Gin Archives - Page 23 of 26 - The Intoxicologist

Cocktail Recipes Enter The Twilight Zone

Twilight Zone cocktail artwork copyright Cheri Loughlin

You are now entering The Twilight Zone…of cocktail recipes that is. The Twilight Zone aired as a television series fifty years ago today, a full decade before I was born. Yet, I remember bits and pieces of the series like

Carpano Antica Formula Adds Velvet Touch to Classic Drink Recipes

Carpano Antica and Fernet-Branca - photo copyright Cheri Loughlin

The bottle is gloriously old fashioned with tribute to the timelessness of the hand-crafted formula contained within the glass that holds its fine treasure. Saying Carpano Antica Formula is vermouth downplays the richness of the red sweetness that rolls over

Aviation Day Recipes to Celebrate the Day

In the beginning Aviation Day (August 19) was all about the celebration of flight, Orville Wright’s birthday and congratulating the men and women who made early aviation a reality. Today celebration of Aviation Day is possible via proclamation by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 and cocktail hour at Joe’s pub or the retro version of the Speakeasy that make modern day celebrations so fun to well, celebrate or at least recognize with a cocktail or two.