Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down…or balances out half an ounce of sour, fresh-squeezed lemon juice and vodka. The lemon drop martini is the perfect blend of a vodka kick, acidic tang, and sugary sweetness, and one of the most popular...
There is speculation and debate over whether the Manhattan Club in New York City is the true location of the Manhattan cocktail’s origin. Whether it is or isn’t, the conflicting story of its 1870’s birth is one worth telling. According to the Manhattan Club’s self-proclaimed...
Friends make jokes, good friends laugh at each other’s jokes, but great friends make jokes on each other— and if you’re lucky, a cocktail is born from it. The Great Tom Collins Hoax of 1874 became a phenomenon all due to one fellow who decided...
The turn of the 20th century was a time for inventing. The Wright brothers built the first working airplane. Henry Ford used the first conveyor belt-based assembly line in his car factory. However, the man we’re currently giving some credit to is Ngiam Tong Boon,...
