Month: February 2010
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Knickerbocker Special
This week I’m staying old school, Savoy style, but changing up the base spirit. I’m switching gears over to rum and I’m going to be mixing up the Knickerbocker. Well, more specifically, the Knickerbocker Special from the Savoy. I include the differentiator because the standard Knickerbocker recipe is completely different, calling for dry and sweet…
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Jockey Club Cocktail – A Bit Like Spiked Hawaiian Punch
I started the week with the classic Savoy recipe for the Jockey Club Cocktail and found it be mediocre at best. The flavor of the creme de noyau was completely lost to the gin and bitters. The lemon juice shined through, but only dimly. Finally, there was nearly no sweetness at all. It was okay,…
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Jockey Club Cocktail
I’m going back to my all time favorite spirit this week, gin. It’s been far too long since I’ve ventured down this path and it’s time I change that. This week we’re heading back to the pages of the Savoy for an old recipe. In flipping through the recipes, the Jockey Club Cocktail jumped out…
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Rusty Nail – Can I Just Have The Scotch?
When I drink scotch I drink it neat, maybe a tiny piece of ice if I’d like a bit of mellowing to the flavor. With that, I came in to this week thinking that the Rusty Nail could improve upon straight scotch. That turned out to not be the case at all, at least not…
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Super Bowl Prep
As I explained last year, I’m not really a football fan. But, with the coming of Super Bowl XLIV I thought you might be looking for some suggestions on food and drinks. Last year I offered some advice to lead you in the right direction. Here are some quick links to last year’s posts to…