Month: February 2010

  • The Brooklyn Cocktail

    I’ve explored the namesake libation of two of New York’s other boroughs but thus far I’ve given no love to Brooklyn.  This week I’m going to make up for that.  Flipping through Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails this drink stood out.  When I came home from Tales of the Cocktail last summer one of the…

  • The Alexander – Simply Delicious

    I had a little trouble at the beginning of the week figuring out a good way to intro a cocktail that includes both gin and chocolate flavors.  I really shouldn’t have had trouble at all.  It’s easy, the Alexander is simply delicious.  The gin is there, but it’s tempered by the cream and creme de…

  • Alexander

    I pondered for quite some time as to how to introduce this week’s cocktail.  How do you present a convincing argument that a combination of chocolate and gin is going to be a good thing?  It’s not a combo most of us would think to try.  Then I remembered the incredible Twentieth Century Cocktail.  At…

  • Knickerbocker Special

    I did a lot of experiments this week.  All with very good results though, I must say. I’ll start the discussion with the recipe that I started this week with, the one from the Savoy.  I tried Erik’s recommendation to muddle the pineapple and used Appleton V/X.  The result was a drink with a very…

  • Pegu Doug Gets His Tiki On

    Nearly a year ago I went in search of knowledge regarding the much loved Pegu cocktail.  In my search I came across a man so filled with wisdom he can, nay must, be called the Yoda of Pegus.  Naturally I’m talking about Doug Winship of The Pegu Blog. For the second year in a row…