Today we share with you a cocktail that was created at Milk and Honey in New York City’s lower east side, inspired by a customer request for a whiskey sour. Combining Bourbon, honey and lemon, The Gold Rush Cocktail is …
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Earl Grey Hot Toddy
The hot toddy is a great winter warmer that has been around for centuries. The classic recipe is simple combination of hot water, lemon, whiskey and spices. It has been touted as medicinal, suggested as a home remedy for the …

A Dickens of a Punch
Today’s clever cocktail is not a cocktail at all. Long before the word cocktail was penned there was the Punch Bowl. The social tipple offered up in an ornate vessel for communal drinking. So, this week should you have a …

Champs Élysées
Today we share with you a classic cocktail from Harry Craddock’s Savoy Cocktail Book (1930). Made with a base of Cognac it is similar in makeup to the Sidecar but with the addition of green Chartreuse which adds a lovely …

Goldfinch
Every once and a while we are looking for a light, low-alcohol cocktail to enjoy when the demands of the day (or more likely the next day) require some sort of clarity. Recipes crafted with a base of fermented beverages …

Beggar’s Banquet
Today’s clever cocktail is a fusion of booze and brews in the fashion of a Shandy. It comes to us from David’s Club located in the Hilton Orlando and is the brainchild of their beverage manager Michael Przybyl. Looking for …

Gin Basil Smash
Gin Basil Smash Fresh summer basil is plentiful in the garden and that means it is time for Gin Basil Smashes. Here is an easy to make seasonal cocktail that is perfect for those hot humid days ahead. Mix a …

Sierra Madre Sunrise
We came across a recipe that combined the smokiness of Mezcal with the bitter-sweet bite of Aperol. As we researched it for provenance we came across no less than a half-dozen names for the same drink, each with slight variations …

Corpse Reviver #2
Brought to us from Harry Craddock’s 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book, the Corpse Reviver’s are actually a collection of recipes that were in that time used as morning after pick-me-ups. Times have changed and we strongly suggest working this into an …