cocktail famous, worldwide amongst ladies! Have a taste to see what all the Fuss is about!
Created around 1793 and probably the first cocktail ever made. This gentlemen’s drink is based on Jim Beam Rye Whiskey, Otard V.S cognac, perfectly balanced with the traditional bitters.
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Singapore Sling
€ 9.5
Created at the Long Bar in the Raffles hotel in Singapore around 1915 by bartender Ngiam Tong Boon. Bombay Dry gin, cherry liquor, Cointreau, Dom Bénedictine, fresh lime and pineapplejuice. Served tall in a hurricane glass over ice.
Americano
€8
Originally known as the Milano-Torino and later changed by the Italians who noticed that the American tourists really liked this cocktail! Composed with Campari, Martini Rosso and a splash of soda!
Negroni
€ 8.5
Classic Daiquiri
€ 8.5
Eristoff Vodka and Kahlua. Served short over ice. Also try our white version with cream or milk evt. € 9
This classic was invented in Cuba and we balance it here with Bacardi Superior, Limejuice and Sugar. Refreshingly good!
Tom Collins
Martinez
€ 9.5
Gin Fizz
€9
This mid – 19th century classic is brought to you with Bombay Dry gin, fresh lemon juice, sugar cane, topped with soda water. Served short and over ice!
Black russian
€ 8.5
€9
This cocktail is similar to the Gin Fizz but is build over ice with added bitters and filled up with sodawater so drink it while it’s lively!
Count Camillo Negroni invented it by asking the bartender to strengthen his favourite Americano with gin instead of the sodawater. We use Bombay Dry!
The all time favourite of the bar team with a nice blend of Carpano Antica vermut, Bombay Sapphire gin, Bols maraschino, chocolate and orange bitters.
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Classic Margarita
€9
Camino Real tequila, Cointreau & lime juice. The perfect combination between bitter, sweet and salt.
Manhattan
€ 9.5
Created at the Manhattan Club in New York in 1874 for Lady Randolph Churchill, mother of Winston. A perfect Classic with Jim Beam Rye Bourbon, Red Vermouth and balanced with bitters. Served straight up!
Dry Martini
€9
Invented in 1911 by a New York bartender called Martini di Taggia who was the head bartender at the fashionable Knickerbocker Hotel. Mixed with Bombay Sapphire gin, Noilly Prat Dry vermouth and garnished with lemon twist or green olive.
Old Fashioned
€9
1880 Pendennise Club Louisville, Kentucky. The ultimate bartenders drink. A perfect mix of Jim Beam Bourbon, bitters Peychauds and Angostura, orange twist and sugar.
Vodkatini
€9
Whisky Sour
€9
The Aviation
€ 10
James Bond 007’s favorite drink! Eristoff Vodka and Noilly Prat sec. Shaken not stirred! Garnished with green olives.
William Lawson’s whisky, fresh lemon juice, cane sugar and egg white, which gives a complex flavour! Bombay Sapphire Gin, crème de violette, fresh lemon juice, Bols maraschino, orange bitters and egg white. The Aviation was created by Hugo Ensslin at the Wallick hotel New York city´s Times Square. This is one of the great classic cocktails.
Vesper Martini
Bombay Sapphire Gin, Eristoff Vodka and Cocchi Americano Vermouth!
Moscow Mule
€ 9.5
Eristoff Brut Vodka, ginger beer and fresh limejuice.
€9
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AFTER DINNER COCKTAIL Porto Cocktail
€ 10
A warm harted mixture of Ketel One Lemon vodka, Morgadio Late Bottled Vintage Port, Bols Butterscotch, Frangelico and Black Walnut bitters! Finished with a touch of lemon.
Jack On Track
€ 9.5
A winter spirited cocktail by Wim with Jack Daniels, Bols cacao,a touch of chestnut, chocolate bitters and cream.
Special Round-Up
€ 9.5
Cognac Otard V.S, Kahlua and Amaretto strongly shaken with Lavazza espresso. Served straight up.
Baileys After Midnight
€9
A sweet blend of Baileys, Kahlua and Frangelico. A nice start after dinner.
