Rosy Dawn Cocktail

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

Posted in 2 Stars, 3 Stars, Baker Drinks, Cherry Brandy, Club Soda, Cognac, Cointreau, Gin, Grenadine, Kirschwasser, Lime, Peychaud's Bitters, Rose's Lime on November 22, 2010 – 6:11 am | Comments (0)

New weblog awesomeness

Wow, so many exciting changes on this weblog! Here’s a list of all the recent improvements:

Posted in Throat-Clearing on November 17, 2010 – 10:00 pm | Comments (7)

East India Cocktail

As you may have noticed by now, I’m more than happy to fiddle with Baker’s drinks in the name of […]

Posted in 1 Star, Baker Drinks, Cherry, Orange Bitters, Sherry, Vermouth (French) on November 17, 2010 – 6:56 am | Comments (3)

Zamboanga “Zeinie” Cocktail

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

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

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 […]

Posted in 2 Stars, 4 Stars, Apricot Brandy, Apricot Eau-De-Vie, Baker Drinks, Egg White, Gin, Kirschwasser, Lemon, Orange Bitters, Peach Bitters on November 11, 2010 – 12:13 am | Comments (5)

Broken Spur

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

Posted in 3 Stars, Anisette, Baker Drinks, Egg Yolk, Gin, Port, Vermouth (Italian) on November 7, 2010 – 4:00 pm | Comments (2)

Cap Haitien Rum & Honey

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 […]

Posted in 3 Stars, Angostura Bitters, Baker Drinks, Honey Syrup, Rum on October 30, 2010 – 6:28 pm | Comments (2)

Colombo “Flying Fish”

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

Posted in 2 Stars, 4 Stars, Baker Drinks, Gin, Maraschino, Orange, Peach Bitters on October 28, 2010 – 7:42 am | Comments (2)

Porto Flip

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

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

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 […]

Posted in 1 Star, Anisette, Baker Drinks, Cream, Egg White, Gin on October 24, 2010 – 12:05 pm | Comments (1)