Our second cocktail is the Sloe Comfortable Screw Against The Wall. Also known as the “Slow Comfortable Screw Against The Wall”, this is a variant of the Slow Screw and Harvey wallbanger and Sloe Comfortable Screw Against The Wall; the Southern Comfort gives this cocktail the “Comfortable” part of the name.
Author: The Cocktails Must Flow
1st #cocktail of #FridayNightCocktails on 19th January: Blue Monday
Our first cocktail is the Blue Monday; adapted from the 1930 book The Savoy Cocktail Book by Harry Craddock, the Blue Monday is a vodka based cocktail; this recipe uses blue Curacao where Craddock’s recipe called for blue food colouring.
3rd #cocktail of #FridayNightCocktails on 12th January: Sloe Screw Against The Wall
Our third and final cocktail is the Sloe Screw Against The Wall. Also known as the “Slow Screw Against The Wall”, this is a variant of the Slow Screw and Harvey wallbanger; the Galliano float from the latter gives this cocktail the “against the wall” part of the name.
2nd #cocktail of #FridayNightCocktails on 12th January: Root 56
Our second cocktail is the Root 56. Inspired by ginger root and promoted by Jägermeister, which includes ginger root as one of the 56 hers and spices in Jägermeister Herbal Liqueur.
1st #cocktail of #FridayNightCocktails on 12th January: Alexander #2 (Classic Brandy Alexander)
xOur first cocktail is the Alexander #2 (Classic Brandy Alexander). Thought to have been created in the late 1920s, it was included by Harry Craddock in his The Savoy cocktail Book in 1930. An equal measure Brandy Alexander.
3rd #cocktail of #FridayNightCocktails on 29th December: Poet’s Dream
Our third and final cocktail is the Poet’s Dream. A classic cocktail of unknown origin, which made it’s first appearance in print in the 1931 Old Waldorf Bar Days book..
2nd #cocktail of #FridayNightCocktails on 29th December: Perfect Rob Roy
1st #cocktail of #FridayNightCocktails on 29th December: Velvet Hammer
Our first cocktail is the Velvet Hammer, a creamy, but potent dessert cocktail.
3rd #cocktail of #ChristmasCocktails: Sloe Royale
Our third and final cocktail is the Sloe Royale. Perfect for Christmas or other winter events where you need a cocktail easy to make in bulk.