A Sydney ‘lock-down’ version of the classic and once again popular ‘Negroni’ cocktail. Sydney’s Covid Lockdown has inspired me to explore this famous cocktail. Let’s take a look at the classic ‘Negroni’, a tripartite gem and a favorite of bitterness lovers everywhere. Life is bitter? NEGRONI Another cocktail of disputed origin, where having the ‘Negroni’…
A Sydney ‘lock-down’ version of the classic ‘Mojito’ cocktail. Sydney’s Covid Lockdown has inspired me to explore this famous Cuban cocktail. Let’s take a look at the classic and refreshing ‘Mojito’, just in time for Summer (well technically Spring). MOJITO The classic ‘Mojito’ can trace its lineage back to a 1586 tonic call ‘el Draque’…
A Sydney ‘lock-down’ version of Ada ‘Coley’ Coleman’s famous ‘Hanky Panky’ cocktail. Sydney’s Covid Lockdown has inspired me to explore this famous cocktail, a Fernet Branca twist on a early 1900’s classic sweet Martini. Let’s take a close look at the pre-Prohibition era ‘Hanky Panky’. HANKY PANKY Invented by famous Bartender Ada ‘Coley’ Coleman at…
A Sydney ‘lock-down’ version of the famous pre-Prohibition ‘Clover Club’ cocktail. Sydney’s Covid Lockdown has inspired me to explore this famous cocktail. Let’s take a look at the once super-popular ‘Clover Club’, that only really started re-appearing on cocktail lists from around 2008. CLOVER CLUB Once the famed drink of a Philadelphia-based Gentlemen’s Club –…
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 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 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…
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