Thirsty Thursday: Vintage Edition

Singapore Sling: 

The Singapore Sling is a South-East Asian cocktail. This long drink was developed sometime before 1915^[1] by Ngiam Tong Boon, a Hainanese bartender working at the Long Bar in Raffles Hotel Singapore. It was initially called the gin sling,^[2] - a sling was originally an American drink composed of spirit and water, sweetened and flavored.^[3] - Wikipedia

Recipe:

1/2 oz of Grenadine Syrup

1 oz of Gin

Sweet and Sour Mix

Club Soda

1/2 oz of Cherry Brandy

Pour Grenadine in collins glass with ice.

Add Gin and equal parts Sweet and Sour mix 

and Club Soda to almost fill glass.

Top with cherry brandy.

Garnish with orange slice & cherry.

Enjoy learning another vintage drink!

Thirsty Thursday: Vintage Edition

Sorry for the lack of Thirsty Thursday last week.  But without further ado we present to you:

Ward Eight: 

The Ward 8 or Ward Eight is a cocktail originating in 1898 in Boston, Massachusetts at the bar of the Gilded Age restaurant Locke-Ober. In 1898 Democratic political czar Martin M. Lomasney hoped to capture a seat in the state's legislature, the General Court of Massachusetts. Lomasney held considerable power in the city for nearly 50 years. The story goes that the drink was created to honor his election, and the city's Ward 8 which historically delivered him a winning margin. Competing, but unfounded myths abound in print and on the Internet. One story reports that it originated in New York in an area known for political corruption, another that the cocktail is a traditional drink of the Scots Guards. - Wikipedia

Recipe:

2 oz of Bourbon

3/4 oz of Lemon Juice

3/4 oz of Simple Syrup

Dash of Grenadine

Pour ingredients in a shaker with ice.

Shake to combine.

Strain into a glass filled with ice. 

Garnish with orange slice & cherry.

Enjoy learning another vintage drink!

Thirsty Thursday: Vintage Edition

Tom Collins: 

The Tom Collins is a Collins cocktail made from gin, lemon juice, sugar and carbonated water. First memorialized in writing in 1876 by "the father of American mixology"Jerry Thomas, this "gin and sparkling lemonade" drink typically is served in a Collins glass over ice. - Wikipedia

Recipe:

2 oz of Gin

1 oz of Lemon Juice

1 tsp of Sugar

3 oz Club Soda

Mix Gin, Lemon Juice, and Sugar in a shaker with ice.

Shake to combine.

Strain into collins glass filled with ice. 

Pour in Club Soda.

Garnish with orange slice & cherry.

Enjoy learning another vintage drink!

Thirsty Thursday: Vintage Edition

Planter's Punch: 

Planter's Punch is an IBA Official Cocktail^[1] made of dark rum, lemon juice, Grenadine syrup and a dash of Angostura bitters. The cocktail has been said to have originated at the Planters Hotel in Charleston, SC, but the recipe originates in Jamaica. - Wikipedia

Recipe:

1 part Dark Rum

1/2 part Orgeat Syrup

2 parts Orange Juice

1 part Pineapple Juice

Combine all ingredients in glass over ice.

Garnish with lime and cherry.

Enjoy learning another vintage drink!

Thirsty Thursday: Vintage Edition

Gimlet: 

The gimlet is a cocktail made of gin or vodka and lime juice. A 1928 description of the drink was: "gin, a spot of lime, and soda."^[1] The description in the 1953 Raymond Chandler novel The Long Goodbye stated that "a real gimlet is half gin and half Rose's lime juice and nothing else".^[2] - Wikipedia

Recipe:

2  1/2 oz of Gin

1/2 oz of Lime Juice

1/2 oz of Simple Syrup

Shake over ice and strain into glass

Garnish with Lime Wheel

Enjoy learning another vintage drink!

Thirsty Thursday (Vintage Edition)

The Grasshopper: 

A grasshopper is a sweet, mint-flavored, after-dinner drink. The name of the drink is derived from its green color, which is provided by the crème de menthe. The drink reputedly originated at Tujague's, a landmark bar in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana,^[1] and gained popularity during the 1950s and 1960s throughout the American South. - Wikipedia

Recipe:

3/4 oz Green Creme de Menthe

3/4 oz White Creme de Cacao

3/4 oz Light Cream

Shake over ice and strain into glass

Enjoy learning another vintage drink!

We'll leave you with one of our favorite TV show characters 

enjoying one of his favorite drinks.

You've got to love Big Bang Theory!

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Thirsty Thursday (Vintage Edition)

The Rob Roy: 

A perfect Rob Roy is made with equal parts sweet and dry vermouth. The Rob Roy is usually served in a cocktail glass and garnished with a lemon twist (for the perfect and dry versions), or maraschino cherry (for the sweet version). - Wikipedia

Recipe:

1 1/2 oz Scotch

1/4 oz Sweet Vermouth

2 dashes Angostura Bitters

Stir over ice and strain into glass

Garnish with Maraschino Cherry or Lemon Twist

Enjoy learning another vintage drink!

Here's a listing in our shop that would be perfect for this drink!

Thirsty Thursday (Vintage Edition)

In honor of an old college tradition, here's our first Thirsty Thursday: Vintage Edition.  

Enjoy!

Our first vintage drink to spotlight is the Pink Lady.

Recipe: 

1 Egg white

1 Jigger of Dry Gin

1 Jigger of Lemon Juice

1 Jigger of Apricot Brandy

1 Tablespoon Grenadine

Taken from Wikipedia:

"The name of the cocktail itself is sometimes said to be taken from the 1911 Broadway musical by Ivan Caryll of the same name.^[8] During the prohibition era (1920-1933) the cocktail was already widely known. In those years it was a popular drink at the Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans, where it was offered under the name Pink Shimmy as well. Its recipe was due to Armond Schroeder an assistant manager at the club.^[9] The popularity of the Pink Lady might partially be explained by the often bad quality of pure Gin during the prohibition era. Due to that there was a need to add additional flavours to compensate for the Gin's bad taste.^[10]"

Here is set of vintage stemware from our shop that would work for your next cocktail party: