Mar 22, 2017
As predicted our St. Paddy’s day celebration fun ate up the weekend and now that the Ginger Beer order is on it’s way to New York I can get back to drinking! These next two recipes took some digging to figure out what in the heck they meant by Apricot...
Mar 17, 2017
My only experience with Sherry has been through cooking. That being said, when the Adonis Cocktail called for Dry Sherry I had no idea where to start. Our first liquor stop didn’t carry any Sherry and having cooked with it before I figured Albertsons might have...
Mar 16, 2017
Tonight we finished the last Absinthe recipe on the first page of Mr. Boston’s 1935 edition. Having enjoyed Absinthe since its reappearance to the US in the early 2000’s, Ryan and I usually stick to the traditional style of drinking Absinthe. I was...
Mar 15, 2017
As feared, I fell behind already! I must admit the first two posts in this series were done a month ago 🙁 Time to catch up and get some Absinthe drinking in. Following our Absinthe Cocktail, the Absinthe Drip Cocktail is next in line. Since this is the way we...
Mar 14, 2017
Unlike the Abbey Cocktail which holds the number one position for both the first and 63rd edition of Mr. Boston’s Official Bartenders Guide, the Absinthe Cocktail was nowhere to be found in the 1988 version. Though Mr. Boston’s website lists a version of...
Mar 10, 2017
A copy of Mr. Boston Official Bartender’s Guide inspired what I hope will become this years blog series. Found in Ryan’s grandmothers pantry, the 63rd edition published in 1988 holds 207 pages of cocktail recipes. I had dreamed on starting this cocktail...
