Category: Cocktails

The Silent Third   1 oz. Triple Sec 2 oz. Scotch 1 oz. Lemon Juice Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. I first found this recipe in the Mr. Boston Platinum Edition. Afterwards, I was told that the drink was created by Garth Glendenning in the early thirties. His Company W. […]

  To me, a cocktail glass is a thing of beauty. The simpler the design, the better. For my personal use, I chose Luigi Bormioli’s Michelangelo series.  It is a medium sized glass. The saucer holds 7.5 ounces (thanks to surface tension) but, I would never pour more than 5.5 ounces. Drinks just look nicer […]

TOMBSTONE COCKTAIL   2 oz Bulleit bourbon 1 tsp rich simple syrup 3 dashes Angostura bitters stir with ice, strain into cocktail glass twist swatch of thin-cut lemon peel   I first saw this recipe in the book Imbibe! by David Wondrich. The book is a great tale of the Early American Cocktail scene and […]

  * 1 ounce gin * 1/2 ounce brandy * 1/2 ounce dry vermouth * 1/2 ounce sweet vermouth * 1 dash orange bitters

              1 1/2 oz. rum 1/2 oz. lime juice 1/2 oz. sweet vermouth 1/8 oz. creme de cacao (white) 1/8 oz. grenadine Pour ingredients into a shaker and shake with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist of lime. This is one of my favorite rum […]