Author: add1sun

This one is a whole bunch of liquor. Instead of just a shot of one spirit, it’s simply a blend of 3 shots, with the absinthe added as an afterthought to make it a “cocktail.” Lommebogen and Café Royal have the same recipe, but Savoy has two different recipes for this one. The one that… Continue reading Third Rail Cocktail

Another interesting vermouth cocktail, with two very different recipes here. Aside from the different spirits used, the emphasis, or lack thereof, is pretty marked between the two. The combo of apple brandy and gin doesn’t sound terribly appealing to me on paper, so I’m curious how that one will come out. The modern recipe uses… Continue reading Star Cocktail

The Singapore Sling is one of those classic drinks where the recipe ends up all over the place. There is a lot of murkiness around the original recipe, and the variants since then. I’ll leave it to others, like David Wondrich, to walk through the history of it all. The main differences we have in… Continue reading Singapore Sling

I love fizzes. The most famous fizz, the Ramos Gin Fizz, was one of the first cocktails I completely fell in love with. This recipe is very similar to the Golden Fizz, except we are using the egg white instead of the egg yolk. Makes sense, right? Lommebogen also adds a tiny bit of cream… Continue reading Silver Fizz Cocktail

Another of the classics that is still widely made today, this time from the sour family. All three books have a slightly different take on the same basic premise: sour, sweet, and cognac. I love me some sours (and enjoy a good Sidecar), so this is right up my alley. Lommebogen shakes things up with… Continue reading Sidecar Cocktail

The odd thing about this “cocktail” is that it is basically a seasoned raw egg, or egg yolk, served in a glass. This isn’t about spirits. I can see where the name Prairie Oyster came from, in that you have a small, round, raw item that is accompanied by toppings you might easily find with… Continue reading Prairie Hen and Oyster

Anything with “pink” in the name is bound to have grenadine in it. All of the books have gin and grenadine for this, but Lommebogen gives a wallop of sweet with a healthy dose of curaçao, and then tries to balance that with a little lemon juice. The Savoy/Café Royal version sticks to grenadine for… Continue reading Pink Lady Cocktail

Paradise. Mmmm. I’m thinking beaches and palm trees, and someone bringing me cold drinks on the beach. I don’t immediately place gin there, but I could be convinced. This looks like a pretty sweet cocktail on the tin, but this is the same in all three books. That dash of lemon juice doesn’t look like… Continue reading Paradise Cocktail

When I think of Pall Mall, I think of cigarettes, which for me, as a non-smoker, is not the greatest association. This is another recipe that I get to use my crème de menthe in though, so that definitely piqued my interest. It’s interesting to see where a hint of mint can really add to… Continue reading Pall Mall Cocktail

This doesn’t have the most appealing name. Apparently this was pretty much a made up concoction with a weird, made up name, to intrigue people into drinking it. Art of Drink has the whole story. Lommebogen has the basic mixers matching up with Savoy and Café Royal, but the base spirit is quite different. It… Continue reading Monkey Gland Cocktail