Strike´s Off Cocktail
Tonight I have picked up the Savoy Cocktail Book and got caught by the Strike´s Off Cocktail. This drink was “Created by Harry Craddock on May 12, 1926, to mark the end of the General Strike“, The...
View ArticleMasataka Swizzle
Stanislav Vadrna from Bratislava introduced the Masataka Swizzle, named after Whisky founder Masataka Taketsuru, at a Whisky event in Paris in September 2009 (source: Jim Meehan´s PDT Cocktail Book)....
View ArticleParkside Fizz
“I named this Southside Fizz variation after the three parks (Madison Square to the north, Gramercy to the east, and Union Square to the south) in Gramercy Tavern´s neighborhood“, Jim Meehan, New York...
View ArticleCuzco
Julie Reiner created the Cuzco in 2007 when she returned from a tour of Pisco distillieries in Peru, Jim Meehan writes in his PDT Cocktail Book. Ingredients 2 oz. Pisco, 0.75 oz. Aperol, 0.75 oz....
View ArticleRound Heels
“Damian Windsor mixes drinks in West Hollywood. This creation is loosely based on the Missionary´s Downfall cocktail“, Tom Sandham writes in his great book World´s Best Cocktails about the Round Heels....
View ArticleStrawberry Nirwana
The Strawberry Nirwana is a wonderful gin drink with Maraschino and muddled berries, a masterpiece created by Dale Degroff (found in his book The Essential Cocktail). Ingredients 2 Strawberries, 3/4...
View ArticleTortuga
“Not until we started putting this revised edition [Beachbum Berry Remixed] together did we notice how Trader Vic used the La Florida Cocktail´s unique vermouth-cacao-Curaçao-grenadine combination as...
View ArticleLittle Miss Annabelle
“I named this variation on the Sidecar after the daughter of Alexandre Gabriel, who owns Pierre Ferrand. It has a rich mouthfeel for using such a small amount of sweetener“, Joaquín Simó writes in...
View ArticleCalvados Sidecar
The Calvados Sidecar, found in Jason Kosmas & Dushan Zaric´s book Speakeasy, is a variation on the classic Sidecar. Calvados is a French apple brandy treated with the same care like cognac....
View ArticleAku Hall Sour
I love James Teitelbaum´s “needlessly complicated twist” (his own words) on a Pisco Sour, the Aku Hall Sour (found in his book Destination Cocktails). Ingredients 2.5 oz. Pisco, 0.75 oz. Lemon Juice,...
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