A photo of my Smoking Ban Bitters appeared in the new edition of the Improper Bostonian (twice -- table of contents page 3, and on page 38). No mention in the text though. The cocktail glass (next to the bottle of bitters) appears to be the ones at Rendezvous in Central ( Read more... )

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While these pictures seem all cute, they are actually showdowns... no growling or swiping, just pure intimidation.


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Lamb's Club
• 1/2 oz Gin
• 1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth
• 1/2 oz Dry Vermouth
• 2 dashes Benedictine
Stir with ice and strain into a small cocktail glass. I found this recipe in Boothby's World Drinks and How to Make Them (1934) and later on CocktailDB which has it in a more modern format of 3/4 oz of gin and vermouths and 1/4 oz of Benedictine. ( Read more... )

Café Royal Special
• 1/2 oz Dry Gin
• 1/2 oz Lemon Juice
• 1/2 oz Dry Vermouth
• 1/2 oz Sloe Gin
Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. This recipe was garnered from the Café Royal Cocktail Book (1937) where it states that the drink was invented by W.J. Tarling (probably a bartender there). The recipe was equal parts and I went with 1/ ( Read more... )

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Artist's Special• 1/3 Whiskey (3/4 oz ( Read more... )

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Jasmine• 1 1/2 oz London Dry Gin ( Read more... )

A photo of dirtyknees from the Prohibition Repeal Party we went to on Thursday night at Eastern Standard:


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