Dr. Cocktail lists only a single vintage recipe that uses sour mix, and since I had some on hand I decided to try The Fogcutter: 1.0 ounce white rum 0.5 ounce gin 0.5 ounce brandy 0.5 ounce Sour Mix Two…
Palm Beach Special
In our house we almost always have a grapefruit. It’s odd, because while we eat grapefruit we don’t do so very often, and since we always have one sometimes it hangs around past its prime. Thus we refer to it…
The Rose
I counted four cocktails in the list that call for raspberry syrup as an ingredient. In the Resource Guide section of the book, Dr. Cocktail recommends using Smucker’s Red Raspberry Syrup. Mine finally arrived so I present The Rose: 2…
Have a Heart Cocktail
Vintage cocktails can call for some odd ingredients. Several in the book reference a liquor called Swedish Punsch. My friend David was kind enough to swing by Binny’s last time he was in Chicago, so I had some on hand…
The Avenue
I almost wanted to call this drink “The Amazon” since I had to order most of the ingredients on-line. 1 ounce bourbon 1 ounce Calvados 1 ounce passion fruit juice or nectar 1 dash real pomegranate grenadine 1 dash orange…