Ask Your Fortune — The Magic 8 Ball
Answering important questions (and not so important) questions with twenty possible answers, the Magic 8 Ball is a toy that…
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“Fishy” Summer Sipper — The Salmoncito
Salmon in a cocktail?! Not really. There’s no salmon or fish of any kind in the Salmoncito, which roughly translates…
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…
Cocktail Friend — The Old Pal
Do you have a friend you’ve known for much of your life? Many people do. If you’re one of them,…
CCRockin’ Cocktail — The Fogerty
Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) was a rock band with a unique sound that still resonates. John Fogerty was the lead…
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…
Dangerously Drinkable — The Peligroso
Peligroso is the Spanish word for dangerous. The Peligroso comes from the excellent La Factoría bar in San Juan. Ms.…
A Sharp Olympic Drink — The Lucien Gaudin
Hailing from France, Lucien Gaudin was an Olympic champion fencer in the 1920s. Fencing as in trying to stab someone…
Hypnotic Russian Drinking — The Bitter Rasputin
Grigori Rasputin was a self-anointed prophet during the the reign of Czar Nicholas II. Nicknamed the “Mad Monk” even though…
A Cocktail “Cure” For COVID-19 — The Flattening Curve
The COVID-19 causing coronavirus affects all of us. When there’s a dangerous pandemic, it’s natural to want a cocktail or…