Bahama Mama
The BAHAMA MAMA is a warm-weather drink of choice when you’re in the mood for a fruity tropical rum cocktail. If you have its five main ingredients, just a couple of minor extras will finish the mix. REQUIREMENTS: white rum,...
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Metropolitan
The METROPOLITAN is a semi-sweet brandy cocktail that resembles the Manhattan in both taste and appearance. While it uses brandy instead of whiskey, the Metropolitan also features a higher proportion of sweet vermouth than a Manhattan and includes a dash...
Last Word
The LAST WORD is a classic pre-Prohibition cocktail that was re-popularized 20 years ago by Murray Stenson. a famous Seattle mixologist who passed away in 2023 at 74. It’s enjoyed for its balance of sweet, sour and herbal flavors. The...
Manhattan Minute*
The MANHATTAN MINUTE is self-created and is offered to the home bartender as a Manhattan substitute when preparation-time is short or good sweet vermouth is not available. Aperol replaces the sweet vermouth and bitters which comprise a traditional Manhattan, allowing...
Mai Tai (War Time Cocktails, 1935-45)
Smith’s Union Bar, Honolulu Strolling into Honolulu’s Smith’s Union Bar, just a few miles away from the military docks and ports of 1941 Pearl Harbor, one is greeted by a calmer, more open-area bar than the other dark seedy places...
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