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We’re getting close to the one-year anniversary of Pineapple Drink Night, so I guess I’d better go ahead and blog […]

By Jeff Posted on August 28, 2011 – 10:03 pm | Also posted in 4 Stars, Baker Drinks, Cherry, Cointreau, Lime, Orange Bitters, Pineapple | Comments (1)

Happy new year, everyone! I began 2011 by hosting a New Year’s Eve party for 15 guests, and what better […]

By Jeff Posted on January 4, 2011 – 7:24 am | Also posted in 5 Stars, Apricot Brandy, Baker Drinks, Champagne, Club Soda, Lemon, Pineapple, Rum, Sugar, Tea (Green) | Comments (1)

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

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

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

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

Oh, God, the first of the pousse-cafés. I’ve been dreading this day. A pousse-café, of course, is a drink that […]

By Jeff Posted on November 23, 2010 – 7:56 am | Also posted in 4 Stars, Angostura Bitters, Baker Drinks, Chartreuse (Green) | Comments (1)

The longer the yarn that accompanies a Charles H. Baker, Jr., cocktail, the nearer and dearer it was to his […]

As relief from the recent spate of dicey Baker drinks, I thought I’d post this Thanksgiving-themed cocktail that I came […]

By Jeff Posted on November 19, 2010 – 7:37 pm | Also posted in 5 Stars, Allspice Dram, Cardamom, Egg White, Lemon, Maple Syrup, Original Drinks, Pumpkin, Rum | Comments (4)

Zamboanga was a province of the Philippines back when Charles H. Baker, Jr., wrote his magnum opus. Baker’s description of […]

By Jeff Posted on November 15, 2010 – 7:23 am | Also posted in 4 Stars, Angostura Bitters, Baker Drinks, Lime, Maraschino, Pineapple Syrup | Comments (1)

Returning to the picker-uppers, Baker brings us a variation on a very old flip formula. The port flip has been […]

By Jeff Posted on October 26, 2010 – 10:00 pm | Also posted in 3 Stars, 5 Stars, Baker Drinks, Chartreuse (Green), Cream, Egg, Non-Baker Drinks, Nutmeg, Port, Sugar | Comments (0)

I always feel a little torn when it comes to champagne cocktails. On the one hand, champagne is so delicious […]

By Jeff Posted on October 8, 2010 – 12:37 pm | Also posted in 3 Stars, Baker Drinks, Champagne, Chartreuse (Yellow), Orange Bitters, Sugar | Comments (1)