The Millionaire Cocktail (#2)
1 oz. Plymouth gin 1/2 oz. sweet vermouth 1 tsp. grenadine 1 tsp. pineapple juice 1 egg white Shake with cracked ice and strain into double cocktail glass. — Not a winner. Rosy red and buoyed a bit by...
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1 1/2 oz gin 3/4 oz pineapple juice 1/4 oz maraschino — Tried this one several days back without documenting — from the category it should be evident: I give it a Bronx cheer. Cited by an eGullet...
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Having found unexpected pleasure in the Monkey Gland, it seems wise to reserve judgment about other winkingly-named vintage drinks, in the hopes that some rise above mere novelty. And how better to...
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It’s a damp and drizzly evening in Portland, and Ms. Thirsty is feeling a cold coming on. Of course, the ever-inventive science of mixology has produced countless potations for just such a...
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There was an … incident… in my early drinking years involving Egyptian beer and a bottle of arak (this arak, which is akin to ouzo, not Batavia arak, which is a different liquor entirely). It was...
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