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Espresso Martini
€9
Screaming Orgasm
€9
Eristoff Vodka firmly shaken with a shot of espresso and sugar syrup. Forget the Vodka Red Bull, this is the connaisseur’s way of combining cafeine and Vodka. Served straight up! The most wanted smooth cocktail finally at the Absinthbar. Bailey’s, Amaretto and Eristoff Brut vodka.
Chicco Di Cafè
€ 9.5
Chicco’s back with a mix of crushed coffee beans, cognac Otard, Frangelico, Amaretto, Chestnut with a hint of fresh lemonjuice and orangepeel… Sweet & Strong after dinner as it should be!
Cookie Crumble
€9
A silk smooth afterdinner with Bacardi Oakheart rum, Bols Butterscotch, Licor 43 and cream! It’s a liquid dessert!!!
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THE ICED TEAS Long Island Iced Tea
SHOTS € 11
Bombay Dry gin, Bacardi Superior Rum, Camino Real Tequila, Eristoff Brut Vodka, Cointreau, lemon, filled up with CocaCola. Served tall over ice.
Long Beach Iced Tea
€ 11
Bombay Dry gin, Bacardi Superior Rum, Camino Real tequila, Eristoff Brut Vodka, Khalua, lime, topped with Cranberry juice. Is served tall and long, over ice.
Tropical Island Iced Tea € 11
Get wasted in Paradise! Iced Tea with coconutpineapple flavour and Bols Banana will bring you to the next level!
Absinth Iced Tea
€ 12
Bombay Dry gin, Dom Benedictine, Francois Guy, Eristoff Brut Vodka, lemon, filled up with CocaCola. If Van Gogh would still be alive, this would be his favourite “Afternoon tea”!
B25
€6
B55
€6
Khalua, Baileys, Grand Marnier.
Khalua, Baileys, Absinth.
Absinth Sour
€ 5.5
Rocky Mountain Bearfucker
€ 5.5
Kick In The Nuts
€ 6.5
Absinth together with sweet & sour.
Camino real tequila, Rum, Southern Comfort.
Zubrowka bison vodka, Frangelico, Monin Chestnut and walnut bitters.
THE CAIPIRINHA FAMILY
- All served short over crushed ice -
Caipirinha
€8
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Kiwi Caipirinha
€9
Cachaça 61, fresh lime & kiwi, cane sugar.
Ocean Caipirinha
€ 8.5
Cachaça 61, fresh lime, cane sugar with an ocean splash of Bols Blue Curaçao.
Strawberry Caipiroska
€9
Eristoff Vodka, fresh strawberries, fresh lime, cane sugar.
THE MOJITO FAMILY
- All served tall over crushed ice -
Mojito Classic
€ 9.5
Pink Mojito
€ 9.8
Bacardi Reserva, fresh mint, lime, top up with soda water.
Passion Mojito
€ 10.5
Strawberry Mojito
€ 12.5
Appleton Jamaican Mojito
€ 10
Mojito "Royal"
€ 13
Bacardi Reserva, fresh mint & passion fruit, lime top up with soda water.
Bacardi Reserva, fresh mint & fresh strawberries, lime top up with soda water.
This is the real Caribbean Mojito, baby! This classic is pimped up with Appleton special Jamaican Rum. Bacardi Reserva, fresh mint, lime, filled up with Piper Heidsieck Champagne. Pure luxury!
Bacardi Reserva, fresh mint, lime, top up with cranberry juice.
Grey Goose Mojito
€ 13
A superb & smooth Mojito made with Grey Goose vodka. Perfect for real Vodka Lovers!
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THE FROZEN FAMILY Frozen Daiquiri
€ 9.5
Bacardi Superior rum, fresh lime, sugarcane, with the choice of strawberry, banana, apple, passion or raspberry!
Frozen Margarita
€ 10
Camino Real tequila, Cointreau, fresh lime, sugarcane, with strawberries or strawberry-mint.
€6
Ginger Ale, fresh orange juice, fresh lemon juice and grenadine syrup.
