Tag: Cocktail
Friday Cocktail
Have a treat this Friday with a Banana Split cocktail! This is one of those modern cocktail creations that tries to mimic the flavor of something familiar, typically a dessert or candy. Previously I featured the Chocolate-Covered Cherry (or Cherry Cordial) cocktail which I’d first encountered at a former Toronto restaurant. This Friday’s cocktail is… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
Celebrate summer with the colorful Flamingo cocktail! The Flamingo cocktail dates back to at least the mid-1960s, appearing in the 1966 paperback edition of The Diner’s Club Drink Book. The book lists a copyright of 1961 for the original hardcover edition. There are several variations of this cocktail using either rum or vodka (or both!),… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
It may be the most famous riddle of them all: “What being, with only one voice, has sometimes two feet, sometimes three, sometimes four, and is weakest when it has the most?” Celebrate the answer and the mystery of life with the Sphinx cocktail! Oedipus famously vanquished the Sphinx of legend with the answer to… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
St. Patrick’s Day on a Friday? The perfect time for a cocktail. And though it’s not green, a Black and Red cocktail is a quick and easy drink to serve up to toast the holiday (and the after 5:00pm hour). The Black and Red is a variation of a Manhattan with the key difference being… Read More ›
Gone with the Wind Cocktails
Let’s start of the month of February with a quartet of drinks that will be perfect to enjoy around Valentine’s Day! Try a Scarlett O’Hara, Rhett Butler, Melanie Hamilton or Ashley Wilkes! That’s right each of the four main characters of Margaret Mitchell’s classic 1936 novel (or its 1939 movie adaptation) Gone With the Wind… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
Resurrect your spirits and celebrate a new year, new life with a Reincarnation cocktail! Do you remember your past life? How about the Bridey Murphy craze? In 1952, hypnotist Morey Bernstein put seemingly ordinary American housewife Virginia Tighe (1923-1995) in a trance. During a session of hypnotic regression, Tighe recounted startling revelations of her past… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
Celebrate the end of hectic holidays, wintry nights and days, or take a chill with a Winter White Cosmo. This cocktail has been available seasonally on Bonefish Grill’s specialty drink list for a few years now. It’s a variation of a traditional Cosmopolitan with a few twists, namely white cranberry juice and St. Germain, a… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
Summer often brings thunderstorms, so why not try a Thunderclap for a Friday cocktail? This cocktail dates back at least as far as the early 1960s, appearing in the 1964 edition of Old Mr. Boston De Luxe Official Bartender’s Guide. The guide doesn’t specify what type of whiskey. And while most recipes call for blended whiskey,… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
Cheers to this Friday’s cocktail, an Old Pal. Now this one’s interesting. In my trusty 1964 edition of Old Mr. Boston De Luxe Official Bartender’s Guide, the recipe calls for Grenadine and doesn’t specify the type of whiskey. But nearly every other recipe I’ve seen cites Campari, rye whiskey, and dry vermouth as the key… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
Try something a little daring this Friday and enjoy a Between the Sheets cocktail. This classic cocktail, a variation of the Sidecar, dates back to the 1930s. Credit for its creation is often given to famous bartender Harry MacElhone, who served it up at his eponymous Harry’s New York Bar in Paris. However, some stories… Read More ›
The Poisoned Martini 