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…...
The Blue Blazer is the first drink that literally scared me. How on earth can making a cocktail be scary you ask? Two words, fire and booze! Not just any fire and booze drink however, the Blue Blazer has been described as a mythical cocktail. The flair drink to end...
I feel as though I’m unintentionally putting myself through cocktail academy with this Mr. Boston’s experiment. With every new drink, I discover a historically important piece of cocktail knowledge. A bartender I hadn’t yet discovered or a book that...
Unlike yesterday’s recipe which lacked apple liquor, page 22 of Mr. Boston’s 1935 edition is chock-full with orchard goodness. All four recipes involve a spirit that is relatively new to us but apparently it was very popular with our forefathers. We...
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...
