During this week leading to Christmas, our thoughts lean toward family, presents, and celebration. To add a bit of sparkle to your celebrations this season or to forget that your are surrounded by family, we bring you a few more of our favorite holiday themed libations. For the back story to each cocktail, click on … Continue reading Holiday Sparkle with Cocktails
No, we haven’t traded cocktails for couples counseling. The honeymoon that we’re talking about is the Honeymoon Cocktail. This vintage cocktail originally appeared in the Hugo Ensslin’s book, Recipes for Mixed Drinks, in 1917, but was made famous as the signature cocktail at the Brown Derby in Los Angeles. Since then it’s been through many … Continue reading The Bitter Edge of a Honeymoon
In 1930 Warner Brothers released the film adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein operetta “Golden Dawn.” Set in a German prisoner of war camp in African during World War I, the film involved captors, captives, native uprisings, a song entitled “Hymn to Domestic Violence,” a male lead in black face, and the potential sacrifice of … Continue reading Vintage Cocktail Project: The Golden Dawn
As we pick back up with our Vintage Cocktail Project, we have come upon yet another drink with an obscure name and history. Ted Haigh doesn’t provide much on the Diki-Diki, except to note that some will assume it is tropical in nature due to the name resemblance to Tiki-Tiki. Trust us when we say … Continue reading Vintage Cocktail Project: The Diki-Diki Cocktail
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
In my memories of the holiday season, the smell of baking apples with cinnamon, clove, and other warm tone spices stand above all others. So when Katruska and I started working on a series of holiday cocktails, I knew I wanted us to create a beverage that reflects the warmth of those memories. With that … Continue reading Tarte aux Pommes Epicée (Spiced Apple Pie)
Our Libatious Nature 