A Sydney Covid ‘lock-down’ exploration of the ‘Blue Blazer’ cocktail. Be extremely careful if trying this mix at home. Lock-down has inspired me to explore this famous pre-1862 cocktail, the first ‘flaming cocktail’ and an impressive example from the ‘Professor’, Jerry Thomas. BLUE BLAZER Day 100 of Sydney Covid Lockdown, why not set some Whisky…
A Sydney Covid ‘lock-down’ exploration of the ‘Hemingway Special’ or ‘Papa Doble’ cocktail. Lock-down has inspired me to explore this great cocktail, a famous adjustment to the original ‘Daiquiri’ cocktail, also sometimes known as the ‘Hemingway Daiquiri’. A famous drink from Cuba, connecting a famous author, with a famous bar, and a famous Cuban bartender.…
A Sydney Covid ‘lock-down’ exploration of the ‘Cosmo’ cocktail. Lock-down has inspired me to explore this famous cocktail, made super-famous by the 1998–2005 television series ‘Sex In The City’. Let’s take a look at the 1934 Gin-version and its far more famous modern Vodka and Cranberry iteration. COSMO The world-famous ‘Cosmo’ started out as a…
A Sydney Covid ‘lock-down’ exploration of the ‘Rusty Nail’ cocktail. Lock-down has inspired me to explore this famous cocktail, a simple to make cocktail for Whisky aficionados. RUSTY NAIL A cocktail for Whisky fans. Appearing at the British Industries Fair in 1937 as the ‘BIF’ cocktail, famed Drambuie Chairwoman Gina MacKinnon removed confusion, giving the…
Sydney Covid ‘lock-down’ exploration of the ‘Zombie’ cocktail, where ‘Tiki Culture’ started. Lockdown has inspired me to explore this famous cocktail. Let’s take a look at the 1934 ‘Zombie’ cocktail, created by Donn Beach, considered the ‘founding Father’ of US ‘Tiki Cocktail Culture’, its history, construction and a 2021 ‘make-at-home’ Lock-Tail remake. ZOMBIE The Zombie…
A Sydney Covid ‘lock-down’ exploration of the ‘Vieux Carré’ cocktail, two official recipes, and my Sydney Lock-down re-mix. The #Locktail Vieux Carré. Lock-down has inspired me to explore this famous cocktail, no questions on the New Orleans origination and history of this classic cocktail, but there is certainly healthy debate about how to make it.…
Sydney Covid ‘lock-down’ Margarita cocktail, in a contemporary frozen variation. Lock-down has inspired me to explore this famous cocktail. Let’s take a look at the almost 100-year old ‘Margarita’ cocktail and construct a 2021 ‘make-at-home’ Frozen Margarita remake. FROZEN MARGARITA There are at least half-a-dozen origin stories for the Margarita. What is clear is that…
Sydney Covid ‘lock-down’ exploration of the ‘Boulevardier’ cocktail. Lockdown has inspired me to explore this famous cocktail. Let’s take a look at the classic ‘Boulevardier’ cocktail, and explore some of the cocktail’s amazing history and changing construction. BOULEVARDIER Created or at least kept alive by Erskine Gwynne in 1927 as both a cocktail and a…
Sydney Covid ‘lock-down’ exploration of the ‘Bacardí Cocktail’. Lockdown inspired cocktail rediscoveries. Let’s take a look at the classic ‘Bacardí Cocktail’, and explore some of the cocktail’s history and construction, and why you need to make your own Grenadine Syrup. BACARDÍ COCKTAIL First turning up in historical records in around 1913, the Bacardí Cocktail is…
Sydney Covid ‘lock-down’ exploration of the ‘Mary Pickford’ cocktail. Lockdown has inspired me to explore this famous cocktail. Let’s take a look at the classic ‘Mary Pickford’ cocktail, and explore some of the cocktail’s history and construction. Not one of the best classics, but certainly a cocktail that set a path for pretty contemporary evolutions.…
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