The “Rickey” is a gin drink invented at Shoomaker’s in Washington D.C. in the late 19th century and was named after lobbyist Colonel “Joe” Rickey. It is a mix of gin, lime juice, sugar and club soda. Today we share …
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The Hanky Panky Cocktail
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we offer you a classic cocktail for lovers. The “Hanky Panky” was created by Ada Coleman, the head bartender of the Savory hotel circa 1920’s. As the story is told, she created the …
Port Ruby Cocktail
In the winter we so often forget Gin as an able mixer for cocktails of the season. Cold weather is no reason to push your bottle of Gin to the back of the bar. Below we offer you a cocktail …
Jasmine Gin Sour
Inspired by a cup of Jasmine Green Tea, we delved into finding an application for Jasmine in a cocktail. Deciding to keep things simple, this creation plays a variation on an old classic. Sometimes you can flavor a cocktail by …
Cocktail Thyme
Summer is gardening season and a time when we look to fresh harvests for cocktail inspirations. Herbs have started to become more common as ingredients for cocktails and one that is quite versatile is Thyme. Today we share with you …
The Bronx Cocktail
We all know the Manhattan Cocktail but how many of you remember the lesser known Borough toddy called the Bronx. The drink dates back to the early 1900’s and claims of its origin range from the Waldorf-Astoria to a number …
The Cucumber Gin Rickey
Today we decided to try a variation on a recipe for Cucumber Limeade that we found on a Martha Stewart site. While you can stop with Cucumber- Limeade and be perfectly happy we opted to add a bit more punch to …