€6
Nonalcoholic cocktail with cranberry juice, fresh orange and lime juice filled up with Schweppes Agrum’.
Kiwi Cooler
€ 6.5
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Safe Sex On The Beach
€6
Peach & almond syrup, with orange and pineapple juice. Remember when sex was safe and motorcycles were dangerous.
€ 6.5
Our new summer mocktail with, you guessed it, sweet & sour banana mix, Monin Mango, passion juice & orange juice.
MOCKTAILS
The Cathedral Punch
€6
A soft mix of coconutcream, fresh pineapple and pineapple juice.
Banana Beach
- Non-Alcoholic -
Shirley Temple
Nada Colada
VODKA Eristoff Vodka (GE) Eristoff Red Vodka Grey Goose (FR)
€6 €6 € 10
Grey Goose Vodka is crafted from the finest French wheat, with water naturally filtered through champagne limestone, and carefully distilled according to the uncompromising traditions of France’s cognac region. NEW ARRIVALS
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Stolichnaya (RU)
€ 6.5
The Belvedere (PL) Ketel One (NL) Ketel One “Citroen” Zubrowka Bisonvodka (PL)
€ 9.5 €9 €9
Apple genever Berentzer Wortegemsen lemon genever
€ 3.5 € 3.5
€7
GIN AND GENEVER Bombay Sapphire (UK) € 6.5 Bombay Sapphire East (UK) €7 Tanqueray N°.10 (UK) € 8.5 G’Vine (FR) €11 Hendricks (UK) € 10 Geranium (UK) €9 Monkey 47 (D) € 12.5 Citadelle reserve (F) € 10 Bols Old genever (NL) Young genever (NL)
€ 3.5 € 3.5
COUNTRY NAMES
BE Belgium | BR Brazil | CL Chile CU Cuba | CZ Czechia | FR France JM Jamaica | JP Japan MQ Martinique | NL the Netherlands NZ New-Zealand | PL Poland PR Puerto Rico | RU Russia SCO Scotland | UK England VE Venezuela | PE Peru BA Barbados | D Germany GE Georgia | 27 |
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CACHACA AND RUM Cachaça 61 (BR) Cachaça Leblon (BR) Bacardi (PR) Superior Rum Bacardi Black Bacardi Oakheart Bacardi Reserva Bacardi 8 años Ron Diplomatico reserva
€6 €8 €6 € 6.5 €7 €7 €9 € 8.5
Beautiful Venezuelan aged rum.
Seven Tiki
€7
A soft aromatic rum made on the Fiji Isles.
Appleton Special (JM)
€6
Plantation 3* White (BA) € 7 Plantation Original Dark (BA) € 7.5
Trois Rivières Blanc (MQ) 62°
€ 8.5
Trois Rivières reserve special (MQ)
€ 11
Millonario Solera 15 Riserva (PE)
€ 12
Mount Gay Rum Extra Old (BA)
€ 11
For real men …
Super soft top class rum!
Gold Medal winner at the International Spirits Awards And Rum Masters Awards in 2009. Do we need to say more?!
This fantastic sipping rum from Barbados is for the real “spicy” rum lovers. A rich oak character is balanced to perfection with notes of ripe banana and toast, followed by vanilla and warm spice.
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Mount Gay Rum 1703 (BA)
BOURBON AND TENNESSEE WHISKY € 25
The pure luxury rum from Barbados aged between 10 and 30 years. Rich bouquet of oak, leather, toffee and notes of ripe banana, candied fruit and a fantastic soft and long finish. A dream sipping rum!
TEQUILA Camino Real
€6
Cazadores reposado Cazadores añejo
€ 10 € 11
Patron silver Patron reposado Patron anejo
€ 11 € 12 € 13
Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon.
€ 6.5
Jim Beam Rye
Knob Creek 9 years old
€8 € 12
Kentucky small batch Bourbon. (50°)
Maker’s Mark
€8
Jack Daniels Tennessee
€7
Kentucky Bourbon softer and a nicer flavour then a traditional Kentucky Bourbon. Good old Jackie-D, the favourite whiskey of Frank Sinatra.
