Kicking Off the New Year with the Cream Fizz Cocktail

Kicking Off the New Year with the Cream Fizz Cocktail

A new year has begun and I had better get back to drinking through Mr. Boston’s if I want to be done in my lifetime! It seems like forever since my last post. I suppose that Christmas took me down harder than expected this year. I must admit that I’ve...
Cooperstown Cocktail 1917

Cooperstown Cocktail 1917

In 1917, Tom Bullock published his cocktail book ‘The Ideal Bartender’. Tucked away on page 31 is tonight’s Mr. Boston’s recipe, the Coopertown Cocktail. I searched high and low for any clue as to how this drink garnered its name. While...
The Colonial Cocktail from 1914

The Colonial Cocktail from 1914

I’m not sure how tonight’s Mr. Boston’s cocktail recipe gained its name but the recipe appears to have originated in Jacque Straub’s 1914 cocktail guide ‘Drinks.’ While Harry Craddock and Leo Cotton published an alternate version of...
The Clover Leaf Cocktail from 1935

The Clover Leaf Cocktail from 1935

I have the best husband in the world! To commemorate my Mr. Boston’s series, Ryan found and purchased me a first edition print of my 1935 cocktail book. My book arrived today in near perfect condition. Any imperfections this 82 year old book has appear to be the...
The Claridge Cocktail

The Claridge Cocktail

Despite sounding amazing, the Claridge Cocktail almost didn’t happen last night. Thankfully Ryan helped me out by mixing this lovely cocktail and taking the photos. Unfortunately, I was still feeling under the weather and couldn’t bring myself to write...