Tag: Cocktail
Friday Cocktail
Celebrate New York’s “Kentucky Derby” with this week’s Friday Cocktail, the Belmont! Held in Elmont, New York, the Belmont Stakes have been the premier thoroughbred race of New York State since 1867. Together with the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, it comprises the Triple Crown, a feat which sadly has not been won since 1978. … Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
This week’s Friday cocktail may just mesmerize you, the Hpnotiq Martini. Also known as a Blue Breeze, this cocktail is a relative newcomber. It’s main ingredient, Hpnotiq®, created in 2001, is an infusion of fruit juices, cognac, and vodka. The interesting story of how a college dropout created this very modern liqueur can be found… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
If it’s last call at the bar or time for a nightcap, order up this week’s Friday Cocktail, the Vieux Mot! Literally, in French, the ‘old word’, this drink’s pedigree can be traced to the Prohibition era cocktail, the Last Word. Since I had this charming little bottle of St-Germain, an elderflower-flavored liqueur, I looked… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
Try a truly sophisticated drink this Friday, the Algonquin. In 1902, the Algonquin Hotel opened in New York City on West 44th Street. The cocktail named for the hotel is certainly over 60 years old, but when exactly it was created (or why) is a little foggy. The hotel’s original owner made the hotel a ‘dry’… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
This week’s Friday Cocktail honors Cinco de Mayo with the classic Margarita. One would think the Margarita is as old as such classic cocktails as the Martini and Manhattan, but most accounts suggest it was created much later, sometime in the 1940s. Though differing in account, at least two origins of the drink suggest it… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
This week’s Friday Cocktail is the Bee’s Knees. As a phrase, “the Bee’s Knees” became fashionable in early 20th century America, most prominently during the decade of the Roaring Twenties, and became synonymous with the height of excellence. “It’s the Bee’s Knees!” a young flapper would exclaim. So that could mean something was excellent or… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
Martini lovers should give this Friday cocktail a try, a Bronx Cocktail. In the 1930s, this drink was ranked third behind only the classic Martini and the the Manhattan in popularity. Each of New York City’s five boroughs has a cocktail named after it. All of them were created by the early 1900s. This particular cocktail has… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
Try something a little different this week with a Sloe Gin Cocktail. This classic drink, dating back prior to 1964, is a sweet mixture that lets Sloe Gin shine. Sloe Gin is a very red liqueur flavored with sloe berries, also known as blackthorn (a fruit related to plums). Though gin is in the name,… Read More ›
Cocktail Special
It’s Easter! And to celebrate, the perfect confection would be the Cotton Candy Martini! Known as the Pink Punk Cosmo and developed by the people at T. G. I. Friday’s, this very sweet, sugary concoction might satisfy your craving for jelly beans. I’d say the drink started appearing on Friday’s menu about four or five… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
End the week in style with this Friday’s Cocktail, the Golden Cadillac. Poor Red’s Bar-B-Q in El Dorado, California, (see here) lays claim to the creation of this cocktail and being “the largest consumer of Galliano (a spiced anise liqueur) in the world.” In addition to Galliano, their recipe calls for white crème de cacao, half and half, and… Read More ›
The Poisoned Martini 