The Hesitation Cocktail
The Hart of Darkness
Arnaud’s Special Cocktail
The Hesitation Cocktail
It seems there’s no end to the list of “zombie” cocktails.
Like the Aviation and the Blue Moon, the Hesitation Cocktail is another of the early-20th-Century cocktails that fell out of the standard repertoire when ingredients vanished from the marketplace. It was the disappearance of Swedish Punch that pushed the Hesitation onto the zombie list. Read more
Trinity Bitters and the Older Fashioned Cocktail
I first encountered Nick Kosevich’s cocktails back in the days when he tended bar at Town Talk in south Minneapolis. (In fact, it was Kosevich’s Sidecar that inspired my first Cold Glass article in 2009.) His back bar was lined with dropper bottles and dashers, evidence of his fascination with tinctures, bitters and flavorings. Read more 
Feeling bitter in the Bronx — the Income Tax Cocktail
I still remember the first time I filled out a tax form. I felt very official and bureaucratic; I was an important part of the American economy.
Of course, I didn’t make enough money that year to actually owe any taxes—I was filing to get all my withholding back. But still… Read more
Rum, fruit and spice — The Ancient Mariner
Warm days are returning to Minnesota; time to think about tropical drinks. As luck would have it, Jeff Berry’s Grog Log came to hand the other day, and fell open to his fruit and spice laden Ancient Mariner.
According to Berry, the Ancient Mariner is an attempt to recreate the flavors of Trader Vic’s Navy Grog, which was itself an attempt to decipher Don the Beachcomber’s drink of the same name. Read more
Irish Whiskey and the Dubliner Cocktail
There are only a few cocktails based on Irish whiskey. My favorite? The Dubliner. Read more
The mystery of the Old Pal cocktail
Sometime back I wrote up one of my favorite whiskey drinks, the 1794 Cocktail. At the time, I thought of the 1794 as an improvement of the classic Boulevardier, but it might be just as accurate to think of it as a variant of an even older drink: the Old Pal. Read more