Jack Daniels Honey Jack Daniels Single Barrel
€8.5
George Dickel Tennessee
€ 10
An amazingly good Bourbon.
€7.5
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CANADIAN WHISKY
SINGLE MALT WHISKY
Crown Royal
€8
One of Canada’s finest blends!
SCOTCH WHISKY William Lawson’s finest blended
€6
William Lawson’s Scottisch Gold 12 years
€8
Johnnie Walker Gold Label
€ 12
Johnnie Walker Blue Label Dewar’s 12y
€ 24 €8
Black Grouse
€ 7.5
Smoky blend with an oaky note.
Laphroaig 10 years
€ 11
Glen Deveron 10 years
€ 9.5
Glenfiddich 12 years
€ 8.5
Is an all-malt Scotch Whisky from the remote island of Islay in the Western Isles of Scotland.
(Speyside Highland SCO) Overtones of nut oil, notes of fresh plum and a dry finish with a subtle hint of wood. (Speyside - Highlands - SCO)
Glenmorangie 10 years (Highlands - SCO)
€9
The Maccalan 12 years/Amber fine oak € 12 (Highlands - SCO)
Dalwhinnie 15 years (Highlands - SCO)
€9
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The Maccalan 18 years/Ruby fine oak
€ 20
(Highlands - SCO) Superb malt for the real whisky lover!
The Balvenie, Single Barrel 14 years
€ 13
(Speyside - SCO) 15 years old single malt which is drawn from a single Bourbon cask of a single distillation.
Lagavullin 16 years
€ 10
Oban 14 years
€ 9.5
(Islay - SCO)
(W-Highland – SCO)
Highland Park 12 years € 10 (Orkney Isles- SCO) The most Northern Single malt whisky in Scotland.
Bowmore 15 years
Suntori malt whisky 12 years
€ 15
Bruichladdich Octomore 6.1 Scottish Barley
€ 19
(JP) A superb version that competes with some of the finest scotch.
The world's most heavily peated whisky, this is the sixth edition of the uber-experimental cult Octomore with titanic amounts of peat but with a light, delicate complexity and a beguiling finesse.
IRISH WHISKY Jameson
€6
€ 15
(Islay - SCO) A slightly smoked Single Malt with beautiful flavours of coffee and chocolate.
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Rémy Martin Louis XIII
COGNAC Otard V.S
€ 7.5
This blend of the finest growths is aged in Limousin oak barrels.
Hennesy VS
€7
Rémy Martin VSOP
€9
Hennesy Fine de cognac
€9
Rémy Martin Coeur de Cognac
€ 12
Rémy Martin XO 85% Grand Champagne € 21 Hennessy XO
€ 26
Rémy Martin Extra
€ 35
€ 110
The highest quality Cognac on the market today. 100% Grande Champagne. A blend of eaux-de-vie’s, some more then a century in age, then aged in “tiercons”, barrels that are several hundred years old, in an exclusive cellar.
ARMAGNAC AND CALVADOS Armagnac Janneau VSOP Calvados Boulard
€ 7.5 €9
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GRAPPA
SWEET LIQUORS
Merlot di Nonino
€8
Nonino Antica Cuvée (Gold)
€9
Grappa Cru Fragolino
€ 12
EAU DE VIE Poire Williams
€8
PISCO Pisco Alto del Carmen
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Grand Marnier Drambuie Mandarine Napoléon Cointreau Licor 43 Baileys Amaretto Lazzaroni Amaretto Bonollo Kahlua Southern Comfort Sambuca Molinari Elixir d’ Anvers Dom Bénédictine Passoa Safari Frangelico Malibu Batida de Coco Pisang-Ambon Galliano Vanilla Limoncello Averna
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AB INTHBAR DJ S PLAYING
LISTEN TO THE DJ’S
Live DJ’s on Fridays and Saturdays! Enjoy your Absinth, cocktail or glass of wine while listening to the DJ sets. On Friday and Saturday a dj collective from Antwerp and Ghent, often including international DJ’s, will see to it that the party vibes are right. The programming can be found on the dj’s playlist at www.absinthbar.be
DJ RAZ
DR FLOW
JAXX
DJ MOBILE
DJ IVAN DIAZ
The bar is open seven days a week, from 11h30 AM until late at night. Cocktails available as from 11h30 AM. CHR SMITS More info at info@absinthbar.be
DJ NIELS
DELAFINO
WAX X
DJ SOUNDLIMIT
OPENING HOURS
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DJ IVAN DIAZ
OPENING HOURS
DELAFINO
DJ JAN V
SEPHYR
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Homemade Ice Tea
WATERS Chaudfontaine (Belgian Ardens - BE)
€ 2.6
Still and sparkling.
