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Singapore Sling
The Singapore Sling is one of those classic drinks where the recipe ends up all over the place. There is a lot of murkiness around the original recipe, and the variants since then. I'll leave it to...
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Star Cocktail
Another interesting vermouth cocktail, with two very different recipes here. Aside from the different spirits used, the emphasis, or lack thereof, is pretty marked between the two. The combo of apple...
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Third Rail Cocktail
This one is a whole bunch of liquor. Instead of just a shot of one spirit, it's simply a blend of 3 shots, with the absinthe added as an afterthought to make it a "cocktail."Lommebogen and Café Royal...
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Tom Collins
Lommebogen calls this a "cobbler," which it really isn't, but close enough. This is the classic summer drink, and it's perfect to have during a Copenhagen heat wave. Basically you have a gin lemonade,...
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Lommebogen Ground Rules
As I dive into blogging the Lommebogen recipes I need to set some parameters, and clarify a few things. (If you don't know what Lommebogen is, read my earlier blog post about Cocktail History.) Here...
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Torpedo Cocktail
This is one is the same in all three books, and is pretty much a twist on brandy, with a dash of gin. So, put some liquor on your liquor, and call it good. I'm not sure what the gin is supposed to be...
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White Lady Cocktail
This is a classic drink which is basically a gin sour with the sugar swapped for curaçao, so I'm always game for that. Again, Axel is bringing on the sugar though. Equal amounts of cuaçao and sweet and...
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Yale Cocktail
We've got gin and water, and some things to flavor that. Lommebogen goes big with lemon and orange juice, while the one from Café Royal and Savoy goes simple with some bitters. The Lommebogen one looks...
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Yellow Daisy Cocktail
This recipe in Lommebogen and Savoy is designed for 6 people, using glasses for measurements, and so I broke it down to one drink size. The only difference in the books is that Café Royal does not...
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Last week I sent out a simple question on social media asking what people's three favorite cocktails are (this went out to Twitter and Facebook):What are your 3 favorite cocktails? Hard to pick, but...
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Buck, Mule, or Dark 'N' Stormy?
In my little informal poll of what's popular to drink, the Dark 'N' Stormy and the Moscow Mule, combined, came out on top. If you think about it, the ginger beer connection between the Dark 'n' Stormy...
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Old Fashioned
Ah, the Old Fashioned. I'm so pleased that this came in as number three in my cocktail poll. This drink is much more my style than highballs. The Old Fashioned name came about in the 1880s, but comes...
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Mixology Monday: Cocktails and Gelatin
I follow quite a few cocktail bloggers (shocking, right?), and so I've come across Mixology Monday (MxMo) regularly. MxMo is a monthly cocktail challenge. It is quite similar to the Daring Kitchen...
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Margarita
The lovely number four in our top ten list is the Margarita. Tequila isn't found in so many of the older classic cocktails, and apparently while the Margarita has existed since the 30s (or 40s or 50s,...
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Something and Coke (aka Coketails)
The fifth drink in the list I'm working through, is one that I've actually never ordered, and I can't tell you if I've even ever had one. I've combined two very similar ones here, based on the main...
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