The Cocktails Must Flow

Our second cocktail is the Alaska (Savoy Recipe). The Alaska first appeared in Harry Craddock’s 1930 book, The Savoy Cocktail Book.

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This is the 500th cocktail we’ve posted since we started the site. I’ve been looking for something special, but got really busy with work and looking after the puppy that I’ve not had time to sort something out, so went with a variant of one of my favourite cocktails, the Bijou, called the Tailspin.

Our first cocktail this evening is the Tailspin, a variant of the Bijou cocktail which almost leans into Negroni territory. It first appeared in the 1936 edition of Mr. Boston’s DeLuxe Official Bartender’s Guide, without the Campari wash (essentially a Bijou under a different name).

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Our third cocktail is the Greenpoint. Created by Michael McIlroy at Milk & Honey in New York City, USA, in 2006.

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Our second cocktail is the Amber Room. A vintage cocktail of unknown origin, related to the Bijou cocktail, but with different proportions.

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Our first cocktail is the Chocolate Negroni. A Negroni variant created in the 2000s by Naren Young in New York City, USA, which would work well at Christmas.

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Our third cocktail is the Marguerite (Johnson). We previously posted the Tim Daly version from his 1903 Bartenders Encyclopedia which differs a little from Harry Johnson’s 1900 New and Improved Bartenders’ Manual that we couldn;t resist making for this evening.

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Our second cocktail is the Phish Hook. Created by Jamie Boudreau in 2010; this is the Simon Difford variant.

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Our first cocktail is the Jabroni. Thought to be created for tequila brand, Teremana, the Jabroni uses one of the brands owners, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s favourite insults.

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Our third cocktail is the Borderline. A bourbon cocktail, created by James Mellor in 2004 at Mint Leaf, London, England, which is oddly reminiscent of cola.

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Our second cocktail is the Platinum Blonde. A sophisticated cream cocktail of unknown origin.

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