A Sydney Covid ‘lock-down’ exploration of the 1946 ‘Mexican El Diablo’ cocktail. Lock-down has inspired me to explore this early ‘Tiki Culture’ cocktail, a bit lacking in a modern-day cocktail catalogue. So this time, we are going to change it up and give it a 2021 update. EL DIABLO Yet another of Trader Vic’s cocktail…
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…
Sydney’s Covid ‘lock-down’ has inspired me to explore the legally-risky ‘Dark & Stormy®’, ‘Rum Mule’, ‘Dark & Sue Me’, and ‘Safe Harbour’ mixes. Let’s take a look at the ‘Dark & Stormy’ cocktail’s history, and explore some of the cocktail’s legal issues, construction, and maybe leave the name and drink alone, and make something better…
Lockdown Cocktails 