Tag: Cocktail
Friday Cocktail
Try something new and different this Friday, a Pink Pussycat. It’s the cat’s meow! Okay, this cocktail—though it seems like it would be—isn’t a classic cocktail. It’s a far more recent creation, and as such, a quick online search will uncover a myriad of recipes. So which is the correct one? That’s really hard to say, and… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
Will the real Screwdriver please step forward… This Friday, mix up one of the easiest to make cocktails, the Screwdriver. Additionally, add in a certain splash of color and try the more out of this world Sonic Screwdriver. Said to date back to the late 1940s, the Screwdriver should be considered a classic cocktail. Supposedly… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
Toast to tonight’s extraordinary moon with a Blue Moon Cocktail. August 2012 has seen its second full moon tonight. The next time we’ll see two full moons in the same month won’t be until 2015! That is unless you’re using the seasonal definition which counts the third full moon as the Blue Moon in a given season… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
Buvez à votre santé with this Friday’s cocktail, the Moulin Rouge. Built in the 1880s, the Moulin Rouge is a famous cabaret in Montmartre, a bohemian section of Paris, made famous by artists, such as Henri Toulouse-Lautrec. The nightclub is still a tourist attraction today and iconically known for the “red mill” lighting up its exterior by… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
Toast a Legend with this Friday’s cocktail, the Mary Pickford! During the Silent Film era, petit blond Mary Pickford (1892 – 1979) was the reigning queen and one of Hollywood’s first stars. “‘She was not just the first screen idol’, said B P Schulberg, an executive and producer at Paramount, ‘She had become a national… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
It’s time for something a little upscale with this week’s Friday Cocktail, a Metropolitan! Technically, this drink is a variation of the Manhattan. Though not as old, this drink does date to 1935, appearing in The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book. As with many drinks, there are varying recipes. In fact, for this particular one, I’ve… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
Summer is a great time for sweet or sour drinks, so try a taste of both with this Friday’s Cocktail, the Blackberry Brandy Sour. Popular drinks, the sour family of cocktails, which includes the Sidecar, Whiskey and Gin Sours, among others, are one of the earliest types of mixed drinks, dating back to the 1860s. … Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
This week’s Friday Cocktail was said to be created in Central New York as a refreshing summer drink. It’s called the Mamie Taylor. Now you might be wondering, who is Mamie Taylor? She was a popular actress and singer who appeared on Broadway in vaudeville and opera around the turn of the last century. Her… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
It’s Summer! And that means it’s time for that staple of summer cocktails, a Gin and Tonic! This cocktail, also known simply as G & T, is certainly a classic. Gin was used to flavor quinine water in the 19th century as a preventative/treatment for malaria by British officers in equatorial climates. Of course, the tonic water with quinine available in today’s markets is… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
This Friday, try a Toasted Almond ! Why have amaretto and cream, or kahlua and cream, when you can have both! This cocktail has been around a while. I’d say at least as far back as the 1990s, and probably earlier, but as is typical for many cocktails, there’s not a lot of information about its creation. … Read More ›
The Poisoned Martini 