Cocktail Hacker

Tag: Cocktail

  • Corpse Reviver #1 – Big Glass o’ Brown Spirits

    This week I’ve been focusing most of my efforts on the Corpse Reviver #2.  In the intro post I mentioned that there was also a Corpse Reviver #1 in the Savoy Cocktail Book.  Feeling a need to do my due diligence I mixed up the CR #1 to get an idea what it was like. …

  • The Corpse Reviver

    As you well know New Year’s Eve is this week.  For a lot of people this means (heavy) drinking.  There is a strong liklihood that somewhere, someone, possibly even a CH reader, will have a run in with a hangover this week.  I’m not claiming to know the future here, or anything crazy like that,…

  • Hot Drunken Cider

    This has been a wonderful holiday week and I certainly hope you all had a great time as well.  I did spend a little time on a hot cider based cocktail, with much emphasis on the “little”.  Basically I made some mulled cider using a great organic pressed apple cider made locally and some standard…

  • Martinez – Okay, I guess

    I came to an interesting realization this week due to my experiments with the Martinez.  When I really enjoy a cocktail I find myself making it over and over again, trying recipe variations and noting the differences.  In the case of cocktails that I’m not in love with I tend to shy away from making…

  • The Martinez

    Said to be the forefather of the Martini, the Martinez takes the cocktail in a sweeter direction employing sweet vermouth, gin, maraschino and bitters.  The cocktail originated in the late 1800’s and there are a few versions of the tale of its origination.  The first claims that Jerry Thomas created the cocktail for a man…