Category Archives: Gin

Barranquilla Green Jade

I’m starting to wonder if there’s an inverse correlation between the quality of a Charles H. Baker, Jr. narrative and […]

Sahara Glowing Heart Cocktail

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

Kelly’s Shamrock Special

Apparently a bartender in Panama whipped up this little number to celebrate two of Baker’s friends being released from the […]

Rosy Dawn Cocktail

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

Grande Bretagne Cocktail Nos. I and II

Charles H. Baker, Jr., describes the Grande Bretagne Cocktail No. I as “One of the Five or Six Chief Cocktails […]

Broken Spur

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

Colombo “Flying Fish”

Baker reports that this drink “Was Taken into the Fold on a Memorable Night in Ceylon.” By “memorable,” does he […]

Cafe de Paris Cocktail

Let’s get straight to the recipe this time, so I can rant about this drink as soon as possible: 1 […]

Gaby des Lys

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