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One of the best recreational pastimes this time of year, in my neck of the woods, is skiing. Unfortunately, I am usually the one on the sidelines making cocktails for the enthusiasts of this hobby. As clumsy as I can be, and due to the business I’m in, it wouldn’t be a great idea for […]
Just one taste of this drink will make you realize where they get the name. This is one of those liquid sedatives that you want to forget the daily grind with. Yes, the temperature is creeping up outside, but there are still the chilly nights where the fire can be lit and you can get […]
This drink is kind of an oddity because the main ingredient is Dry Vermouth. Not too often will you see this being the center piece to any cocktail. But, with the brandy being the secondary, and the other ingredients included, it works out nicely. I need to warn you that this cocktail is not for […]
Considered one of the most famous Pre-Prohibition drinks of the Twentieth Century, the Sidecar is considered one of six basic drinks in David Embury’s book, The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, published in 1948. Embury recognized this drink being invented by an American Army Captain that would frequent his favorite bistro and would be driven […]
James Nason of Franklin, Mass. was the first person to obtain a patent for a coffee percolator, on this day in 1865. I don’t know about all of you - but I don’t know what I’d do without my coffee maker in the morning. Let’s just say that I would probably be involved in many […]
The Nutcracker is a two-act ballet that made its debut on this date in 1892 at St. Petersburg, Russia’s Maryinksy Theater. Tchaikovski was first skeptical on doing a twin-bill that featured both an opera and a ballet. He wanted to use The Nutcracker as an opening to what he considered the more important part of […]
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