Cocktailiteration — The Daiquiri 43
Alliteration happens when you emphasize the same sound or letter in consecutive words. Typically alliteration involves the beginning of words.…
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…
Cocktail Revival — The Renaissance
Leaving a lasting impact in fields such as art, science, and literature, the Renaissance was an important era in Western…
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…
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…
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…
And Cocktail — The Ampersand
Signifying “and,” the ampersand is a common symbol in the English language (& it makes me think of the late…
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…
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…
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…