This drink ranks among the classics, first surfacing in France around 1922 and a favorite at Harry’s Bar in Paris. It is a great take on a simple brandy drink enhanced by Cointreau and lemon. The Sidecar has the ability …
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Brandy Milk Punch
Here is an easy one that is so soothing. I remember my mother used to occasionally have Brandy and Milk in the evening before bed. It is a drink that is still offered at Brunches in New Orleans as a …
The Brandy Crusta
Among cocktail classics is the Brandy Crusta. It is a drink all but forgotten long ago but still finding a small foothold among artisan bartenders in places where the art is respected. The drink was invented in the 1850’s by …
Clever Cocktails: Between The Sheets
Before contemporary cocktails with risqué names like Sex on the Beach, Slippery Nipple and the Screaming Orgasm there was Between the Sheets. Now these contemporary cocktails are fruity-sweet concoctions that can only hold the attentions of the young inexperienced drinkers …
Fire & Brimstone Hot Toddy
It is cold season and when that feeling of a scratchy throat or cough comes on, it is Hot Toddy time. It is a soothing cocktail that can take the edge off colds symptoms and has the ability to induce …
Chestnut Old Fashioned
While surfing the internet for holiday cocktails we came across the Chestnut Old Fashioned and had to give this recipe a try. What could be more a part of the holiday spirit than chestnuts roasting on an open fire (play …
Classic Glogg Recipe
Mulled wine is a treat that is offered in many countries around the world during holiday time. Glögg is a Scandinavian mulled wine that is one of our favorite recipes of the season. It differs from other mulled wine recipes …
The Fish House Punch, circa 1732
Fish House Punch Circa 1732 State in Schuylkill ~ Rod & Gun Club It is going to be hectic Thanksgiving Day with a house full of family and friends gathering to celebrate. In thinking of what special cocktail to share …
Trafalgar Cocktail
On October 21st of 1805 Admiral Lord Nelson was outnumbered by the combined fleets of the French and Spanish navies off of the southwest coast of Spain near Cape Trafalgar. Under his brilliant leadership 27 British ships defeated a combined …
The Stone Fence Cocktail, circa 1770s
It was May of 1775 when Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys captured Fort Ticonderoga in an early morning surprise attack. The cannons that were capture where then taken to Boston and used to push back the British troops, …
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