This is not a sweet cocktail. It’s sharp, it’s bitey. It’s. . .well, it’s sort of like a pissed off bear. Growly and in your face.
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Author: Karin
ARTICLE: Did German U-Boats Smuggle Alcohol Into the U.S. During Prohibition? – Atlas Obscura
An interesting article from Atlas Obscura about the possibility that German subs shifted liquor during Prohibition.
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RECIPE: Bronx Cocktail
According to cocktail legend, the Bronx cocktail was invented in the bar of the Waldorf Astoria as a nod to the Bronx Zoo.
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RECIPE: Dewey Highball
Fire when ready, Gridley. And have a Dewey Highball while you’re at it.
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RECIPE: B and O Cocktail
Mellow, very slightly sweet with a hint of juniper and citrus; I also caught nutmeg and cinnamon flavors there…
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RECIPE: Bacardí Cocktail
“Come to Cuba and bathe in Bacardí rum.” — Facundito Bacardí
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RECIPE: Napoleon Cocktail
First off, it’s got Crème Yvette, which as we’ve previously established, I’d happily fill a pool with and swim laps in.
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EPHEMERA: Plain and Fancy Drinks
The other day, while rummaging around in the seemingly bottomless suitcase of family ephemera that had originally contained the Mixing Master manuscript, I came across
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RECIPE: Whoopee Fizz
60 years before Michelle Pfeiffer purred this song to Jeff Bridges while slithering her way across his grand piano in The Fabulous Baker Boys, Eddie Cantor was Makin’ Whoopee in the hit Broadway show of the same name.
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RECIPE: Zenith Cocktail
This drink is incredibly sweet. We’re talking eye-watering-nearly-closes-your-throat-up sweet.
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