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
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
Over the past month, Nicky and I have made a couple of visits to a great new spot in Atlanta: Local Three. Brought to you by Todd Mussman and Ryan Turner (of Muss & Turner), and Chris Hall (of Canoe and 4th & Swift), Local Three has already become a “go-to comfort spot” for us … Continue reading Cocktails and bourbon at Local Three
Ted Haigh (aka Dr. Cocktail) may be this century’s Jerry Thomas when it comes to the world of cocktails. In 2004 he published the now classic book, Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails: From the Alamagoozlum to the Zombie and Beyond. In 2009 he released a beautiful new and vastly expanded edition of the book with … Continue reading Ted Haigh’s homage to forgotten cocktails provides a road map for some libatious adventures in 2011
In preparation for celebrating New Year’s Eve, Nicky and I began to question what the libation of choice should be for kicking off the evening’s festivities in proper form. Perhaps a festive bowl of punch? So we looked back to a recipe more than 250 years old – Philadelphia Fish House Punch. This highly revered … Continue reading Fish House Punch – Drinking in a bit of history
We want to give a shout out to the winner of our fan contest – Meredith from Tennessee. After asking some questions about Meredith’s taste profile, we created a light, fluffy, creamy version of a sour*. Try shaking this one up at home, then raise a glass to Meredith! The Mer-Bear Sour 1.5 plymouth gin … Continue reading The Mer-Bear Sour
New Year’s Eve is hands down the most popular time for celebrating with great cocktails and champagne. So Nicky and I would be remiss if we did not mention a few of the celebrations and libation options around town for New Year’s Eve. Prohibition Accessed by secret code through a vintage phone booth, Prohibition is … Continue reading New Year’s Eve adventures in libations
It’s Christmas Eve. The gifts are wrapped and under the tree. Everyone is asleep. You’ve put the water out for the reindeer. All that is left is setting out the treat for Santa. Cookies and milk? Again? Really? My Dad taught us the importance of taking good care of Santa. We always left Santa the … Continue reading Little Jimmy’s Santa’s Surprise
The Old Fourth Ward is one of my favorite neighborhoods for cocktails and great food. Between Sauced, Sound Table, 4th & Swift, Krog Bar, Rathbun’s and P’cheen (just to name a few) it is a pocket of Atlanta packed with explosive flavors and unique offerings. Our latest outing to the Fourth Ward district was to … Continue reading Jazz and cocktails at Café Circa
Our Libatious Nature 