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 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 Sydney Covid ‘lock-down’ exploration of the ‘Screwdriver’ cocktail and the rise, and rise, and rise of Vodka. Lock-down has inspired me to explore this famous cocktail, a simple mix at the start of the Vodka cocktail era. Plus a little bonus (in the video) ‘Cordless Screwdriver’. SCREWDRIVER The beginning of the end for the…
A Sydney Covid ‘lock-down’ exploration of the ‘Blood & Sand’ cocktail. Lock-down has inspired me to explore this famous 1930’s cocktail, and the name-sake of the Blood and Sand Bar in Sl. Louis, Missouri. BLOOD AND SAND First appearing in print with Harry Craddock’s 1930 ‘The Savoy Cocktail Book’, this cocktail is named in honour…
Sydney Covid ‘lock-down’ exploration of the ‘Buck’s Fizz’ cocktail, you may also know the very similarly constructed ‘Mimosa’ cocktail. Lockdown has inspired me to explore this famous cocktail, created in 1921. Let’s take a look at the classic ‘Buck’s Fizz’ cocktail, and explore some of the cocktail’s construction and history. BUCK’S FIZZ / MIMOSA Created…
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