By all accounts, Harry Craddock’s Savoy Cocktail book lays claim to the next recipe published in Mr. Boston’s. This isn’t the first cocktail to be identical to the Savoy and probably won’t be the last since they were produced within 5 years of one another. The older...
As I continue through Mr. Boston's 1935 cocktail book, I'm finding that there is a lot of misinformation floating around the drink world. On the heels of the Aviation mistaken Blue Devil, comes yet another recipe many bloggers misdescribe. The Blue Moon doesn't appear...
After the excitement of last night's Blue Blazer Cocktail, today's Mr. Boston's recipe seem lack luster by comparison. I couldn't find any history about the Blue Devil Cocktail though, there are many variations on the recipe floating around the web. Ranging from...
The Blue Blazer is the first drink that literally scared me. How on earth can making a cocktail be scary you ask? Two words, fire and booze! Not just any fire and booze drink however, the Blue Blazer has been described as a mythical cocktail. The flair drink to end...
I mixed up a new Champagne cocktail to enjoy with a homemade Chili Relleno Omelet and nearly forgot I hadn't put together today's Mr. Boston post. I did however come up with 2 more Champagne recipes that I'll need to recreate down the road and share with all of you....
Part of what makes this Mr. Boston's blog series so much fun for me is the history of the drink. I've come across so many unexpected nuggets of knowledge I'm beginning to feel like a walking drink encyclopedia... and I like it 🙂 Unfortunately the Blenton Cocktail...