Chaudfontaine (Belgian Ardens - BE)
Still, medium - sparkling and sparkling. (50 cl)
Tutti Frutti € 4.9
San Pellegrino (IT) (50 cl)
Panna (IT)
€5 €5
(50 cl)
SOFTDRINKS Coca-Cola Coca-Cola Light Coca-Cola Zero Fanta Sprite Minute Maid
€ 2.7 € 2.7 € 2.7 € 2.7 € 2.7 € 2.8
Apple, Orange, Tomato, Grapefruit, ACE, Apple & cherry.
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€ 3.5
Made from different tea blends with fresh limes, lemons and ginger and served in a big glass!! You don’t wanna miss out on this one!
€ 2.9
€4
A cocktail specially for the kids that visit us at the Absinthbar! Do not worry folks, it doesn’t contain absinth nor any other alcoholic beverage! It is a blended mocktail with fresh strawberries, rasberries, milk & cream!!
Schweppes Indian Tonic Agrum Gini Canada Dry (Ginger-ale)
€ 2.9 € 2.9 € 2.9 €3
FEVERTREE PREMIUM TONIC Tonic Water
€ 4.4
A blend of fabulous botanical oils with spring water and the highest quality quinine from the Fever Tree!
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Mediteranean Tonic Water
€ 4.4
Cécémel Red Bull Fresh orange juice
€ 2.7 €4 € 4.2
An exceptional tonic that contains the most authentic strain of quinine and the finest lemon oils from Sicily as well as thyme, geranium, rosemary and mandarin.
WINES
This Chenin Blanc with Colombard, will pleasantly surprise you with its fresh character, its flexibility, and its touches of sweet pineapple. An ideal summer wine and a companion for salads or light meals.
Glass Pichet 0,5L Bottle
€ 4.5 € 17 € 25
- SWEET WHITE WINE -
- WHITE -
Riesling Classic Duitsland, Leaders Club
A full, expressive Riesling with balanced acidity and subtle sweetness. The exotic flavors make this an ideal companion of powerful dishes. It is a Riesling Cuvée of weingutes Cusanuns Hofgut from the Middle Mosel.
Glass Pichet 0,5L Bottle
Delheim – Chenin Blanc South Africa
Chateau La Brie, Bordeaux, France Semillon, Sauvignon & Muscadelle Glass Pichet 0,5L Bottle
€4 € 14.5 € 20
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- RED -
SPARKLING WINE AND CHAMPAGNES
Louis Felipe Edwards Carmenere Chile
Delightfully smooth black-currant and cherry caracters with a hint of peppers.
Glass Pichet 0,5L Bottle
€5 € 18.5 € 27.5
- OUR HOUSEWINE -
This elegant Prosecco with its pleasant nose and beautiful sparkle will certainly surprise you with its softness of taste and good length of aftertaste. Real Italian class!
Glass Bottle
Luc Pirlet Vin de Pays d’Oc à Douzens
• Sauvignon Blanc (white) • Chardonnay (white) • Merlot (red) • Cabernet Sauvignon (red) • Syrah (rosé)
Glass Pichet 0,5L Bottle
Santa Margherita Prosecco D.O.C. EXTRA DRY
€7 € 36
3B- Filipa Pato Spumante Rosé
€4 € 14.5 € 20
A lovely rose-spumante from Portugal. Very fresh, sparkling with soft pleasant finish. Perfect as an aperitif.
Bottle
€ 34
ASK FOR OUR WINE LIST
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Piper-Heidsieck Cuvee Brut
The perfect dry pre-dinner drink!
