Fun measurements make their return in tonight’s Mr. Boston’s recipe, the Cardinal Punch. I reached out to a historical drinking expert in the hopes of figuring out what “a glass full” may equate to in this rather large recipe. Unfortunately,...
After four hours of cleaning, I was very happy that tonight’s Mr. Boston’s recipe was super simple. With a name like Canadian Whiskey Cocktail, you would naturally assume they main ingredient to be Canadian Whisky. But in true Leo Cotton fashion, this...
Absolutely nothing about the Canadian Cocktail screams Canada. Just as I was about to blame Leo Cotton for this seemingly bizarre northern themed recipe, I discovered that tonight’s cocktail is much older than the 1935 book I’m drinking from. The first...
I needed a Cameron’s Kick today. For some reason my brain wasn’t fully functioning. Thank God it’s Friday! The recipe published in Mr. Boston’s 1935 for the Cameron’s Kick can also be discovered in the Savoy Book with one slight...
California Lemonade is next up in Mr. Boston’s 1935 recipe book. I admit, this is recipe did not excite me. All these citrus heavy cocktails are starting to bore my taste buds. As I started thinking more about the drink, I realized that the California Lemonade...
