The Bachelor’s Bait Cocktail

May 7, 2017

I was more intrigued by the name for the next Mr. Boston’s recipe than the ingredients. There is something a little nefarious about the title, Bachelor’s Bait. Was the drink intended to help capture a bachelor or was it a way for bachelor’s...

Celebrating Cinco de Mayo, Cuban Style

May 6, 2017

Our Cinco de Mayo celebration kicked off with Cuban flair yesterday. After enjoying a delicious homemade enchilada feast, Mr. Boston’s 1935 recipe book called for some Rum by way of the Bacardi Cocktail. In the mid 1930’s Cuban made Bacardi was the first...

The Apple Pie Cocktail, Hold the Apple

Apr 28, 2017

Mr. Boston’s is at it again! The next recipe is called The Apple Pie but the darn thing doesn’t use a lick of Apple Liquor. I’m beginning to wonder if Leo Cotton edited this book whilst perpetually drunk 🙂 Why is Apricot Nectar the main ingredient in...

The Amer Picon Cocktail Journey

Apr 22, 2017

Amer Picon will go down in the history of this Mr. Boston’s experiment as the only ingredient we could not get a hold of. Perhaps one day this French aperitif will once again grace our fair shores but for now we’d need a ticket to Europe to get the real...

Making An American Beauty

Apr 21, 2017

We tried to skip ahead to the American Beauty Cocktail a couple weeks ago but after mixing all the odds and ends I discovered the note for “a little Port Wine” at the very bottom of the description. That said, I had to practice patience and wait until we...