A 2022 re-discovery of the ‘Amaro Sour’ cocktail, a less-well-known ‘sour mix’. What started as a Covid activity, in the 105-day Sydney lock-down, is now a continuing journey through the cocktail’s of the past. This time, a surprising find in the sour-cocktail family – the forgotten ‘Amaro Sour’. AMARO SOUR Make yourself an Amaro Sour…
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…
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’ 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 ‘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.…
Sydney Covid ‘lock-down’ exploration of the ‘Brandy Alexander’, and earlier ‘Alexander’ cocktails. Lockdown has inspired me to explore this famous cocktail. Let’s take a look at the classic ‘Alexander’ cocktail, and the cocktail that supplanted it, the ‘Brandy Alexander’. BRANDY ALEXANDER John Lennon’s favorite cocktail, which he said “tasted like milkshakes”. Invented just before Prohibition…
Sydney Covid ‘lock-down’ exploration of the ‘White Lady’ cocktail. Lockdown has inspired me to explore this famous early 1900’s cocktail. Let’s take a look at the classic ‘White Lady’ cocktail, and explore some of the cocktail’s history and recipe construction. WHITE LADY Invented by one of the Harry’s (Craddock or MacElhone), the ‘White Lady’ was…
A Sydney ‘lock-down’ version of the ‘Aviation’ cocktail – a notorious love-it or hate-it mix. Sydney’s Covid Lockdown has inspired me to explore this famous cocktail. Let’s take a look at the classic ‘Aviation’ Cocktail and explore some cocktail history, and the challenges of rare ingredients. AVIATION Created by German Bartender and Author Hugo Ensslin,…
A Sydney ‘lock-down’ version of the World War One ‘Sidecar’ cocktail. Sydney’s Covid Lockdown has inspired me to explore this famous cocktail. Let’s take a look at the classic 1918 ‘Sidecar’ Cocktail. SIDECAR Created sometime around the end of World War One (around 1918) in either Paris or London. Named after the ‘motorcycle sidecar’ of…
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’…
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