Recipe: Income Tax Cocktail
April 14, 2014 by Mr. Boozenik
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In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes… and cocktails…
The Income Tax Cocktail is a classic cocktail for trying times.
Recipe: Martinez
March 6, 2014 by Mr. Boozenik
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The classic cocktail, that proceeded the classic cocktail (Martini), the Martinez is a richer, sweeter, and I’d say more savory and tasty cocktail.
Recipe: Original Mai Tai (Victor Bergeron, 1944)
August 30, 2012 by Mr. Boozenik
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Greeted with a cheer of “Maita’i roa ae!” (roughly “Out of this world! The Best!”), Victor Bergeron’s status in the cocktail world was assured with his Mai Tai.
Recipe: Pluto’s Revenge
August 24, 2012 by Mr. Boozenik
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The name’s a touch of an inside joke, but we’ve grown to like this blue variant on the old Barbarella cocktail.
Recipe: Vieux Carré
July 25, 2012 by Mr. Boozenik
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The Vieux Carré has been a favorite of most cocktail lovers visiting New Orleans, since Walter Bergeron first concocted this spirit-forward drink in the 1930s.
Recipe: Treaty of Tordesillas (a.k.a. “Your Half”)
July 13, 2012 by Mr. Boozenik
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The Treaty of Tordesillas is an original Boozenik cocktail, mixing rum from the Spanish side, and cachaça from the Portuguese side, of the treaty divide.
Recipe: Around Cape Horn
April 13, 2012 by Mr. Boozenik
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The Around Cape Horn is an original Boozenik cocktail, mixing South American favorites cachaça and pisco which are rapidly growing in popularity world-wide .
Recipe: Boulevardier
March 26, 2012 by Mr. Boozenik
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This cocktail is attributed to Harry McElhone, of Harry’s New York Bar in Paris. But unlike the Negroni made with gin, this whiskey-forward recipe is uncommon.
Recipe: The Emerald
March 16, 2012 by Mr. Boozenik
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Not as storied as the Manhattan, the variant named the Emerald is a softer, lighter, slightly sweeter, but still spirit forward cocktail, and a much better choice than green beer as a way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, this Saturday.
Recipe: Remember the Maine
February 15, 2012 by Mr. Boozenik
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We often turn to whiskies for cocktails to take some of the chill off of the Winter months, and even though this Winter has been far milder than most, it’s no exception. Typical favorite cocktails are the Manhattan and the Sazerac, but other less familiar ones bear trying as well. The Remember the Maine recalls […]