A 2022 exploration of the ‘Sangria’. What started as a Covid activity (during the 105-day Sydney lock-down of 2021), is now a continuing journey through the cocktail’s of the past. This time the famous ‘Sangria’. SANGRIA Make yourself a Sangria at home. ‘Sangria’ means ‘blood-letting’, and I like my Sangria dark, rich and blood coloured,…
A 2022 re-discovery of the ‘Amaro Sour’ cocktail, a less-well-known ‘sour mix’. What started as a Covid activity, in the 105-day Sydney lock-down, is now a continuing journey through the cocktail’s of the past. This time, a surprising find in the sour-cocktail family – the forgotten ‘Amaro Sour’. AMARO SOUR Make yourself an Amaro Sour…
A 2022 re-discovery of the ‘Grasshopper’ cocktail, created before Prohibition, but at its height in the 1970’s. What started as my Covid lock-down activity, in the 105-day Sydney second-wave of the Covid-19 Delta-Strain, is now a continuing journey through the cocktail’s of the past. This time, it’s a re-mix exploration of the ‘Grasshopper’. GRASSHOPPER Let’s…
A 2021 re-discovery of the 1968 ‘Harpoon’ cocktail, a precursor to the Cosmopolitan. A continuing journey through the cocktail’s of the past. This time, the ‘Harpoon’, originally launched by Ocean Spray to promote cranberry juice to adults. HARPOON Let’s give the ‘Harpoon’ a ‘Locktail’ re-discovery. Returning to some make-at-home cocktail recipes despite the end of…
A 2022 re-discovery of the classic ‘Harvey Wallbanger’ cocktail. What started as a Covid lock-down activity, in the 105-day Sydney second-wave of the Delta-strain, is now a continuing journey through the cocktail’s of the past. This time, we are making the ‘Harvey Wallbanger’, a survivor from the 1960’s and 1970’s – the age of Disco.…
A 2022 re-discovery of the 1949 ‘White Russian’ cocktail. What started as a Covid lock-down activity, in the 105-day Sydney second-wave of the Delta-strain in 2021, is now a continuing journey through the cocktail’s of the past, as we once again face a Covid surge in the form of Omicron. This time, the make-at-home cocktail…
A 2021 re-discovery of the late 1960’s or early 1970’s ‘Tequila Sunrise’ cocktail. What started as a Covid lock-down activity, in the 105-day Sydney second-wave of the Delta-strain, is now a continuing journey through the cocktail’s of the past. This time, the ‘Tequila Sunrise’. TEQUILA SUNRISE Variations may have existed in the 1930’s and 1940’s,…
A 2021 re-discovery of the 1961 ‘Batanga’ cocktail. A continuing journey through the cocktail’s of the past. This time, the ‘Batanga’. BATANGA Created by Don Javier in his bar ‘The Chapel’ in the town of Tequila, Mexico. Let’s give the ‘Batanga’ an authentic post-lockdown, ‘Locktail’ re-discovery. Make your own ‘mix-at-home’ cocktail, the ‘Batanga’. INGREDIENTS60ml Tequila…
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 2021 re-discovery of the 1952 ‘Golden Cadillac’ cocktail. A continuing journey through the cocktail’s of the past. This time, the ‘Golden Cadillac’. GOLDEN CADILLAC Created for a newly engaged couple and named after their new ‘Golden Cadillac’, by Californian Bartender Frank Cline in 1952. Let’s give the ‘Golden Cadillac’ a ‘Locktail’ re-discovery. Make your…
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