With a name like Brainstorm, I expected today’s Mr. Boston’s cocktail to honor a famous inventor. After conducting my daily vintage cocktail book hunt, the oldest version I could find was in Hugo Ensslin’s 1917 ‘Recipes for Mixed Drinks.’...
My novice is about to show but we’re all friends right? Until last night I always assumed that a highball cocktail was in relation to the type of glass it was served in. Highball glassware is a pretty standard term. I mean, there is a low ball and a highball...
Cointreau is sweet. The Serbian Apricot Brandy we have is not. Sure, it’s fruit forward but definitely not sweet. When I flipped over to page 34 of Mr. Boston’s 1935 cocktail book, the Boston Side Car recipe that stared back at me did not excite. In fact,...
I’m so glad I decided to save the next Mr. Boston’s cocktail for today. After a good nights sleep, I discovered that the Boston Cooler is choked-full of vintage intrigue! Googling “Boston Cooler”, a sea of articles turn up. The thing is…...
Luggage shopping for our trip to New Orleans next month, took all day long. As a result, it is almost the end of Sunday and I’m just getting to today’s Mr. Boston’s recipe 🙁 My original hope was to try out two Boston titled cocktails tonight. After...
There is something risqué about the Bosom Caresser Cocktail… Before mixing up the drink, I thought the name is where the sexual innuendo began and ended. Alas, once prepared, this cocktail’s appearance is befitting the moniker. There was a long standing...
