Knickerbocker
Around my house, the Knickerbocker is a regular summer favorite. A very old drink, it was published in 1862 by Jerry Thomas and reappeared in books of the time until Harry Johnson’s 1888 manual. I...
View ArticleSylvania – A Drink Named After Me
For those readers that are not regular scourers of the cocktail blogs, I wanted to let you know that SeanMike over at the Scofflaw’s Den has just posted about a drink named after yours truly, the...
View ArticleNew Orleans Update
I just wanted to post a quick update that I am in New Orleans at the Tales of the Cocktail and am having a fantastic time. I’ll be posting a real writeup of both Tales and the CSOWG conference...
View ArticleBeautiful Grand Marnier
July 14th is National Grand Marnier Day, and in honor of that I wanted to share with you one of my favorite drinks for showcasing Grand Marnier. A few years ago I stopped by a Portland restaurant, the...
View ArticleWhiskey Sour
The Whiskey Sour is a true classic that has somewhat fallen out of favor because it is very difficult to get made well in a bar. Even if your bartender isn’t using commercial sour mix, he or she has to...
View ArticleThe Sylvan Nudge
Have you ever been at the end of a long meal and wanted a little something with alcohol, sugar or both, but yet you’re about to fall into a food coma? Or you just want a little extra something in your...
View ArticleTime for a Rhumble!
The other night at TDN: Fruit Brandy I came up with a drink that I’m quite proud of: the Rhumble. For those of you not familiar with Thursday Drink Night, it’s a weekly chat room gathering of cocktail...
View ArticleSherry Tasting
While Sylvan and I were at Tales of the Cocktail last year, we were lucky enough to have Chris Stanley, recently of New York’s Clover Club, make drinks for us at the Mixo House. Of all the liquors and...
View ArticleVolcano House Hot Buttered Rum
I first came across this recipe in Jeff ‘Beachbum’ Berry’s Grog Log while looking for, well, I don’t know what I was looking for. Maybe just something that I actually had the ingredients for (at that...
View ArticleThe Drink with No Name
As lame as the name of this drink is, it’s actually pretty good. Invented by Phil Harrington in Cocktails, I first had it off the menu at ZigZag in Seattle. It’s actually surprisingly good, better than...
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