The French Quarter in New Orleans has brought us a significant number of classic cocktails. In French, “Vieux Carré” means “Old Square” referring to the French Quarter where this cocktail was first crafted in the 1930’s at the famous Carousel …
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The Harvard Cocktail
Dating back to 1895 this Ivy League cocktail first appears in George J. Kappeler’s 1895 Modern American Drinks. The original recipe calls for equal parts of Cognac and Sweet Vermouth embellished with a touch of simple syrup, bitters and soda. …
The Greenpoint
I am a Rye guy. I love the way that it offers a spicier character to cocktails than its more popular cousin Bourbon. So, today as we work our way through cocktails named after the Boroughs of New York, we …
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