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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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.
Continue readingRECIPE: B and O Cocktail
Mellow, very slightly sweet with a hint of juniper and citrus; I also caught nutmeg and cinnamon flavors there…
Continue readingRECIPE: Bacardí Cocktail
“Come to Cuba and bathe in Bacardí rum.” — Facundito Bacardí
Continue readingRECIPE: 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.
Continue readingRECIPE: 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.
Continue readingRECIPE: Zenith Cocktail
This drink is incredibly sweet. We’re talking eye-watering-nearly-closes-your-throat-up sweet.
Continue readingRECIPE: Cowboy Cocktail
Let’s belly up to the bar (careful not to kick over the spittoon), and order a Cowboy Cocktail . . .
Continue readingRECIPE: Violet Cocktail
Crème Yvette is the bee’s knees. The cat’s meow. The cream in my coffee. The liqueur in my cocktail.
Continue readingRECIPE: My Own Cocktail
In the interests of clarity (and for new readers of this blog) this isn’t MY own cocktail. It’s my Great Great Uncle’s from The Mixing Master, his c. 1933 unpublished mixing guide.
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