The name of this drink takes me right back to my childhood. For some reason, my father would say “Harvey Wallbanger!” in a silly voice and I would laugh like only a four-year-old can. In my memory this is related to Sesame Street, and a quick web search brings back Harvey Kneeslapper (the teller of…
Month: February 2018
Cucumber & Vodka Tonic
Flavoured vodka? Pass. In fact, just cruising the booze aisle eyeing the nauseatingly sweet combinations is enough to give me a hangover. So when I came across the cucumber vodka and stopped, no one was more surprised than I was. Alas, I’d seen three different celebrity chefs mixing up cucumber cocktails that week, so I…
Cuban Peach
It was Z’s turn to make a drink again so he went looking through the cabinet to see what was in abundance. He found a mostly full bottle of peach schnapps and the internet provided the following modern cocktail — although there were no readily findable facts or histories. That night we had mixed up…
Lion’s Tail
Z found out about this drink watching a Q&A by one of his fav YouTubers who said this was their fav cocktail. This drink was first published in the book Café Royal Cocktail Book in 1937. Thought to have been invented by an American bartender overseas during Prohibition, the name is likely a nod to…