Raising the Dead with Three Corpse Reviver Cocktails

Raising the Dead with Three Corpse Reviver Cocktails

Just as the Bourbon Rickey experiment happened on National Whiskey Day, tonight’s Mr. Boston’s cocktail recipe, the Corpse Reviver, is aptly timed. With Halloween just around the corner, I was excited to see this creepy drink appear on the menu. The Corpse...
A Crime Against Mixology, the Chicago Cocktail

A Crime Against Mixology, the Chicago Cocktail

Prohibition and the city of Chicago go hand and hand. Not only did the town gain a reputation for its gangsters and bootleggers during the 1920’s but one of it’s most well known citizens was both. Alphonse Capone is probably one of the most widely...
The Champagne Julep from 1908

The Champagne Julep from 1908

I could have mixed up Mr. Boston’s Champagne Julep from 1935 as it was written but where would be the fun in that? The oldest Champagne Julep I uncovered from Hon WM (Cocktail) Boothby’s 1908 ‘The World’s Drinks and How to Mix Them’ was...
Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Champagne Cups

Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Champagne Cups

The Champagne continues to flow! Today’s Mr. Boston’s recipe, the Champagne Cup, is supposed to be served in a large pitcher which should give you an idea of the recipes scale. Comprised of: 1 Quart of Champagne 1 Tablespoon of Powdered Sugar 1 Glass of...
The Button Hook Cocktail

The Button Hook Cocktail

The Button Hook Cocktail will officially be our last recipe in the “B” section of Mr. Boston’s 1935 – YAY! It took roughly 100 blog entries to get this far, and there is more than 20 times further yet to go. I’m just proud to say that...