Cocktail Liberty — The Sic Semper Tyrannis
Latin for “thus always to tyrants,” Sic Semper Tyrannis is the motto of the state of Virginia, where Ms. Cocktail…
Category: Bourbon
Bourbon is a type of whiskey with a grain recipe that’s at least 51% corn, aged in new charred oak barrels, and distilled in the United States.
Robin Hood and Archer – The Bow and Arrow
The subject of many stories and films, Robin Hood is a famous fictional English hero (and an amazing archer). The…
Better Mental Health — The Therapeutic Agent
Therapy can be extraordinarily helpful and meaningfully improve some people’s lives. I’m not saying a Therapeutic Agent will improve your…
Rodney Dangerfield Cocktail — The Shade Thrower
If you took the late comedian and actor Rodney Dangerfield at his word, he never got any respect. No respect…
B Is For Bravo — The Boulevardier
The Boulevardier was an English language literary magazine in Paris in the 1920s. Erskine Gwynne, the editor, was a loyal…
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…
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…
A High Flying Drink — The Paper Plane
You may have made and thrown one as a kid. As an adult, you can drink one. The Paper Plane…
A Drink Of Pride — The Lion’s Tail
There are many myths about lions. For example, they don’t have a king (sorry Disney fans) or live in jungles.…
When You Had To Go Through THAT — The Time I’ll Never Get Back
It could be a meeting. A movie. A date. A year (I’m looking at you, 2020). After it’s over you’re…