A 2021 re-discovery of the pre-1946 ‘London Fog’ cocktail with a 2021 twist. A continuing journey through the cocktail’s of the past. This time, the ‘London Fog’, with some extended flavour range – sweet and sour – for a more contemporary palette. LONDON FOG A story of a great thespian, a Manhattan nightclub bar, and…
A Sydney Covid ‘lock-down’ exploration of the James Bond 007 ‘Vesper Martini’. Lock-down started the journey, and now as things begin to return to normal, let’s explore this once fictional Ian Flemming cocktail from 1952, made famous by Agent 007. VESPER MARTINI James Bond 007 invented the ‘Vesper Martini’. Or if you’d prefer, the author…
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 ‘Army & Navy’ cocktail. Lock-down has finished (for now) in Sydney, and inspired me to explore this famous pre-WWII cocktail, perhaps more connected to ‘Freedom’ than calling the end of an inconvenient lock-down ‘Freedom Day’. ARMY AND NAVY Credited to the Army & Navy Club in Washington D.C.…
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…
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…
Sydney Covid ‘lock-down’ exploration of the ‘Sea Breeze’ cocktail, also known before the 1930’s as the ‘Sea Breeze Cooler’. I feel that this old classic needs a 2021 make-over. Lockdown has inspired me to explore this famous cocktail, a little tired and lost to time. Let’s take a look at the classic ‘Sea Breeze Cooler’…
Sydney Covid ‘lock-down’ exploration of the ‘Salty Dog’ cocktail, a salted-rim version of an even earlier cocktail known as the ‘Greyhound’. Lockdown has inspired me to explore this famous cocktail. Let’s take a look at the classic ‘Salty Dog’ cocktail, and explore some of the cocktail’s history and construction. If you’re a Gin and Grapefruit…
Sydney Covid ‘lock-down’ exploration of the ‘Fallen Angel’ cocktail. Lockdown has inspired me to explore this Prohibition era (1920–1933) cocktail, from a ‘lock-down’ of another sort. Let’s take a look at the classic ‘Fallen Angel’ cocktail, and explore some of the cocktail’s history and construction. FALLEN ANGEL Today we know of the ‘Fallen Angel’ from…
Sydney Covid ‘lock-down’ exploration of the ‘French 75’ cocktail. Lockdown has inspired me to explore this famous cocktail. Let’s take a look at the classic ‘French 75’ cocktail, and explore some of the cocktail’s history and construction, and how to make your own at home. FRENCH 75 Named after the French 75mm Canon from World…
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