Search Results for: holland gin cock-tail

Drinks Index

Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn An alphabetical listing of all drinks found on this site, along with a listing of components. To search for drinks by base spirit, use one of the category tags to your right; to search by other components (for example, “Peychaud’s bitters”), use the search function. A Absinthe, Italian style — absinthe,… Continue Reading

Respect Your Elders

Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn On the family tree of drinks, the Improved Holland Gin Cock-Tail is written near the top of the page. Nearly two hundred years ago, when cocktails were first defined as a spiritous liquor, sweetened with sugar, fortified with bitters and softened with water, the gin cocktail was one of the first… Continue Reading

The Path to Learned Drinking, Part I: Killer Cocktails

Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn In the two years or so since my interest in cocktails really blossomed, I’ve collected somewhere around 50 books related to drinks and drinking. And while I have a few books on wine, bar ware, and other stuff, by far most of my books are cocktail guides–what cocktails are, how to… Continue Reading

The Great Gomme Adventure

Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn There are lots of different ways you can sweeten a drink, from using liqueurs to plain sugar to more exotic sweeteners like agave syrup or cane juice. But one once-ubiquitous sweetener (when I say “once,” I’m talking handlebar-mustache-and-spats times) is almost never seen anymore (and that “almost” is pretty generous): gomme… Continue Reading