Thinking, Writing, Cocktailing — The Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson was a multi-faceted 19th century American. Individualist, poet, philosopher, romantic, abolitionist, writer. While we know a lot…
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Better Mental Health — The Therapeutic Agent
Therapy can be extraordinarily helpful and meaningfully improve some people’s lives. I’m not saying a Therapeutic Agent will improve your…
Hidee Hidee Hi — The Minnie the Moocher
First recorded in 1931, Cab Calloway made “Minnie the Moocher” a classic song of the Jazz Age. Almost fifty years…
Not Horsing Around — The Merry Go Round
Call it a merry go round, call it a carousel, it has delighted kids around the world for years. Adult…
Robin Williams and Wordsmiths — The Dead Poet
Starring the late great Robin Williams (and featuring soon to be well known actors such as Ethan Hawke and Josh…
Nordic Beauty — The Amber Aquatini
With its yellow and orange hues, amber can be a stunning gemstone. Ms. Cocktail Den and I saw a lot…
France and NYC — The Cassis Manhattan
New York City is one of the world’s great cities, and the Manhattan is one of the world’s great cocktails. …
Milestone Birthday Drink — The Ron’s Four Score
Ron, my father-in-law, recently commissioned an original cocktail creation for his 80th birthday (four score is old way of saying…
Straight Outta Brooklyn — The Greenpoint
Greenpoint is a neighborhood in Brooklyn. In 2006 Michael McIlroy created the Greenpoint, a variation on the Brooklyn. I wasn’t…
A Thinking Drink — The Brainstorm
Coming up with a brilliant idea is the purpose of a brainstorm. First appearing in 1930 in Harry Craddock’s The…