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Suffering Bastard

Continuing on my tiki theme, this week I have made a cocktail which is well known in the world of tiki. This is quite different from many other tiki cocktails, especially in that it uses gin and brandy as the […]

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Harvest Moon

This cocktail does not have more than 100 years of history like many other cocktails I post here. Created relatively recently, this cocktail highlights what a good cocktail it. Utilising two kinds of base spirits, a herbal liqueur and a […]

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Corpse Reviver no. 1

The hair of the dog cocktail is a cocktail made for the morning after a night of drinking. With the aim of treating the hangover, hair of the dog cocktails use the numbing effects of alcohol to treat the headache. […]

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#3 Cup

Pimm’s cup was from the beginning a digestif that was made with different herbs and spirits. Today the Pimm’s name refers to the brand that is descendant of the original Pimm’s created by a man, quite unsurprisingly, Pimm. Pimm’s has […]

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Harvest Sling

Today, I was asked the question what I look for in a cocktail. What makes a cocktail good according to me? The first thing I want in a cocktail is that it stands out, it has an identity. A cocktail […]

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Vieux Carré

This is a cocktail related to the one in the previous post. This as a rye and vermouth-based cocktail, with cognac as well, is also one of the classics. This cocktail has its roots in New Orleans, like many other […]

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Champs Elysees

A prohibition era cocktail with strong French influences, this cocktail first appeared in the savoy cocktail book. To begin with the name is the same as one of the most famous streets in France. But if a cocktail as a […]

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Deauville

With relatively little known about this cocktail, it is known that it has been around since the prohibition. Documented in Harry Craddock’s The Savoy Cocktail Book from 1930, this cocktail can be considered to be a forgotten classic. Inmany ways […]

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Sidecar

This is a cocktail that probably dates back to before the prohibition, some sources statethat it was first recorded in 1919, though I have not been able to check if that is true. At least it has been recorded in […]

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