One of my favourite songs from the last few years is the cheeky and eminently danceable “Get Lucky” (despite that B insists it’s about someone after a dog … yeah, something like that). Discovering this week’s cocktail, the Get Lucky, seemed like a good omen. This cocktail is a modern mix that I found in…
Month: March 2017
Red Moon Over Manhattan
Also known as a Red Moon Rising, this modern cocktail is a thoughtful twist on—no surprise here—the Manhattan. Since many of our cocktails last year called for bourbon, we had the pleasure of cracking open a new bottle and tiptoeing into new bourbon territory. Alas, none of us really noticed a difference. But the bottle…
Long Island Ice Tea
A relatively new classic cocktail, the name is derived from the colour that the cola gives the drink and the sweet taste reminiscent of its namesake. A Long Island Iced Tea has a well know origin as it was first invented by Robert “rosebud” Butt in 1972. He came up with the drink for a contest…
Black & White Russian
The Black Russian dates back to 1949. The cocktail owes its name to the use of vodka, the prototypical Russian spirit, and the blackness of the coffee liqueur. The addition of cream in the mid 60s resulted in the White Russian. Both were once cocktail hour standards although they eventually faded in popularity. The White Russian…