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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Three Dots and a Dash
This time I am not talking about the Chicago based cocktail bar, which is great by the way. With this cocktail I am moving into more typical tiki cocktails. I will not go into more details regarding its heritage than […]
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Singapore Sling
This week I have decided to make a cocktail that is similar to the tiki-style cocktails I have been making recently. The cocktail with its fruity characteristics and several alcohols makes the cocktail reasonably similar to tiki cocktails. One of […]
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Clover Club
This week I read an askreddit post about female things men like. One of the answers in the thread was regarding cocktails where they prefer girly drinks over manly. I would categorise the “girly” drinks in two categories, pink pretty […]
Read MoreCorpse Reviver no. 2
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- Category: Cocktails, Corpse Reviver, Gin, Sour
This week I will share the second version of the corpse reviver. This is considerably more popular than the first version, which was featured last week. I will not write the history on this cocktail as it was featured with […]
Read MoreCorpse Reviver no. 1
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- Category: Brandy, Calvados, Cocktails, Cognac, Corpse Reviver, Martini/Manhattan Style
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. […]
Read MoreTipperary
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- Category: Cocktails, Irish Whiskey, Martini/Manhattan Style, Whiskey
When I have a bottle of vermouth, I sometimes ask myself “what cocktail can I make with this?”. Before I answer that question, I will begin with answering why that is an important question to ask. Where all this start […]
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Blood and Sand
When you try some cocktails, you ask yourself is this right. For me one experience I have had of this is the Blood and Sand. Whisky, orange juice, vermouth and cherry liqueur, each of the ingredients on their own is […]
Read MoreRemember the Maine
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- Category: Cocktails, Martini/Manhattan Style, Rye, Whiskey
This week’s cocktail, similar to last week’s cocktail, is a rye and vermouth cocktail. The Basic cocktail to compare to is the Manhattan, which is only rye, vermouth and bitters. Having recently made a writeup on the Manhattan, this cocktail […]
Read MoreDe La Louisiane
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- Category: Cocktails, Martini/Manhattan Style, Rye, Whiskey
This cocktail is a derivative of the Vieux Carré or Manhattan, similar to both of those it has whiskey and vermouth and bitters. With the addition of Benedictine and the use of Peychaud’s bitters it is closer to the Vieux […]
Read MoreVieux 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 […]
Read MoreManhattan
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- Category: Cocktails, Martini/Manhattan Style, Rye, Whiskey
This cocktail is one of the classics that all cocktail enthusiasts should know. It is the whiskey martini, it is a staple that constitutes the basics of cocktails. It truly is one of the fundamental cocktails. With this cocktail I […]
Read MoreBrown Derby
Some of the classic cocktails that are not widely known today, are not known because of a reason. This cocktail probably invented in the 1920s or 1930s combines bourbon, grapefruit juice and honey. For me this is not a good […]
Read MoreHemingway Daiquiri
One of the most influential non-bartenders to the cocktail world might be Ernest Hemingway. Not being an historian, the tale of Hemingway’s drinking will just be introduced here. If you find this fascinating, there is more to read about him […]
Read MoreChamps 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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