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 classic early 20th Century ‘Singapore Sling’ cocktail. Sydney’s Covid Lockdown has inspired me to explore this famous cocktail. Let’s take a look at the classic ‘Singapore Sling’, as we also celebrate my Brother Lyle’s 50th Birthday (on Day-77 of Sydney’s Covid lock-down). SINGAPORE SLING Created sometime between 1899 and…
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’…
A Sydney ‘lock-down’ version of Ada ‘Coley’ Coleman’s famous ‘Hanky Panky’ cocktail. Sydney’s Covid Lockdown has inspired me to explore this famous cocktail, a Fernet Branca twist on a early 1900’s classic sweet Martini. Let’s take a close look at the pre-Prohibition era ‘Hanky Panky’. HANKY PANKY Invented by famous Bartender Ada ‘Coley’ Coleman at…
A Sydney ‘lock-down’ version of the famous pre-Prohibition ‘Clover Club’ cocktail. Sydney’s Covid Lockdown has inspired me to explore this famous cocktail. Let’s take a look at the once super-popular ‘Clover Club’, that only really started re-appearing on cocktail lists from around 2008. CLOVER CLUB Once the famed drink of a Philadelphia-based Gentlemen’s Club –…
A Sydney ‘lock-down’ version, reproducing the 1888 original – Ramos Gin Fizz cocktail. Sydney’s Covid Lockdown has inspired me to explore this famous New Orleans cocktail. Let’s take a look at Henry Charles Ramos’ original ‘Ramos Gin Fizz’ cocktail, using his own recipe. RAMOS GIN FIZZ The recipe for the Ramos Gin Fizz was a…
A Sydney ‘lock-down’ version of William ‘Cocktail’ Boothby’s 1908 version of the ‘Bronx’ cocktail. Sydney’s Covid Lockdown has inspired me to explore this famous New York cocktail, a rich history and so many variations. Let’s take a look at the ‘Bronx’ cocktail in one of its most original forms. THE BRONX Originally a celebration of…
A Sydney ‘lock-down’ version of the 1916 pre-Prohibition ‘Last Word’. Sydney’s Covid Lockdown has inspired me to explore this famous pre-Prohibition cocktail, one that was almost lost to history. Let’s take a look at the ‘Last Word’ in its original 1916 form. THE LAST WORD The ‘Last Word’ may have been the last great cocktail…
A re-imagined version of the famous John Collins cocktail. The perfect alcoholic lemon squash. Sydney’s Covid Lockdown has inspired me to take this simple cocktail back to its roots and add a little change of my own. Here is the resulting recipe and some cocktail background. THE JIMMY McCOLLINS A simple to make, mix in…
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