A Sydney ‘lock-down’ version of Brazil’s national cocktail, the ‘Caipirinha’. Sydney’s Covid Lockdown has inspired me to explore this famous Brazilian cocktail. Let’s take a look at this refreshing national drink, using a typical Caipirinha recipe, as well as a ‘Raspberry’ twist. CAIPIRINHA The national spirit of Brazil, Cachaça has been around since the 1500’s.…
A Sydney ‘lock-down’ version, reproducing the 1888 original – Ramos Gin Fizz cocktail. Sydney’s Covid Lockdown has inspired me to explore this famous New Orleans cocktail. Let’s take a look at Henry Charles Ramos’ original ‘Ramos Gin Fizz’ cocktail, using his own recipe. RAMOS GIN FIZZ The recipe for the Ramos Gin Fizz was a…
A Sydney ‘lock-down’ version of William ‘Cocktail’ Boothby’s 1908 version of the ‘Bronx’ cocktail. Sydney’s Covid Lockdown has inspired me to explore this famous New York cocktail, a rich history and so many variations. Let’s take a look at the ‘Bronx’ cocktail in one of its most original forms. THE BRONX Originally a celebration of…
A Sydney ‘lock-down’ version of the 1916 pre-Prohibition ‘Last Word’. Sydney’s Covid Lockdown has inspired me to explore this famous pre-Prohibition cocktail, one that was almost lost to history. Let’s take a look at the ‘Last Word’ in its original 1916 form. THE LAST WORD The ‘Last Word’ may have been the last great cocktail…
A Sydney ‘lock-down’ version of the original 1896 Daiquiri. Sydney’s Covid Lockdown has inspired me to explore this famous Cuban Rum cocktail. Let’s take a look at the ‘Daiquiri’ that started them all, the original Jennings Stockton Cox invention. DAIQUIRI Invented in the Cuban town of Daiquiri in 1896 by American Mining Engineer Jennings Stockton…
A Sydney ‘lock-down’ version of the Pisco Sour. Sydney’s Covid Lockdown has inspired me to explore this famous South American cocktail. The ‘national cocktail’ of both Chile and Peru, its origins are hotly contested. Here is my ‘Pisco Sour’ recipe and some cocktail background on this ‘Locktail’ re-mix. Thanks to my good friend Robert for…
A Sydney ‘lock-down’ version of the Tailspin / Bijou cocktail, a long-lost cocktail jewel. Sydney’s Covid Lockdown has inspired me to explore this early turn-of-the-20th Century cocktail, its fall from favour and its fascinating return since the 1980’s, thanks to Dale DeGroff and more recently Death & Co (with their take on the Tailspin cocktail).…
A Sydney ‘lock-down’ version of the famous Martinez cocktail, the precursor to the Martini. Sydney’s Covid Lockdown has inspired me to explore this 19th and early 20th Century Cocktail and its fascinating roots. Here is the ‘Martinez’ recipe and some Cocktail background. MARTINEZ Regarded as the inspiration for the better known Martini, this mid-1880’s Cocktail…
A Sydney ‘lock-down’ version of the famous pre-Prohibition Stinger cocktail. Sydney’s Covid Lockdown has inspired me to explore this 19th and early 20th Century Cocktail and its fascinating roots. Here is the ‘Stinger’ recipe and some Cocktail background. STINGER A ‘society’ Cocktail and the favorite of New York playboy Reginald Vanderbilt (1880–1925), who died at…
A Sydney ‘lock-down’ version of the famous Gimlet cocktail. Sydney’s Covid Lockdown has inspired me to explore this simple cocktail and its roots. Here is the resulting ‘Gimlet’ recipe, with home-made Lime Cordial and some selected background. GIMLET Truly a cocktail invented at sea, and not in a bar. A stalwart of the Royal Navy…
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