Glass Bottle
€ 10 € 65
Bollinger “Spécial Cuvée” Brut
Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve
One of the best non-vintage champagnes made by a “grand” champagne house.
Bottle
Thé Champagne for a celebration.
Charles Heidsieck Rosé Reserve
Piper-Heidsieck Cuvee Brut Magnum 1.5l
Bottle
Bottle
€ 70
This champagne will help you have a big party!
Bottle
€ 125
Piper-Heidsieck Brut Rosé Sauvage
Perfect for every occasion.
Bottle
€ 70
€ 95
A delightful and fresh champagne that, with addition of the “pinot noir” grape, brings a lifted complexity, finesse and subtlety!
€ 125
Bollinger “La Grand Année” 2004
This is one of the greats of Champagne. Muscular wine with body, length, depth, and every other dimension. It’s truly a gift to share it with your friends. The Champagne of 007 and Lady Di. Over delivers expectations in every way and brings Champagne to another level!
Bottle
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Dom Pérignon 2003
One of the best Dom Pérignon’s of the last century!
APERITIFS VERMOUTH AND BITTERS
Piper-Heidsieck RARE millesimé 1999
SHERRY OF PEDRO DOMECQ
Bottle
€ 195
A gold medal in the decanter. 94/100 in the Wine Spectator. This is a remarkable Champagne only for those who want the best.
Bottle
€ 225
Piper-Heidsieck RARE millesimé 1988
Sophisticated and incredibly pure Champagne made of Chardonnay and pinot noir. For true connaisseurs, a fantastic extravaganza!
Bottle
€ 450
This Sherry house was founded back in 1730, making it one of the oldest commercial establishments in the region.
Dry Medium Dry
€ 3.8 € 3.8
PORTS OF TAYLORS
300 years’ experience, that counts. Grapes grown on the steep and rocky slopes of the Upper Douro, making it a Port to remember.
Taylor's White
€ 4.3
It has a dry, fruity taste, and is an unusual good aperitif, best served chilled.
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Taylor’s Red
Is aged for four years in cask to produce the perfect taste: rich, fruity and elegant.
€ 4.3
PORTS OF MORGADIO DA CALÇADA
This is a highclass production of Dirk Niepoort situated in the region of Quinta de Romaneira.
Tawny Reserva
€ 4.8
This port gives you a flavour of very ripe fruits (figs and grapes) but also dry fruits (almonds and nuts), caramel and coffee.
LBV (Late bottled Vintage)
€ 5.8
Pineau des Charentes
€4
This port consists of a blend of wines with an average age of 70 years old.
DESSERT WINES FROM MASSANDRA The Crimean oldest winery Massandra has been producing fine wines for more than 110 years and has won international acclaim for their exceptional quality.
Massandra Rose Muscat
€ 6.5
This dessert wine is a wonderful companion for cheese and “light” desserts.
Black Doctor
€ 6.5
This fine red dessert wine is ideal for dark and fruity desserts.
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Martini
There is a beauty in Martini like no other drink. A true Italian icon created by over 140 years of dedication and passion.
Martini Bianco Martini Rosso Martini Rosato Martini Extra Dry Noilly Prat sec Campari Pimm’s N° 1 Kirr Kirr Royal Ricard de Marseille
€ 3.8 € 3.8 € 3.8 € 3.8 € 3.8 €5 €5 € 4.5 € 10 €5
FEEL FREE TO ASK ABOUT THE APERO-COCKTAIL OF THE DAY
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“Bolleke” De Koninck (25 cl)
€ 2.9
BOTTLED BEERS Affligem Tripel Grimbergen Gold 8° Grimbergen Dubbel (33 cl) Grimbergen Tripel (33 cl) Brugs Whitebeer (25 cl) Mort Subite Kriek (25 cl) Mort Subite Framboise (25 cl) Mort Subite Geuze (25 cl) Trappist Chimay Blauw (33 cl)
€ 4.5 €4 €4 € 4.2 € 2.9 €3 €3 €3 € 4.4
€ 2.8 €4 NEW ARRIVALS
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Maes Radler (25 cl)
€ 2.7
A delicious tasting combination of real Maes lager with 100% natural lemon juice and an alcohol content of 2%.
