A Night in London, The Cafe’ de Paris Cocktail

A Night in London, The Cafe’ de Paris Cocktail

After opening it’s doors in 1924, London’s Cafe’ de Paris became ” one of the most famous entertainment venues in the world.” One particular customer, the Prince of Wales (Edward VIII), helped introduce the crème de la crème of high...
The Bull-Dog Highball

The Bull-Dog Highball

The mysteries continue with today’s Bull-Dog Highball. First published in Harry Craddock’s Savoy Cocktail Book circa 1930 as the Bull-Dog Cocktail (note the hyphen),  Leo Cotton saw fit to publish the same recipe as a Highball five years later.  Name...
The Brown aka B.V.D. Cocktail

The Brown aka B.V.D. Cocktail

My high hopes to keep up with my Mr. Boston’s blogging were thwarted by all the amazing events at this years Tales of the Cocktail. While I had truly planned on taking an hour or two out of my day to share with you the wonders of the cocktail world, I also...
The Bronx Terrace Cocktail

The Bronx Terrace Cocktail

The morning alarm is only 7:30 hours away so I’ll need to keep tonight’s post short and sweet so that I’m not a total zombie in New Orleans tomorrow. Mr. Boston’s final Bronx Cocktail is on the menu this evening. Consisting of Gin, French...
The Bronx Silver Cocktail and Mezcal

The Bronx Silver Cocktail and Mezcal

After all the running around we’ve been doing, I started feeling like I was about to catch something. Bad timing is an understatement when in less than 48 hours we’ll be boarding a plane to New Orleans. I decided that some medicine was in order. What...