With Cinco de Mayo right around the corner here is a nice twist on the usual Margarita. It comes from a recipe found years ago in one cocktail book or another. The drink was tried and tested at the pool …
Month: April 2018

Pimm’s Cup Cocktail
In 1823 Pimm’s Cup was invented by Shell-Fish Monger James Pimm, at his central London “Oyster Bar”. His goal was to create a drink that complimented oysters better than Gin. His original formula was a gin base compounded with fruit …

Strawberry Balsamic Margarita
It is spring and spring is Strawberry season. Today we give you the Strawberry-Balsamic Margarita. Not our invention, but one out there on the web with a number of recipes from which we take inspiration for the interpretation that follows. …

Vesper Martini – Shaken and Not Stirred
Ian Flemings James Bond character knows how to drink. He is a connoisseur of all the finer things in life. In the 1953 novel, Casino Royal, Bond invented a variation to the Martini that he named the “Vesper” after the lead …