3 Stars – The Gentleman's Companion

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The Gentleman’s Companion includes an uncommonly large number of drinks that specify fresh pineapple as a garnish, and as mentioned […]

By Jeff Posted on January 18, 2011 – 6:47 am | Also posted in 4 Stars, Angostura Bitters, Baker Drinks, Lime, Maraschino, Rum, Simple Syrup | 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 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 Posted on December 27, 2010 – 7:55 am | Also posted in Absinthe, Apricot Brandy, Apricot Eau-De-Vie, Baker Drinks, Gin, Grenadine | Comments (0)

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

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

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

Many of Charles H. Baker, Jr.’s cocktail formulas are of interest not so much because of the cocktails themselves, but […]

By Jeff Posted on November 7, 2010 – 4:00 pm | Also posted in Anisette, Baker Drinks, Egg Yolk, Gin, Port, Vermouth (Italian) | Comments (2)

From Wikipedia: “Cap-Haïtien (Okap or Kapayisyen in Kréyòl) is a city of about 190,000 people on the north coast of Haiti.” After the […]

By Jeff Posted on October 30, 2010 – 6:28 pm | Also posted in Angostura Bitters, Baker Drinks, Honey Syrup, Rum | Comments (2)

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 5 Stars, Baker Drinks, Chartreuse (Green), Cognac, Cream, Egg, Non-Baker Drinks, Nutmeg, Port, Sugar | Comments (0)

Okay, enough bizarre Baker cocktails of dubious merit. Here’s one that actually deserves a place in a bartender’s standard rotation: […]

By Jeff Posted on October 18, 2010 – 9:56 pm | Also posted in 5 Stars, Absinthe, Angostura Bitters, Baker Drinks, Gin, Orgeat | 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 Baker Drinks, Champagne, Chartreuse (Yellow), Cognac, Orange Bitters, Sugar | Comments (1)