Many drinks are an offshoot of the Gin and Vodka drinks out of the 20’s and 30’s that are part of the Cape Codder family which is Vodka and Cranberry. There are many variations on this drink like the Bay Breeze, Sea Breeze, Greyhound… Any way you look at it the drink reminds you of summer by the sea!
The Buck’s Fizz is listed as one of 21 “fizzes” in Harry Craddock’s 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book with the proportions “¼ glass orange juice, fill with champagne” in a “long tumbler”. Very similar to the Mimosa the Mimosa is more well know and a brunch staple.
Read More
Lots of Citrus and Pineaple flavors make the Brassy Blond a good pool side drink. You can serve in a cocktail glass or over ice with a little extra pineapple juice if you’d like to cut down on the proof!
Read More
Simple and refreshing a Bourbon Stone Sour is a great go to drink. Best with Summer and friends sip one and let the conversation unfold.
Read More
Simple, light and clean, the Boston Cooler starts the summer season with a bang.
Read More
A Vodka based tropical it’s like an Orange and Pineapple martini – sweet and deadly!
Read More
Blue Hawaiian gets its name from the beautiful blue of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hawaii. Created by Harry Yee at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in 1957 when a sales rep asked him to make a drink using Blue Curaçao liqueur. Curacao is an orange based liqueur that is often colored blue or orange and used extensively in tropical themed drinks. It does have a tie to the Elvis movie “Blue Hawaii” but it is fairly loose in nature. This drink, and like many like it, were an off shoot of the 60’s love of all things Hawaiian and tiki. Having sat at the pool bar at the Hilton Hawaiian Village and looked out over Waikiki Beach, I can see where they got the name.
Some times you just need a bloody good drink! Blood Orange Mojito fills that spot and then some. Try it out and you may never go back!