December – 2010 – The Gentleman's Companion

Angel’s Cherry

Oh, boy, another pousse-café! Baker coyly states that the “title meaning is debatable.” Not really. This is the first drink […]

By Jeff December 29, 2010 – 9:46 am | Posted in 3 Stars, Baker Drinks, Benedictine, Cognac, Cream, Damiana | Comments (3)

This one came to Baker, and therefore to us, “from the Hands of one Abdullah an Arab Muslim Wizard back […]

By Jeff December 27, 2010 – 7:55 am | Posted in 3 Stars, Absinthe, Apricot Brandy, Apricot Eau-De-Vie, Baker Drinks, Gin, Grenadine | Comments (0)

Charles H. Baker, Jr., was given his recipe for the Lalla Rookh Cocktail “on a Trip Home from Yokohama in […]

By Jeff December 19, 2010 – 11:26 pm | Posted in 4 Stars, Baker Drinks, Cognac, Cream, Non-Baker Drinks, Rum, Sugar, Vanilla Cordial | Comments (1)

This drink is the progenitor of the slightly better-known Montauk Riding Club Cocktail. It first saw print in 1895, when […]

By Jeff December 3, 2010 – 6:42 am | Posted in 5 Stars, Angostura Bitters, Baker Drinks, Boker's Bitters, Calisaya | Comments (3)

The second Champagne Velvet is a whole lot like the first, but it uses Bass Ale in place of Guinness: […]

By Jeff December 1, 2010 – 11:00 pm | Posted in 3 Stars, Baker Drinks, Bass Ale, Champagne | Comments (0)