After returning from the store, the missing Madeira bottle appeared. Now we have two to work with! Turns out that the Creole Lady recipe published in my 1935 edition of Mr. Boston’s was altered. Harry Craddock posted a different version of this classic cocktail...
I was so excited to try the next Mr. Boston’s cocktail recipe, the Creole Lady. After taking care of the photo shoot for the Cream Fizz, I turned my attention to gathering ingredients. Wouldn’t you know it, I didn’t have any Madiera Wine! Being in my...
After two of these, you won’t even need a horse. Ride ’em cowboy! Cowboys were all the rage in the early days of the American West. Long before television and Clint Eastwood helped popularize the rough and tumble, Will Rodgers traveled the country with his...
Citrus was once used to help prevent and treat Scurvy on long trips across the sea. Perhaps that is the tie into the Commodore Cocktail name? After a sleepless night with a 12 week old puppy and the terrible mass shooting 30 minutes away from my home, I am rather...
My Mr. Boston’s cocktail recipe was put on hold last night as Ryan and I made our way four hours south to pick up his birthday present in San Bernardino, California. The journey down 1-15 took about 12 hours start to finish with stops along the way. After...
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...
