Monthly Archive: January 2025

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

Webster

From Harry Craddock and the Savoy Cocktail Book of 1930 comes the gin-based WEBSTER. It’s balanced, dry, slightly tart from the lime juice and has apricot tones from apricot brandy. Depending on personal preference and the apricot brandy used, it...

Daily Mix / Demerara / Fizzy Friday / Ginger Beer / Mocktails

Black Tea Mule

The BLACK TEA MULE* is a non-alcoholic drink that resembles the Kentucky Mule in preparation. It uses strongly-brewed black tea instead of bourbon and after cooling will mix with ginger beer, lime juice and spiced demerara syrup. The spiciness of...

Bourbon / Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix

Chapel Hill

When lemon and orange flavoring are mixed with bourbon, good things happen. The CHAPEL HILL is one such drink and is delicious. This citrusy refresher is enjoyed by everyone, even those who ordinarily don’t drink bourbon. It’s a house favorite....

Daily Mix / Ginger Beer / Grenadine / Maraschino / Mocktails

Shirley Temple

The classic non-alcohol cocktail, SHIRLEY TEMPLE, combines ginger ale or seven-up with grenadine, lime juice and maraschino cherries. The beauty of this drink is not only that it’s a fixture at every bar, but that there is room for substitution...

Daily Mix / Fizzy Friday / Mocktails / Orange Juice

T & Tonic

Here’s a cocktail that isn’t, but could be. The T & TONIC* is a delicious non-alcohol option that incorporates enough citrus flavors measured against chilled black tea that when topped with tonic water makes for a special drink. Smooth, well-balanced...

Cognac / Brandy / Daily Mix / Lillet / Rum

Culross Cocktail

The CULROSS (“cool-ROSS”) is a medium-sweet rum-based cocktail that suits any season. This blend of white rum, Lillet Blanc, apricot brandy and lemon juice dates back to the 1930’s Savoy Cocktail Book from Harry Craddock. It’s well balanced and easily...