When is a coffee cocktail not a coffee cocktail? Maybe when it hasn’t a drop of coffee in the recipe? And when is a pre-prohibition drink without bitters actually a cocktail? These were our initial questions when we reached drink number 20 in our project. Technically, when cocktails were originated, they had to be a … Continue reading Vintage Cocktail Project: The Coffee Cocktail
A couple of weeks ago, Katruska and I headed over to one of our favorite places, H. Harper Station, to enjoy a tasting of some of our favorite whiskeys, bourbon and rye. The event was hosted by Robert Hutchins, Heaven Hill Distilleries‘ National Ambassador, and was an opportunity to experience Heaven Hill products neat as … Continue reading Heaven Hill at H. Harper Station
The Chatham Hotel Special cocktail was created in the mid-twentieth century by the mixologists at the Chatham Hotel bar. Although the hotel was destroyed long ago, it once stood between East 48th and East 49th street and faced Lexington Avenue in New York City. From the cocktails composition, it is clear that this obscure libation … Continue reading Vintage Cocktail Project: Chatham Hotel Special
Nicky and I have been friends with Maura Carey Neill for many years. We were thrilled for her this time last year when her new blog venture 365 Atlanta took off like wildfire. This site (365Atlanta.com) provides a daily tip on something to do in Atlanta . . . restaurants, bars, shopping, events, festivals, music, … Continue reading “Maura’s March on Atlanta” – Celebrating 365 Atlanta
In celebrating Mardi Gras this week, it only seems fitting that today’s Vintage Cocktail is one of the oldest cocktails originating from New Orleans – The Brandy Crusta. Over 150 years ago, Joseph Santina invented a new version of a cocktail, the crusta drink form. Basically it involved adding a piece of fruit peel, a … Continue reading Vintage Cocktail Project – The Brandy Crusta
We have mentioned before the number of famous American bartenders who fled to Europe at the on-set of prohibition. Among those was Harry Craddock. Craddock was a well-respected New York bartender; most celebrated as head bartender of the Hoffman House. In 1920 he found himself behind the bar at the Savoy Hotel American Bar in … Continue reading Vintage Cocktail Project: The Calvados Cocktail
Our Libatious Nature 