Tag: Bourbon

1941-1950 Cocktails, 4-Stars Up, IBA New Era, IBA Official

057 – Suffering Bastard

by warwickmails • October 9, 2021 • 0 Comments

A Sydney Covid ‘lock-down’ exploration of the 1941 ‘Suffering Bastard’ cocktail. Lock-down has inspired me to explore this cocktail, which if not in the ‘famous cocktail’ class, really should be, as should it’s creator the incredible Joe Scialom. SUFFERING BASTARD Unfortunately there is a ‘Tiki Era’ 1970’s ‘Suffering Bastard’ cocktail, but thirty-years before that, in…

1921-1930 Cocktails, IBA Official, IBA Unforgettables

040 – Boulevardier

by warwickmails • September 27, 2021 • 0 Comments

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…