Offbeat Cocktail Rhythm — The Syncopation Syncopation is a musical term that refers to stressing an offbeat note. In 1919 the iconic American songwriter Irving Berlin… Continue reading “Offbeat Cocktail Rhythm — The Syncopation”…
Orange Is The New Cocktail — The Orange Satchmo Satchmo (short for “satchel mouth”) is the nickname of the late great musical legend Louis Armstrong. It’s also the name… Continue reading “Orange Is The New Cocktail — The Orange Satchmo”…
Great Taste, No Tragedy — The Widow’s Kiss Yes, this cocktail has an odd name. No, I do not know the widow for whom the drink is named. … Continue reading “Great Taste, No Tragedy — The Widow’s Kiss”…
A Whiskey Closer — The Final Rye Closing is important in things such as real estate (remember “ABC” from the play and film Glengarry Glen Ross —… Continue reading “A Whiskey Closer — The Final Rye”…
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”…
An Antibiotic Cocktail — The Penicillin Just as alcohol can provide temporary relief from some conditions, e.g. sobriety (ha!), antibiotic drugs can cure all sorts of… Continue reading “An Antibiotic Cocktail — The Penicillin”…
Dare To Be Different — The Renegade Sometimes the word renegade has a bad connotation, e.g. the wanted man in the classic Styx song. Sometimes history ultimately… Continue reading “Dare To Be Different — The Renegade”…
Deceptive Drinking — The Part-Time Lover “Part Time-Lover” was a huge hit for the great Stevie Wonder. Truth be told, if you’re going to talk about… Continue reading “Deceptive Drinking — The Part-Time Lover”…
So Good It’s A Crime — The Racketeer A lot of colorful people, both real and fictional, have been and are racketeers. Meaning someone who’s engaged in an… Continue reading “So Good It’s A Crime — The Racketeer”…
A Unique Cocktail Lady — The Donna Maria If you want to show respect to an Italian lady, call her Donna. It’s the feminine equivalent of Don, e.g.… Continue reading “A Unique Cocktail Lady — The Donna Maria”…