The Pendennis Cocktail seems to have been a drink that was hardly known. Appearances in recipe books are few and far between, and when it did show up, there were variations on the recipe. Not much to talk about there. However, while the cocktai

Episode 93: Currying Favor – Pegu Club Cocktail

Jan 24th, 2019 1h 25m

The Pegu Club Cocktail takes us all the way to Myanmar, to ask the question. What was the Pegu Club? And how did it get its own cocktail? The answer is…not 100% sure! We know it was a club for Brits who lived and had their holidays in Myanmar i

Episode 92: Welcome to the Ginshine State – Palm Beach Special

Jan 10th, 2019 1h 58m

I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that the Palm Beach Special probably has something to do with Palm Beach. So pack your flip-flops, buckle up, and prepare to be sweaty, we’re headed to Florida! Join us as we discuss the pioneering da

Episode 91: Like Mother Used to Make – Mother-In-Law Cocktail

Aug 30th, 2018 1h 23m

The Mother-in-Law Cocktail is a tricky one to discuss. It is a family recipe out of New Orleans, and the ingredients are in great proportions to make it something you store in a bottle. This drink calls for New Orleans staple Peychaud’s Bitters

Episode 90: Making a Monkey Out of Us – Monkey Gland

Aug 16th, 2018 1h 39m

We have done a number of episodes that have taken us into the realm of gross. Sometimes it is the ingredients, sometimes it is the backstory, sometimes it is because we are gross. The Monkey Gland is a special one because hits on all three!Join

Episode 89: Out With The Old – The Modern

Aug 2nd, 2018 1h 37m

The Modernista, or as it is known originally, The Modern Cocktail, has recipe that appears to have all the flavors and all the booze. Just not all the flavors you might think go together with absinthe, scotch, orange bitters, lemon juice, and r

Episode 88: Stinking Rich – Millionaire

Jul 19th, 2018 1h 23m

You would expect the Millionaire Cocktail to be opulent, featuring the finest liquors, a white truffle garnish, served in a solid gold goblet, rimmed with caviar, and a $100 bill for a straw. Or it is all just a trick to get you to drink someth

Episode 87: Crying Over Spilt Milk – Milk Punch

Jul 5th, 2018 2h 10m

This episode we are talking about Milk Punch, which in newer recipes resembles a boozy milkshake. As the recipes get older, they get, let’s say slightly more unusual. This is the oldest drink that we have covered so far, with origins dating to

Episode 86: When the Fat Lady Sings – Mamie Taylor Cocktail

Jun 21st, 2018 1h 45m

For as many times that we have said that there aren’t a whole lot of Scotch cocktails, we have another one for you! This one also has the name of a person, which sometimes is helpful like the Lucien Gaudin and sometimes unhelpful like the Barba

Episode 85: The Gin Is Mightier Than The Sword – Lucien Gaudin Cocktail

Jun 7th, 2018 1h 44m

At first glance, you might say that this cocktail has an unusual combination of ingredients, featuring gin, Campari, French Vermouth and Cointreau. And then you realize it is a Negroni with Cointreau. Oh well, there are only so many ingredients

Episode 84: Twisting the Lion's Tail – Lion's Tail

May 24th, 2018 1h 52m

The Lion’s Tail cocktail is one of just many, many recipes originating from the Café Royal Cocktail Book (1937), that never really appeared again until very recently. Most of the ingredients are pretty standard, with the exception of Pimento Li

Episode 83: Besottedly Correct – The Liberal Cocktail

May 10th, 2018 1h 30m

In the U.S. of today the term liberal has very specific connotations. What did it mean when the Liberal Cocktail was created in the 1890s though? Was the creation a celebration of or jab at late 19th-century liberal ideals? If you had that labe

Episode 82: Semper Vinolentia – Leatherneck Cocktail

Apr 26th, 2018 1h 29m

First printed in Ted Saucier's Bottoms Up cocktail guide, this drink is not well represented and probably not well liked but nevertheless we did our 82nd episode on it. It first appears nearly simultaneously with the introduction of blue curaca

Episode 81: By Jupiter's Beard – Jupiter Cocktail

Apr 12th, 2018 56m 46s

A name like the Jupiter Cocktail immediately evokes images of the enormous planet with the great swirling storms and the Roman king of the gods, with thunderbolt in hand. The cocktail indicates power, something greater than all. I would expect

Episode 80: Jamaican Me Crazy – Jasper's Jamaican Planter's Punch

Mar 29th, 2018 1h 26m

Jasper’s Jamaican Planter’s Punch is a more contemporary take on an old drink called simply, Planter’s Punch. Resembling punches of the colonial-era, Planter’s Punch appears to have originated in the Caribbean in the early to mid-1800s. Where e

Episode 79: Like Watching Varnish Dry – Japalac Cocktail

Mar 15th, 2018 1h 7m

Do you like cocktails that are named after a 19th century varnish? Then step right up to the bar and order a Japalac Cocktail. That’s right folks, nothing says quenching your thirst like old lacquer!This recipe shows up first and only in Albert

Episode 78: Getting Rubbed Out – Jack Rose

Mar 1st, 2018 1h 34m

The Jack Rose Cocktail ingredients look like a deconstructed fruit bowl, bringing together Applejack, lemon juice (or sometimes lime juice), and grenadine. Dating back to the early 20th century, Cocktail Bill Boothby appears to have brought it

Episode 77: Gin and Taxes – Income Tax

Feb 15th, 2018 1h 19m

It is hard to imagine why you would want to name a drink after something that the great majority of the world hates, but here we are with the Income Tax Cocktail. Harry Craddock appears to be the person who wanted to remind people that the gove

Episode 76: Tying the Knot – Honeymoon Cocktail

Feb 1st, 2018 1h 9m

The Honeymoon Cocktail seems to first appear in Hugo Ensslin’s Recipes for Mixed Drinks (1917), and contains an unusually sweet and fruit-based combination of ingredients, calling for Apple Brandy, lemon juice, curacao, and Benedictine. We take