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Inspired by an unpublished mixing guide written in 1933 by my 2x Great Uncle. Vintage cocktails, trivial tidbits & cultural ephemera from the halcyon days.

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Whisky Fizz
May 11, 2017 Karin

RECIPE: Whisky Fizz

…To me, fizzes are basically sours in a good mood.

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Absinthe
May 7, 2017 Karin

Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fonder

“Absinthe makes the heart grow founder” is a quote sometimes attributed to author/renaissance woman Ethel Watts Mumford. Although I distinctly remember Groucho Marx saying it at some point.

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Perfect Cocktail
May 3, 2017 Karin

RECIPE: Perfect Cocktail

… an “easy cocktail” that is also happily the Perfect Cocktail.

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May 2, 2017 Karin

More About Proof

Because I am extraordinarily slow on the uptake, I recently became the last person on the planet to realize that a liquor’s “proof” is twice the percentage of alcohol by volume (ABV).

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Blue Blazer
April 30, 2017 Karin

RECIPE: Blue Blazer

“…this will look like a stream of fire…”

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Hydrometer
April 28, 2017 Karin

Proof it, I dare you

A proof & tralle hydrometer is used to calculate the alcohol volume in distilled spirits.

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April 27, 2017 Karin

MYSTERY MIXER: Five Fruits Syrup

Hmmmm….Five Fruits Syrup. Anyone?

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Brandy Sour
April 27, 2017 Karin

RECIPE: Brandy Sour

I figured I’d start simple. And what could be simpler than a Brandy Sour?

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April 20, 2017 Karin

Welcome to FizzyCocktail!

FizzyCocktail is inspired by an unpublished mixing guide written by my 2x Great Uncle in 1933.

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