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A few weeks ago, a friend of mine tagged me in a FB post for the Adios, Motherfucker. Since my wife is a Long Island Iced Tea fan and the blue color reminded me of a Tiki cocktail, this seemed like a no-brainer to make at home.
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The Demerara Cocktail was created by Mariano Licudine in 1956. He was the head bartender at the Mai-Kai restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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The Doctor Funk comes from the Palm Springs Don The Beachcomber’s, circa 1953, based on an actual South Pacific drink.
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Colonel Beach’s Plantation Punch comes from Don the Beachcomber and was served at his “Colonel’s Plantation Beefsteak and Coffee House” in Waikiki in the 1950’s.
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The Lovely Lovely cocktail was created in 1964 by “Danny” at the Papeete Bar in the Waikikian Hotel’s Tahitian Lanai restaurant on Waikiki Beach. The restaurant and bar closed down in 1996.
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The Cesar’s Rum Punch was invented sometime in the 1930’s by Joseph Cesar while working at the Grand Hotel Oloffson in Haiti.
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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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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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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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Welcome back to the second new cocktail post and once again I have two drinks to talk about. This past weekend had two cocktail holidays to celebrate: National Piña Colada Day and National Mojito Day.
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