Monthly Archive: February 2024

Bitters / Curacao / Daily Mix / Gin / Throwback Thursday

Pegu Club

The PEGU CLUB embellishes the common gin & lime combo with orange curacao, orange bitters and Angostura bitters. The resulting mix is a full-flavored drink. The Pegu Club is considered a classic “Sour”, and though not as famous as the...

Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Cranberry Juice / Daily Mix / Vodka

Cosmopolitan (Cosmo)

The COSMOPOLITAN, or “Cosmo”, can vary from bar to bar. If you know what you like in the Cosmo, you can usually request it be made that way. If you don’t know what you like, the establishment’s mix usually disappoints....

Bourbon / Cognac / Brandy / Daily Mix / Rum / Throwback Thursday

Mississippi Punch

Here’s a delicious individual or party-group cocktail: The MISSISSIPPI PUNCH. It’s deceptively smooth and easy to drink, but has the components to pack a punch. For that reason, you may stretch it out some with club soda, or not. The...

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

Old Pal

From the family of Campari cocktails comes the OLD PAL. While the Boulevardier shifts the Negroni from gin to bourbon, the Old Pal becomes a drier and less sweet version of the Boulevardier by shifting to rye and dry vermouth....

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

Clover Club

The CLOVER CLUB is a classic raspberry-flavored gin cocktail which has been around since the 1880’s. Like many pre-prohibition drinks, it calls for raw egg-white to give it a smooth frothy layer on top. Combining the fresh-tart flavor of raspberry...