Cardinal Punch for Two

Cardinal Punch for Two

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,...
The Canadian Cocktail

The Canadian Cocktail

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...
The Bulldog Cocktail

The Bulldog Cocktail

The oldest Bulldog Cocktail I could uncover was published in Hugo Ensslin’s 1917 manual ‘Recipes for Mixed Drinks’. As I combed the internet in search of history behind tonight’s recipe, I discovered that while Hugo and Leo Cotton agreed on the...
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...
Sixteen Hours of Drinking – Tales Take Two

Sixteen Hours of Drinking – Tales Take Two

When you have trouble remembering the days events, you have either had too much fun or too much to drink… in my case it is a little of both! The second day of the Tales of the Cocktail started off quietly. After picking up our media credentials, we were too...
The Bronx Cocktail Dry and the Sugar Factory

The Bronx Cocktail Dry and the Sugar Factory

The night got away from me again as Ryan and I made our way down to The Strip to sip cocktails with friends from out of town. Our friends wanted to go to the newest Sugar Factory location in town. Though this wasn’t our first time to the land of everything...