A post Sydney Covid ‘lock-down’ exploration of the intriguing ‘Bee’s Knees’ cocktail. The creator, Frank Meier (The Bartender Spy) is even more interesting than his cocktail. Like everything connected to Frank Meier (1884–1887) there are lots of unanswered questions. BEE’S KNEES Frank Meier learned his craft in New York, ran his own bar in Paris…
A Sydney Covid ‘lock-down’ exploration of the ‘Blood & Sand’ cocktail. Lock-down has inspired me to explore this famous 1930’s cocktail, and the name-sake of the Blood and Sand Bar in Sl. Louis, Missouri. BLOOD AND SAND First appearing in print with Harry Craddock’s 1930 ‘The Savoy Cocktail Book’, this cocktail is named in honour…
A Sydney Covid ‘lock-down’ exploration of the 1937 ‘San Francisco’ cocktail. Lock-down has inspired me to explore this lost cocktail, a celebration of Vermouth and Sloe Gin, strangely turning up in England in 1937 and mostly lost to time. With the renaissance in Vermouth, it’s time for the city-by-the-bay to bring it back! SAN FRANCISCO…
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…
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