Flying Old School — The Pan Am Clipper
Pan American World Airways was one of the major players in commercial aviation, and its Clipper flying boats were known…
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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…
Hairless Gamblers, Bartenders, and Flowers — The Jack Rose
What could these things have in common? They’re the various origin stories surrounding the Jack Rose cocktail. None of them…
10 Valentine’s Day Cocktails
A great drink with the one you love is a perfect way to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Even though I think…
A Wealthy Drink — The Millionaire
Who wants to drink a Millionaire? There’s more than one. The Millionaire is a group of drinks that came around…
Eyes and Cars — The Blinker
Your eyes and the turn signal in your car are blinkers. The Blinker probably has nothing to do with either…
America’s Sweetheart — The Mary Pickford
Mary who? Mary Pickford was Hollywood’s first popular female star. Nicknamed “America’s Sweetheart,” after acting in numerous films in the…
New Orleans Happiness — The Antoine’s Smile
Antoine’s is a great old school restaurant in New Orleans. Many years ago Lawson Rollins, my best friend in college…
Liquid Ecstasy — The Intense Ginger Sutra
We’ve all heard of the Kama Sutra, the ancient Indian treatise on sex and love. Kama Sutra roughly means “love…
For Your Inner Rule Breaker — The Scofflaw
The Scofflaw is unusual in that both the word and the cocktail originated during Prohibition. In 1923 a Boston newspaper…