Cocktail 365 Blog

In 2018 as a New Year’s resolution I will be trying a different classic cocktail every day for a year.

This blog will be that journey, and will be a combination of cocktail recipes, photos and a drinking journal for 2018. for more information please visit the Intro post.

We hope you enjoy joining us on this cocktail crawl as much as we plan on enjoying it

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26 Mar22-03-2018 Rum Cocktail; Rum Old Fashioned


Rum Cocktail – Recipe below from David Embury’s ‘The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks’ 1951 Mix exactly the same as the…

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25 Mar21-03-2018 Olympia; Olympic


Olympic – Recipe below from David Embury’s ‘The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks’ 1951 OLYMPIA; OLYMPIC  This is a Daiquiri or…

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25 Mar20-03-2018 Morning Rose


Morning Rose – Recipe below from David Embury’s ‘The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks’ 1951 If, in place of sugar in…

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25 Mar19-03-2018 Beachcomber


Beachcomber – David Embury If we substitute equal parts maraschino and Cointreau in place of the sugar syrup in a rum…

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25 Mar18-03-2018 Westchester Special


Westchester Special – Recipe below from David Embury’s ‘The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks’ 1951 If we substitute lime juice for…

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18 Mar17-03-2018 Alaska


Alaska – Recipe below from ‘Old Waldorf Bar Days’ Dash of Orange Bitters One-third Yellow Chartreuse Two-thirds Tom Gin This drink…

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18 Mar16-03-2018 Knickerbocker


Knickerbocker – Old Waldorf Bar Days After a well-known New York club, then situated in a few steps from the Waldorf,…

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18 Mar15-03-2018 McKinleys Delight


McKinleys Delight – Old Waldorf Bar Days One dash Absinthe  Two dashes Cherry Brandy  Two-thirds Whiskey  One-third Italian Vermuth  Stir; strain…

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16 Mar14-03-2018 Country Gentleman


Country Gentleman – David Embury 1 part Sugar Syrup  2 parts Curacao  2 parts Lemon Juice  8 parts Apple Brandy  Shake…

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14 Mar13-03-2018 Curacao


Curacao – David Embury A drink in which curacao only is substituted for sugar syrup is the Curacao 2 parts curacao…

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