Back in the early days of crafted cocktails, there were only so many ingredients available for use. Today we have every type of infusion, flavors, and unique liqueurs imaginable! (Well, almost. There will always be surprises.) As you read through the vintage cocktail recipes in this project you will notice a great deal of similarity … Continue reading Vintage Cocktail Project: The “Barnum Was Right” Cocktail
In tasting and researching the vintage cocktails for our Vintage Cocktail Project, Katruska and I normally find volumes of information about the origin and history of the drinks and each name. Such is not the case with the next drink in our project, The Barbara West cocktail. To date I have been unable to find … Continue reading Vintage Cocktail Project: The Barbara West
There is an easy connection between two of the cocktails in Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails. The Aviation and the Blue Moon share such incredible similarities that it only seems natural to do tasting notes on these two together. Not only are the two recipes very similar, but they both have some interesting variations. We’ve … Continue reading Vintage Cocktail Project: The Aviation and The Blue Moon
H. Harper Station may just have it all. Designed to serve as a modern neighborhood watering hole, this latest venture by the Lush Life Group is quickly becoming a favorite destination restaurant as well. Located in the rustic, restored Atlanta-West Point train station in Atlanta’s Reynoldstown district, H. Harper Station serves up terrific southern flavors … Continue reading H. Harper Station: a perfect cocktail stop
Many of the cocktails that we’ll be trying through the course of our year long adventure have fascinating back stories. This one does not and is mainly remarkable for one of its ingredients, Amaro Cora*. This Italian bitter is hard to come by, but well worth the effort. When tasting it neat, you get light … Continue reading Vintage Cocktail Project: The Amarosa
Next up in Ted Haigh’s Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails is The Avenue. Haigh pulls this recipe from the Café Royal Cocktail Book. The Café Royal As early as the 1890s the Café Royal was the place to see and be seen. Over the years, patrons included Oscar Wilde, Virginia Wolff, Winston Churchill, Noel Coward, … Continue reading Vintage Cocktail Project: The Avenue
’Tis said that the gods on Olympus of old (And who the bright legend profanes with a doubt?) One night, ’mid their revels, by Bacchus were told That his last butt of nectar had somehow run out! But determined to send round the goblet once more They sued to … Continue reading The Mint Julep
In 1918, Count Arnaud Cazenave, opened the doors to his famous (at times infamous) Arnaud’s on the Rue Bienville in New Orleans. Although he had no actual claim to royalty, he used his self-imposed title to start a restaurant with the goal of serving high quality Creole cooking. But, he was also a man that believed … Continue reading Vintage Cocktail Project: Arnaud’s Special Cocktail
I’ve twice sat in the lobby bar of The Algonquin Hotel and enjoyed a cocktail while imagining the days of Dorothy Parker, the “Vicious Circle,” and the Algonquin Round Table. The hotel, located at 59th and West 44th in New York City, was the central meeting point for writers, editors, humorists, playwrights and actors in … Continue reading Vintage Cocktail Project: The Algonquin Cocktail
Growing up we only experienced snow once every couple of years. But when we did my mom always put out a big ceramic bowl to collect what she would call “clean snow.” And my brother and I knew what that meant: Snow Cream! Years later and I still love snow cream. Part of it is … Continue reading Snow Cream Delight
Our Libatious Nature 