Classically Sharp — The Whiskey Sour
Old school done right can be a wonderful thing. I’m not referring to the funny movie Old School (as fraternity…
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South American Santa — The Peruvian Christmas
‘Tis the season for cocktails! Ok, as far as I’m concerned it’s always the season for cocktails. This Christmas dare…
O Captain! My Captain! — The El Capitan
If you’ve seen the film Dead Poets Society (and if you haven’t, you really should) you will remember this magnificent…
Repeal Day
Repeal Day is important to so many Americans who know nothing about it. On December 5, 1933 the state of…
007 Orders a Cosmo?
Yes (with sugar free cranberry juice!). He also orders a strawberry daiquiri with three umbrellas, a Robitussin and tonic …………
A Ferocious Bond — The Double O Intense Martini
What makes a vodka martini more intense? Belvedere Intense vodka. Belvedere, which is now James Bond’s vodka, issued this limited…
Rise From The Dead — The Corpse Reviver #1
Does this have something to do with a zombie apocalypse movie? Nope. Corpse Revivers, which originated around the turn of…
The Bitch Is Dead — The Vesper
“The bitch is dead” — this is how James Bond describes the demise of Vesper Lynd, the girl who broke…
Drinking Like Ian Fleming
During my recent journey to London I had all sorts of James Bond related experiences. They included a great walking…
London Calling …… With Great Cocktails
I recently had to take one for the team and accompany my wife on her business trip to London. Talk…