Smokin', Drinkin' and Writin'
The Cocoanut Grove cocktail comes from Los Angeles’ Ambassador Hotel. The hotel opened in the 1920’s. This drink is from the hotel’s bar of the same name circa 1940. Ingredients 1/2 oz. coconut cream 1 oz. fresh lime juice 1/2 oz. orange curacao 2 oz. light rum 8 oz. crushed ice Steps Put everything in […]
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Hiram and Solomon’s Veiled Prophet is the subject of this week’s review. It’s the second cigar from the brand that I have tried for the first time. This cigar came from a recent purchase I made at one of my local brick and mortar shops.
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The Castaway cocktail was created by Jeff “Beachbum” Berry in 1994. Ingredients 1½ oz. Gold or Dark rum¾ oz. Kahlua or a coffee liqueur3 oz. Pineapple juice Steps Shake all ingredients with crushed ice. Pour unstrained into a pilsner glass. Garnish with a pineapple spear or wedge, cherries and a flag or umbrella. Add additional […]
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The Jungle Bird, a classic Tiki drink was created in 1978 by Jeffrey Ong at the Aviary bar located in the Kuala Lumpur Hilton. The bar is no longer around but the cocktail lives on.
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Leaf by Oscar is an unusual looking cigar. Wrapped in a protective leaf, you really have no clue what the cigar looks like until you unwrap it.
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The Carioca Hawaian cocktail was created by the Carioca Rum Company in 1942.
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No one knows when National Tequila Day started. We should just be thankful that it exists. This year, the Mexican Chamber of the Tequila Industry is going to use National Tequila Day to kick off Tequila week in the USA!. It’s basically a week to celebrate Tequila’s place in history and everyone’s love of this […]
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Created by Steve Saka of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust, the Sobremesa Brûlée was introduced in 2019. DT&T has been around since 2015, two years after Steve Saka left his position as CEO of Drew Estate. The cigar is manufactured at Farica de Tabacos Joya de Nicaragua S.A., a company that has a long history with […]
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The Blue Dolphin was created by Gavin Inglis in 1986 while he was a bartender at the Dolphin Brasserie in London, UK.
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It’s a day late due to a crazy weekend but, I could not forget to pay homage to the Daiquiri, a great, classic drink! The Daiquiri was created by Jennings Stockton Cox near the iron mines of Daiquiri in Cuba somewhere around the late 1890’s early 1900’s. It gained some popularity early on when Naval […]
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