Maes Non-alcoholic (25 cl) Duvel (33 cl) Vedett (33 cl) Extra Blond beer
€ 2.7 €4 € 3.5
ESPRESSO LAVAZZA Coffee
€ 2.5
Ristretto
€ 2.5
Espresso (small)
€ 2.5
Also known as the Belgian coffee, strong thus ideal for the daytime!
Café Latte
€ 2.8
Cappuccino
€ 2.8
Latte Macchiato
€ 2.8
Espresso Macchiato
€ 2.6
Hot milk in a big glass filled with a big coffee.
The classic espresso in a big cup filled with steamed milk. Steamed up milk finished with a shot of espresso. Also known as the mini cappuccino.
WE CAN SUBSTITUTE THE MILK BASED COFFEES WITH SOY MILK FOR THE LACTOSE INTOLERANT FOLKS!
Half of an espresso, strong in taste but won’t keep you awake!
AFTER DINNER COFFEE
This small Italian coffee has all the full flavors and aromas of the coffee bean!
Appelmans coffee
€7
Antwerp coffee
€7
Irish coffee
€7
Double espresso
Strong in taste with double the caffeine boost!!
€ 4.5
(Calvados)
(Elixir d’ Anvers)
(Jameson Irish Whisky)
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Italian coffee
€7
Spanish coffee
€7
Mexican coffee
€7
(Amaretto) (Licor 43) (Kahlua)
Baileys coffee French coffee
€7 € 7.5
Parisienne coffee
€ 7.5
(Grand Marnier)
(Baron Otard cognac)
TEA Earl Grey
€ 2.3
Gunpowder green tea
€ 2.3
For lovers of Earl Grey! Very fine quality tea with bergamot.
Green tea from China with leaves rolled into tiny spheres.
English Breakfast
€ 2.3
Two original black teas with specific flavours have been selected to make this blend: Ceylon and Assam.
Boost
€2.3
Jasmine Green Tea
€ 2.3
Verbena
€ 2.3
Blend of maté, greentea, cinnamonbark, ginger, cardamome and spices. Combining the properties of mate, green tea and spices, Boostis the perfect drink to fortify the body all day long, refueling it with the energy it needs. Green tea from China scented with jasmine blossoms.
This infusion with a slightly lemony taste has soothing and digestive properties.
Fresh mint tea
€3
OLDSCHOOL CHOCOLATE MILK Oldschool chocolate milk
That sweet hot Cécémel with fresh & sexycream on top!
€ 2.8
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JOSEPHINE S RESTAURANT Josephine’s restaurant & bar is located at the south side of Antwerp, near the Vlaamse and Waalse Kaai. The interior is vintage-chic which creates a warm and homely atmosphere.
JOSEPHINE'S RESTAURANT & BAR Gentplaats 1 - 2000 Antwerpen Tel : 03 248 95 95 - Fax : 03 244 01 41 www.josephines.be info@josephines.be VISIT OUR SUMMER JOSEPHINE'S IN JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST: BOOMGAARDSTRAAT 17 2018 ANTWERPEN
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JOSEPHINE S BAR In the cosy bar we serve you beautiful cocktails, great champers and its close cousins, wines by the glass and a nice beer selection. Specialties of the house are “Josephine’s perfumed martinis”, delicious martinis that have been flavoured with aromas.
* VOUCHER� "SUMMER
COCKTAIL"
is offered to every dining customer with this voucher. * ONLY VALID FROM 1/5/2014 UNTIL 1/6/2014 AND FROM 9/9/2014 UNTIL 1/11/2014. ONE VOUCHER PER PERSON PER MEAL AND CAN'T BE COMBINED WITH OTHER OFFERS. COPIES ARE NOT ALLOWED!
JOSEPHINE'S RESTAURANT & BAR Gentplaats 1 - 2000 Antwerpen Tel : 03 248 95 95 - Fax : 03 244 01 41 www.josephines.be - info@josephines.be
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