The classics are the best, now we try Queen’s Cocktail from Harry Craddocks legendary “The Savoy Cocktail Book” from 1930. The Queen’s Cocktail is a White Lady with Absint. At first it sounds strange but it works wonders. A must try!
Category: Cocktails
Discover what cocktails we love and learn how to make them. We try classics, compose our own, or try signature cocktails from others and let you know what we think.
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Fourth Regiment Cocktail
The Fourth Regiment Cocktail is from the book “The Gentleman’s Companion: Being an Exotic Drinking Book Or, Around the world with Jigger, Baker and Flask”, originally from the 1930s.
Brooklyn Cocktail
A Manhattan is likely to be one of the most well known and famous cocktails throughout the world. However there are other New York borough based cocktails, and this time we will stir a Brooklyn cocktail. Just like a Manhattan it’s based around whiskey (we use bourbon), but it also contains dry vermouth (instead of sweet) as well… Continue reading Brooklyn Cocktail
Jack With One Eye Cocktail
The Jack With One Eye cocktail might not be the most photogenic in the world, being so brown. But this is a truly delicate drink from Scott McCallum’s & Victoria Walsh’s book Canadian Cocktails. Made with freshly brewed coffee and Canadian whisky, it’s no wonder the cocktail lacks color, but it certainly doesn’t lack… Continue reading Jack With One Eye Cocktail
Deadpan Fix Cocktail
The Deadpan Fix is another cocktail from Death & Co’s black book. This drink is by Jessica Gonzalez and was created in 2011. It’s an interesting cocktail as it combines two rather bitter ingredients, Campari and grapefruit juice. Then to further spice things up there’s also rye, Grand Marnier, lemon juice and ginger syrup… Continue reading Deadpan Fix Cocktail
San Francisco Treat
We were looking for an after dinner drink and stumbled upon San Francisco Treat from Thomas Parsons Amaro bible.
Ogopogo Sour Cocktail
This is pretty cocktail Ogopogo Sour Cocktail from Scott McCallum’s & Victoria Walsh’s Canadian Cocktails.
Annabel’s Special Cocktail
This cocktail is from Annabel’s club in London’s Berkeley Square. Annabel’s opened already in 1963 and is supposed to be a very stylish and sophisticated night club and restaurant. We haven’t visited, but trust William Yeoward’s words in his book American Bar.
Royal Tribute Cocktail
In William Yeoward’s American Bar: The world’s most glamorous cocktails we found the recipe for a Royal Tribute, a sparkling cocktail.
Queen(ce) Gillian Cocktail
It’s an amazingly fruity cocktail, but still there is a nice bitterness going on in the background thanks to the Obstbrand and the quince itself. The egg white is important to create a nice white foam, floating on top of the cocktail.