A Sydney Covid ‘lock-down’ exploration of the ‘Mai Tai’ cocktail. Lock-down has inspired me to explore this famous cocktail, in its original 1944 form, no pineapple, no orange and no grenadine. As designed by Trader Vic. MAI TAI One of the early ‘Tiki Culture’ cocktails and also one of the most popular cocktails of the…
A Sydney Covid ‘lock-down’ exploration of the refreshing ‘Moscow Mule’ cocktail. Lock-down has inspired me to explore this famous cocktail, a very simple ‘make-at-home’ cocktail perfect for the warmer weather. MOSCOW MULE Invented in around 1941, the Moscow Mule played a big part in the expansion of Vodka’s popularity in the USA. Let’s give the…
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 refreshing ‘Whisky Highball’ cocktail. Lock-down has inspired me to explore this famous cocktail, a very simple ‘make-at-home’ cocktail perfect for the warmer weather. WHISKY HIGHBALL Scotch and Soda mixes were popular from the mid 1800’s, and the tall ‘Highball’ variation turned up in the late 1800’s, and in…
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 ‘Blue Blazer’ cocktail. Be extremely careful if trying this mix at home. Lock-down has inspired me to explore this famous pre-1862 cocktail, the first ‘flaming cocktail’ and an impressive example from the ‘Professor’, Jerry Thomas. BLUE BLAZER Day 100 of Sydney Covid Lockdown, why not set some Whisky…
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…
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