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Blue Train Cocktail

Blue Train Cocktail

Jun 3, 2017

In 1930 a member of the playboy Bentley Boys racing club wagered that his 29′ Rover Light Six could beat the blue train (Le train bleu) from Paris to Calais (located in northern France). Following a 20 hour journey, Woolf Barnato beat the luxury passenger train...
Black Velvet Cocktail

Black Velvet Cocktail

May 24, 2017

Like an aging Elvis in a tight black velvet jumpsuit, our first attempt at Mr. Boston’s Black Velvet Cocktail was a disaster! From the start, I did not hold much hope for a drink that blended equal parts of Champagne and Stout. I love me a good Stout and...
Popping the Bubbly

Popping the Bubbly

Apr 6, 2017

As we continue further onto the fourth page of Mr. Boston’s 1935 edition, the Alfonso Cocktail introduces a new ingredient… Champagne! In discovering that bubbly was going to play a part in this adventure, Ryan keenly noted that the wise would mark each...