Wisconsin’s Favorite – the Brandy Manhattan

Jul 7, 2017

The Brandy Vermouth Cocktail speaks for itself. Consisting of the obvious key ingredients mixed with a dash of Bitters, this Mr. Boston’s recipe marks the final Brandy themed cocktail in what has been 22 days of the spirit in a row. It also strongly resembles my...

Bombay Cocktail

Jun 7, 2017

By all accounts, Harry Craddock’s Savoy Cocktail book lays claim to the next recipe published in Mr. Boston’s. This isn’t the first cocktail to be identical to the Savoy and probably won’t be the last since they were produced within 5 years of one another. The older...

Bobby Burns Cocktail

Jun 4, 2017

It’s 9:30 PM and I’m just getting around to tonight’s Mr. Boston post – YIKES! Where did the day go?! The Bobby Burns Cocktail is as memorable as the work of the poet who inspired it. I vote that in addition to singing Robert Burn’s Auld...

The Blood and Sand Cocktail

May 30, 2017

With the whirl-wind excitement of the weekend behind us, I’m finally getting around to the final “blood” titled drink in Mr. Boston’s 1935 cocktail book. It didn’t hit me until mixing up this third installment but one of my favorite...

The Beadlestone and Beals Cocktails

May 11, 2017

Oh Mr. Cotton… you tried to goof us up again! I shouldn’t be surprised that Scotch had been replaced in last nights 1935 recipe with Old Mr. Boston Whiskey. The book was intended as a marketing tool after all. I started the evening fully prepared to try...