Genoa Vodka
If you like Campari cocktails (Negroni, Boulevardier) and want to apply it to vodka, the GENOA VODKA is it. Or if you’re on the fence about Campari because you think it too bitter, the Genoa Vodka is a nice way...
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Vesper
The VESPER is considered by Bon Appétit to be one of 24 classic cocktails you need to know how to make. It’s easy to make once the spirits are in hand. The shaken version is named for Vesper Lynd, the...
Father’s Day Cocktails
Recommendations for Father’s Day cocktails (pictured above) are mostly well-known, tried & true. Two or three are less known. But, they’re all delicious, depending on dad’s preferences, and deliver enough punch to make it count. Categorized by spirit, they are:...
Keet’s Choice
As I go through the maze of cocktails which have been created either incidentally or methodically across the globe, it makes me think some people had too much time on their hands. The ingredients used are sometimes perfect, other times...
Smith’s Union Bar, December 6, 1941
Saturday Evening, December 6, 1941, 9:30 PM, Honolulu: Strolling into Honolulu’s Smith’s Union Bar, just a few miles away from the military docks and ports of Pearl Harbor, one is greeted by a calmer, more open-area bar than the other...
Kahlua (and its possibilities)
Kahlua has so many useful drink variations that everyone should have a bottle in their household. Its arabica coffee and rum combination can be a perfect dessert substitute, a tasty compliment to a cigar, or an anytime coffee-flavored refresher. It’s...
Cosmopolitan (Cosmo)
The COSMOPOLITAN martini, 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 might...
Pink Peppercorn Botanical Gimlet
The PINK PEPPERCORN BOTANICAL GIMLET is a fancy name for a limey gin gimlet with some pink peppercorn accents. It’s surprisingly refreshing, tasty, and great for a summertime drink. The hardest part of the preparation is simply getting the pink...
Black Russian
The BLACK RUSSIAN is simple to make, requiring just two ingredients: vodka & Kahlua. Kahlua is a Mexican liqueur made from rum, sugar, vanilla bean, and arabica coffee. It alone contains 20% alcohol. Given that each bottle is seven years...
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