Monthly Archive: September 2020

Daily Mix / Throwback Thursday / Vermouth (sweet & dry) / Vodka

Martini (Dry)

The VODKA MARTINI gradually overtook the popular gin martini when vodka achieved worldwide popularity beginning in the 1940’s. It didn’t hurt that the “vodka martini, shaken-not-stirred” was ordered in every James Bond movie in the 60’s. It’s simple to make,...

Aperol/Campari/Cynar / Daily Mix / Pineapple Juice / Rum

Salty Bird

The SALTY BIRD is a nice transition drink into fall, or a last hurrah for summer, depending on your point of view. It’s a tropical-style drink that with black rum, or preferably a black-strap rum, has more of a smokey...

Aperol/Campari/Cynar / Bourbon / Daily Mix / Throwback Thursday / Vermouth (sweet & dry) / Whiskey (blended)

Boulevardier

When the Negroni switches out gin for whiskey, it becomes the Boulevardier (“boo- lah-var-dee-ay”). It’s 100-year anniversary can be traced back to an American writer and publisher for The Boulevardier magazine in 1920’s Paris, Erskine Gwynne. The cocktail has an...

Aperol/Campari/Cynar / Daily Mix / Gin / Throwback Thursday / Vermouth (sweet & dry)

Negroni

The NEGRONI has a powerful taste that may not be for everyone, but has its devoted following. It’s part bitter (Campari), part sweet (vermouth) and part astringent (gin). It recently celebrated its 100-year anniversary. It’s believed to be named after...