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Next up in Lommebogen is the Brandy Cocktail. Try Googling that one. Yeah, you get all kind of brandy cocktails, but it’s impossible to find hits for the Brandy Cocktail. So, this is just going from what is in the three books, without any modern research. I’m just not that patient or persistent, especially whenContinueContinue reading “Brandy Cocktail”

The cocktail that comes first alphabetically in Lommebogen, and also matches my triple-book criteria, is the Blackthorn. This first one is a doozy. Let’s start with the name. Axel has it written down as Blach Torn. Torn is thorn in Danish, and generally Danish isn’t good with “th” in words. When I was looking atContinueContinue reading “Blackthorn Cocktail”

As I dive into blogging the Lommebogen recipes I need to set some parameters, and clarify a few things. (If you don’t know what Lommebogen is, read my earlier blog post about Cocktail History.) Here are some basic things you should know: Selection of cocktails I’m not doing every cocktail in Lommebogen (maybe someday, butContinueContinue reading “Lommebogen Ground Rules”

I seem to like starting new projects. Not that I actually complete them all (see: weekly photo plan). So, in that spirit, I’ve got a new project—this time in the cocktail realm. Last fall my friend Rie gave me a great cocktail gift in a small book called Lommebogen (link is in Danish). It isContinueContinue reading “Cocktail History”