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 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…
A 2021 re-discovery of the 1950’s ‘Atomic’ cocktail, from bomb-test parties in the Nevada desert. 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 post-WWII ‘Atomic’ cocktail from the dawn of the nuclear age. ATOMIC…
A 2021 re-discovery of the 1950’s ‘Mudslide’ cocktail (or dessert if you prefer). 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 ‘Mudslide’ from the 1950’s. MUDSLIDE Maybe more a dessert than a cocktail, I’m…
A 2021 re-discovery of the 1950’s ‘Blue Hawaii’ 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 ‘Blue Hawaii’. BLUE HAWAII The amazing inventor of this Cocktail, the Tropical Cocktail King – Harry Yee…
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