March 2020 – Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails

Forgotten Cocktail #1

Tarus March 20, 2020 Gin, Liqueurs, Stars - 5

I used to travel a lot, and perhaps one day I will again, and in every new town I would often seek out a cocktail bar. Looking at the menu, I’d try to pick out something that matched my mood…

I’m reading the wonderful Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami and I came across this cocktail description: A Balalaika is made with one part each of vodka, Cointreau, and lemon juice. A simple concoction, but unless it’s as bitingly freezing as…