One of us had an evening engagement so this week we were looking for something “light.” With only about 9% alcohol, the classic Americano fit the bill. Turns out it was first served in the 1860s at Gaspare Campari’s bar in Milan and originally named “Milano-Torino” because of the origins of its two ingredients. Then…
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The Impeachment
It was time for a Sunday dinner on a Saturday because people are going sailing. Z needed a drink so he foolishly wondered to himself if there was a Reddit for cocktails. Turns out there are two: R/cocktail and R/cocktails. This tasty concoction came from the front page of R/cocktails. It appears to be a…
Planter’s Punch
It’s Z’s turn again to make the cocktail and, as ever, he set out to use up leftover things. This week he wanted to use up some more of the allspice dram he created for the Lion’s Tail. The Planter’s Punch is referred to as “West Indian Planter’s Punch, No.1” in The Gentleman’s Companion (The Gentleman’s…
Sex Pistol
Tasked with finding a cocktail at the last minute, Z went looking through the cabinet to see what we had in abundance and found the Goldschlager. Some time on the net revealed this new cocktail which appeared to be the most palatable choice given what was available. The Sex Pistol (named for the 70s punk rock band)…
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…
Chocolate-Covered Cherry
After finding a bottle of crème de cacao for the Brandy Alexander, Z went looking for something else to use it in, along with what we had to hand one Sunday. With his usual google-fu, Z found on the following cocktail on BarNoneDrinks.com. As far as we know, there is no specific history to this…
The Vesper
Tasked with using up some leftover ingredients Z hunted down some drinks containing said ingredients and stumbled upon this one. The Vesper was invented by a friend of Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond novels, and was made famous by appearing (recipe and all) in his novel Casino Royale. In Casino Royale Bond asks for a…
Fire Starter
Once again we delved into the Mixologist app for a modern mix that we could concoct with our on-hand ingredients. The Fire Starter has no readily available history, but a quick Google shows it as a popular cocktail albeit with multiple spellings. The evening’s version was slightly modified by cutting everything down to half and…
Cane Toad
It was Z’s turn once again so he looked for a drink in the ever-popular Mixologist app and came up with this one. While this cocktail has no history to be found, it does seem quite popular. There are alternate versions online that uses lemon lime soda (7-Up) in the place of the soda water….