Having already written about the Burnt fuselage cocktail (see) and the Aviation Cocktail, it only makes sense to include the Tailspin as well. Aviation-inspired named drinks became popular in the teens and twenties… Continue reading
Sitting down to supper one evening in a modest cafe, I happened to notice over my companion’s shoulder a young couple in their early twenties at a nearby table enjoying an Irish coffee,… Continue reading
“I have been told that a young would-be composer wrote to Mozart asking advice about how to compose a symphony. Mozart responded that a symphony was a complex and demanding form and it… Continue reading
Bat Masterson, the wild west gunfighter who eventually settled in New York, was a frequent visitor to the Metopole Hotel with other raconteurs of the theatrical and sporting crowds. Pugilists, show girls, cardsharps, confidence tricksters, and… Continue reading
Bold, herbaceous, and boozy. When cocktails were not afraid to be cocktails and bartenders were not calling everything a Something-tini. The Bijou (jewel in French) comes to us via Harry Johnson’s New and… Continue reading
The hair of the dog remedy is largely a myth.; sort of like drinking from the wrong side of the glass to cure hiccups. I have my doubts these potent potations were actually… Continue reading
Prohibition made it illegal to manufacture, sell, or transport intoxicating beverages within the United States. This included the waters three miles from any coastline. Well, that was easy enough to circumnavigate, sail out… Continue reading
Sometimes while researching cocktails, you stumble across one, usually while looking for something else, that strikes your fancy for one reason or another, so you quickly jot it down and move on with… Continue reading
The 4th Regiment cocktail is from the Manhattan school of drinks combining whiskey and sweet vermouth. In this case the vermouth goes head-to-head with the whiskey and the mix of bitters gives it… Continue reading
“A desire to do something, especially something wrong or unwise; a cause or occasion of enticement.” This is a very old-style cocktail from Hugo Ensslin’s 1917 Recipes for Mixed Drinks for those who wish their… Continue reading
