Sunday Cocktail

Sip on a stinger, a 20th century cocktail

Published by admin on Tue, 01/05/2021 - 11:09am

“It's a Stinger. It removes the sting.”
- Bing Crosby to Grace Kelly in High Society, 1956

Toast to the end of 2020 with a Algonquin Cocktail

Published by admin on Tue, 12/29/2020 - 11:56am

Times Square is going to look a bit different on New Year's Eve this year, just as every tourist attraction has in 2020. One thing that remains the same is Midtown Manhattan's historic Algonquin Hotel located at 59 West 44th Street. Little has changed at the landmark hotel since it opened over 100 years ago.
Writers and journalists still congregate there, a cat has free reign of the hotel, and it's the best place in town to enjoy an authentic Algonquin Cocktail.

Feel regal drinking a Crown Royal Flush

Published by admin on Tue, 12/22/2020 - 10:48am

The rebirth of classic cocktails over the last decade has led a new generation to appreciate both the cocktails of yesteryear and the spirits that fuel these classics. Let's face it, whiskey as a category is probably bigger now than it has ever been.
Bourbon, scotch, and Irish whiskies are basking in the glow of craft cocktail boom, while other whiskies are being excluded. One such whiskey is literally the crown jewel of whiskies from our neighbors to the north, the legendary Crown Royal.
First a brief history lesson, then a cocktail.

Escape holiday stress with a tropical drink in December

Published by admin on Tue, 12/15/2020 - 10:02am

It's the most wonderful time of the year! For holiday cheer? Decorations? Letters to Santa? All of those things are wonderful, but there is one thing that home tiki bar enthusiasts look forward to each December: the arrival of white grapefruit in local supermarkets.
Some drinks simply must have white grapefruit as opposed to the more popular ruby red variety, and this week we will mix up one of the all-time greats. I'm talking about the curiously strong sweet and sour tiki staple, the Navy Grog.

Toast to the end of 2020 with a champagne cocktail

Published by admin on Tue, 12/08/2020 - 10:30am

We are only weeks away from the end of a year that none of us, in a million years, would ever sign up for. I'm sure many of us will mark the occasion with a socially distanced champagne toast, so this week I will share a few champagne tips and while we're talking champagne, we will pour a few classic champagne cocktails.

Toast to the end of 2020 with a champagne cocktail

Published by admin on Tue, 12/01/2020 - 1:12pm

We are only weeks away from the end of a year that none of us, in a million years, would ever sign up for. I’m sure many of us will mark the occasion with a socially distanced champagne toast, so this week I will share a few champagne tips and while we’re talking champagne, we will pour a few classic champagne cocktails.

An under-appreciated spirit and a fascinating story

Published by admin on Mon, 11/23/2020 - 10:20am

There are cocktails that are popular on both sides of the generation gap, think Martini, Manhattan, and the venerable Old Fashioned. Some cocktails aren't so lucky, and two of those cocktails are made with one of the most under-appreciated spirits on the planet, sloe gin.
There is a bit of confusion among casual imbibers as to what sloe gin is, and what it is not.

Dessert drinks served up with just the right sweetness

Published by admin on Mon, 10/19/2020 - 9:09am

Hey, what's that chocolate Martini drink? You know the one, it's like a Brandy Alexander, only it's green. Or is it pink? This week we will decode the mystery of the “chocolate Martini” as we prepare three of the most popular after dinner drinks in all of mixology.

Exact measurements required for a Fogg Cutter

Published by admin on Mon, 10/12/2020 - 8:55am

There are a few cocktails by which every tiki bar or Polynesian restaurant is measured, and three of them were created by “Trader” Vic Bergeron in the 1940s. His most famous creation was the Mai Tai, followed by the Scorpion, and don't forget the curiously strong and complex Fog Cutter.

Unwind with a La Floridita Daiquiri

Published by admin on Tue, 10/06/2020 - 10:39am

The essence of the classic Cuban Daiquiri is rum, sugar, lime juice. For over 100 years this proven combination has helped to beat the heat on those hot, humid summer days at Havana's La Floridita.
Despite the fact that the classic three-ingredient version of the Daiquiri is the “correct” version, the house Daiquiri at La Floridita adds a little something extra, and get this: it is served frozen.