Vintage Lookback: 1st Miss America

On this day back in 1921 the first Miss America was crowned.

Margaret Gorman of  Washington DC was crowned the first winner.

The competition at the time was called  The "Inner-City Beauty" Contest.

Click on the photo above to learn more.

Here's to the beauty of 1921!

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

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!

See you at the flea...

Incase you haven't heard...

we were accepted to be a vendor at The City Flea for the fall season!

We're super excited because we love The City Flea.

We will be there August 16, September 20, & October 11.

10 - 4pm @ Washington Park

Cincinnati, Ohio

Stop by & say hi!

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!

Treasury Tuesday

The Lady of the Manor

We were lucky to be included in this vintage decor treasury full of beautiful items 

Enjoy!!
(p.s. our item is the door knocker)

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:

Wayback Wednesday

I love photographs. Especially older ones. I am very fascinated at old photographs of cities. I spent one hour in a store looking at a book of old photographs of our city.  Here is a link to a site that has old photographs of New York City.  Click on the photo below & take a look!