Category: Throwback Thursday

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 / 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...

Daily Mix / Gin / Throwback Thursday

Tom Collins

No collection of cocktail recipes is complete without the classic TOM COLLINS. The first Tom Collins recipe dates back to early 1876, making it truly historic — Ulysses S. Grant was still President. Tall bar glasses inherited the name, a...

Bourbon / Daily Mix / Maraschino / Scotch / Throwback Thursday

New York Sour

As a nod to the city and the health-care workers who are currently fighting tirelessly against COVID-19, I thought I’d post a cocktail recipe associated with the city — the NEW YORK SOUR. Basically, a Whiskey Sour with a dry...

Daily Mix / Martini Monday / Spirits / Throwback Thursday / Vodka

Vodka Martini

The VODKA MARTINI is a standard that displaced the traditional gin martini. It was made more famous in the sixties of course by Ian Fleming’s James Bond — “shaken, not stirred.” It’s simple to make, but delicate to the drinker’s...