Drink of the Week: El Americano Blanco
Now, please, don’t take the name of the this mixed beverage, my own creation, too literally. Yes, we live in times when basic human decency is on trial, but trust me, the drink which, my poor high...
View ArticleDrink of the Week: The Claridge Cocktail
I stumbled over this week’s beverage in Gary Regan’s “The Joy of Mixology,” but it’s original source is the oft-cited-here “The Savoy Cocktail Book” by Harry Craddock. Since Craddock was the bartender...
View ArticleDrink of the Week: The Classic Cocktail
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Moving on, I must admit that I’ve been a bit distracted to the point where it only just occurred to me after finishing this post that it would go live on America’s second...
View ArticleDrink of the Week: The Park Avenue Cocktail
So many cocktails appear to be named after tony locales, and the Park Avenue Cocktail fits right in with that. Though it’s been a long time since I’ve been to New York City, and I can’t conjure an...
View ArticleDrink of the Week: The Rose
Perhaps the rarest of all experiences in my cocktailian explorations is discovering a new base spirit to build mixed drinks around. After all, most of us who drink to any extent have made at least a...
View ArticleDrink of the Week: Jezebel (TCM Fest 2017 Salute #1)
Yes, it’s time once again for our annual salute to classic cinema and this year’s TCM Film Fest. The 2017 edition was a bittersweet affair this year due to the passing of the network’s universally...
View ArticleDrink of the Week: A Postcard from the Edge (2017 TCM Fest Salute #2)
Last year, as we all know, wasn’t so great, and I’m not sure that any of us know what to make of this one. But in a year full of public tragedy and disaster, the saddest purely show business moment of...
View ArticleDrink of the Week: Born Yesterday (TCM Fest Salute #3)
Hey, it’s Cinco de Mayo. Yeah, I know, I just realized it myself! So, no South of the Border-themed drink today, but seriously, have a classic style margarita on me. They’re great. Now on to the real...
View ArticleDrink of the Week: Theodora Goes Wild (TCM Fest 2017 Salute #4)
So, we’re back with this year’s fourth and final salute to the TCM Fest 2017. While this year’s festival was tinged with sadness, largely because of the departure from our planetary sphere of people...
View ArticleDrink of the Week: The Prosecutor
Cocktail names are a bit like rock band names. You can pretty much pick a noun and there’s a good chance there’s already been a drink named after it. So, as I was pondering the news of the day and...
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