Harry MacElhone, proprietor of Harry’s New York Bar in Paris, France, is recognized as the first to publish this recipe. MacElhone named this cocktail after William “Sparrow” Robinson, a sports editor forThe New York Heraldin Paris. The Boulevardier was also invented by MacElhone. (His...
Esquiremagazine called it a drink “for pansies”, citing it as one of the dozen worst drinks of the previous decade. Maybe it was the pink color that suddenly put people off, but more likely, it was its close resemblance to the Pink Lady, ...
But the drink that skyrocketed to fame after being ordered by Yvonne (Madeleine Lebeau) is the French 75. Named after a French artillery cannon, the sparkling wine cocktail features gin, lemon juice, sugar and Champagne. Here’s how to make one using sparkling rosé. Get the Recipe: A ...
It is rumored thatCocchi Americanocan make for a better substitute to the Kina Lillet because Cocchi is bitter, like Kina. Lillet Blanc can be easier to find for most people, but Cocchi apparently will make for a more authentic Vesper. I think, go with what you have or want to use. We...
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Being a reader of Chez Us you have a pretty good idea that we are huge Francophiles. We love all things French from the country to the people, to the food and wine. When we were recently contacted to review The Girls Guide to Paris founder, Doni Belau’s book Paris Cocktails we kne...
Iconic cocktails mark every decade as much as charting songs, fashion and design. People remember, or think they remember what they were drinking and these memories link to significant events in their lives. So, what were the big cocktails of the 1970s and are they worth revisiting today?
Halloween is right around the corner.Are you looking for some boozycocktails for Halloweento make for your next Halloween party? These cocktails named after witches are just what you need! For some people,Halloween is all about the candy. I’m much more in favor of a glass of witches’ br...
“It was really the cocktail story I ended up hearing about, and I thought it was a funny story,” says founder Blake Riber, who started the site soon after the cocktail hoax came to light. “What we’re trying to do is help people navigate through these fake stories and prioritize tra...
(Admiral Edward Russell is reported to have held a party for thousands of people and converted his garden fountain into a punch bowl so large that a cabin boy rowed around the drink in a dinghy with a ladle.) This very social drink took off rapidly, also, in America, where clubs and ...