A Dantean Cocktail — The Purgatory In some theologies, purgatory is the state after death before some souls ascend to Heaven. It’s also the title of… Continue reading “A Dantean Cocktail — The Purgatory”…
Cocktail Revival — The Renaissance Leaving a lasting impact in fields such as art, science, and literature, the Renaissance was an important era in Western… Continue reading “Cocktail Revival — The Renaissance”…
Individual and Internal — The Rhythm and Soul Everyone has a soul. Some of us have rhythm, some don’t (my sense of rhythm is questionable). Describing it as… Continue reading “Individual and Internal — The Rhythm and Soul”…
M Is For Mystery — The Martini The Martini has been so famous and popular for so long, it should have a history as clear as it… Continue reading “M Is For Mystery — The Martini”…
M Is For Magnificent — The Manhattan For such a consistently popular cocktail, the Manhattan doesn’t have a consistent origin story. The only consensus is that it… Continue reading “M Is For Magnificent — The Manhattan”…
And Cocktail — The Ampersand Signifying “and,” the ampersand is a common symbol in the English language (& it makes me think of the late… Continue reading “And Cocktail — The Ampersand”…
D Is For Delicioso — The Daiquiri An American created what may be the most famous Cuban cocktail? At least one gets credit for it. Working for… Continue reading “D Is For Delicioso — The Daiquiri”…
Massachusetts Marketing — The Cape Cod(der) Cape Cod is a peninsula in southeastern Massachusetts popular with the moneyed class and tourists. Originally known as the Red… Continue reading “Massachusetts Marketing — The Cape Cod(der)”…
Celebratory and Solemn — The Ray’s 619 Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865 (some Americans would write the date as 6/19). On that day enslaved people became legally… Continue reading “Celebratory and Solemn — The Ray’s 619”…
Sazerac Cocktail Week Can you devote a week to the Sazerac, a liquid national treasure from New Orleans? Of course (and you can… Continue reading “Sazerac Cocktail Week”…