Italian And Not Really “Bitter” — The Amaretto Sour In celebration of National Amaretto Day, the Amaretto Sour pays homage to this ubiquitous liqueur. The Italian word roughly means… Continue reading “Italian And Not Really “Bitter” — The Amaretto Sour”…
Clickbait Cocktail — The Naked And Famous Made you look! That’s what clickbait online is all about. Although Joaquin Símo at Death & Company in New York… Continue reading “Clickbait Cocktail — The Naked And Famous”…
The KISS Principle in Cocktails This KISS principle is not the one declaring you should rock and roll all night and party every day (although… Continue reading “The KISS Principle in Cocktails”…
Drink and Learn — The American Prohibition Museum and 220 Up The American Prohibition Museum in Savannah, Georgia is not your typical museum. For one thing, there’s a great bar in… Continue reading “Drink and Learn — The American Prohibition Museum and 220 Up”…
A Field Guide To Bad Cocktails Do you want to avoid bad cocktails? Of course you do. David Wondrich, a preeminent cocktail authority of our time,… Continue reading “A Field Guide To Bad Cocktails”…
Caffeine And “Green” Booze — The Irish Coffee Today is National Irish Coffee Day, which celebrates a cocktail that doesn’t actually have green booze. In 1943 Joe Sheridan… Continue reading “Caffeine And “Green” Booze — The Irish Coffee”…
South Of The Border Antibiotic — The Mexicillin Continuing a tradition, a new year brings a new original creation from the Wulf Cocktail Den. The Mexicillin is a… Continue reading “South Of The Border Antibiotic — The Mexicillin”…
New Year’s Eve Drinking — The Champagne Cocktail New Year’s Eve — a time for reflecting, a time for hoping, and a time for drinking cocktails. Champagne is… Continue reading “New Year’s Eve Drinking — The Champagne Cocktail”…
Fun, Classy, y Cubano — BlackTail BlackTail is a vibrant New York City bar that evokes the glamour of 20th century aviation (when passengers frequently dressed… Continue reading “Fun, Classy, y Cubano — BlackTail”…
The Dry Era Ends — Repeal Day To paraphrase President Franklin Roosevelt’s description of the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 5, 1933 is a date that will… Continue reading “The Dry Era Ends — Repeal Day”…