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Friday Cocktail
Continue with The Poisoned Martini’s floral-themed drinks with this Friday cocktail, the Peach Blossom. There are varying recipes with the name Peach Blossom. Some recent recipes opt for orange juice with peach schnapps. Others shake it up with vodka and/or ginger ale. The recipe below dates back as far as the early 1960s and appears… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
In keeping with the theme of May flowers, try an Orange Blossom. This cocktail is similar to a Screwdriver, which is made with vodka and sans sugar. A few recipes I’ve seen replace the gin with vodka, but that would be very wrong. Others add cointreau, but this isn’t really needed. Many modern recipes only… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
Spring is here, and by now, the famous Cherry Blossoms in Washington, D.C., have bloomed. So this Friday, try a Cherry Blossom Cocktail! It’s still chilly up here in the Northeast, but the cherry blossoms have come and gone in Washington, D.C. The blooms appear in late March to early April and the coinciding festival… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
Join the ranks of the British upper crust, and try the classic cocktail Old Etonian. Eton College is the well-known, prestigious school in England. Roughly equivalent to American high schools, Eton is an all boys school for ages 13 to 18. Those who’ve graduated from its hallowed halls become known as Old Etonians. Thus, the name of the cocktail… Read More ›
Cocktail Special
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with an Irish Coffee! For a typical St. Patrick’s Day in Syracuse, NY, something warm to toast the jovial holiday is required. While the idea of putting a nip of something stronger in coffee dates as far back as the mid-1800s, the credit for Irish Coffee goes to Joe Sheridan, an Irish… Read More ›
Cocktail Special
Celebrate Madri Gras in style with a New Orleans classic, the Ramos Fizz. Dating to 1888, this classic cocktail, also known as the New Orleans Fizz, was created in the crescent city by Henry C. Ramos at the Imperial Cabinet Saloon on Gravier Street. Perhaps the most famous of gin fizz concoctions, this drink tastes… Read More ›
Friday Cocktails
Try something heavenly with this quartet of cocktails…Angel’s Delight, Angel’s Kiss, Angel’s Tip and Angel’s Wing. This quartet of pousse-café cocktails have been around since at least the early 1960s. The recipes appear in the 1964 28th printing of the Old Mr. Boston De Luxe Official Bartender’s Guide. The ingredients are presented in the order required… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
Consider serving up this lovely cocktail as a Valentine’s treat. Try the Orchid Cocktail! This classic dates back as early as the 1960s. It’s featured in my copy of the Old Mr. Boston De Luxe Official Bartender’s Guide from 1964. A key ingredient, Crème de Violette, may be hard to come by, but it’s worth the effort. The deep… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
Vive France with this Friday’s cocktail, the Napoleon. This classic cocktail has been around since the 1920s, having been invented by famed bartender Henry Craddock at the Savoy Hotel in London. The drink named for Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 – 1821) makes use of the quinine aperitif Dubonnet, which was first created for the French Foreign… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
This Friday’s cocktail is steeped in history and a favorite of queens. Try the Dubonnet cocktail! Dubonnet is an aperitif wine containing quinine. It was invented as part of a contest to encourage French Foreign legionnaires, serving in North Africa, to fortify themselves with quinine as a means to combat malaria. Thus, in 1846, Jospeh… Read More ›
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