This weekend is Halloween and what adult doesn’t love the idea of indulging their inner child with a bit of sweet confection? Conveniently, today the new issue of “Imbibe” magazine (highly recommended for cocktail aficionados) titled “Indulge” was filled with …
Month: October 2021

Singapore Sling
Today’s clever cocktail is a blast from the past. The Singapore Sling was invented at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore by Ngiam Tong Boon in the early 1900’s. It is a tall, fruity, refreshing drink that many of us remember …

The Brown Derby
Today’s clever cocktail comes to us from Hollywood. Named after the famed Brown Derby diner, the drink was first published in the 1933 “Hollywood Cocktails” though the same ingredients were published under another name in “The Savory Cocktail Book” three …

Widow’s Kiss
First published in George Kappler’s 1895 book of Modern American Drinks, the Widow’s Kiss is a beautifully complex assemblage of 4 simple ingredients. Kappler’s original recipe reads as: Widow’s Kiss “A mixing-glass half-full fine ice, two dashes of Angostura bitters, …