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The cocktail was invented at the Detroit Athletic Club. (Yes most of the historic athletic clubs had alcohol bars.)

Rock and rye, a drink dating back to the 1940’s, that calls for the infusion of rye liquer with spices, fruit, and homemade rock candy.

The Kir I love this cocktail for three reasons. First, there is absolutely no controversy about the name, the ingredients or the origins. Secondly, the gentleman who created it perfectly married pragmatism and marketing. Thirdly, the cocktail is cool, simple and easy to execute. Now the kir was around ages before it was known as a kir. The combination of cassis and wine has a long history from Burgundy to Normandy, but it would have been an alcoholic afterthought in the annals of bartending if not for Félix Kir, Mayor of Dijon during WWII and its aftermath. Now during the […]

For this recipe I reach for good ole Crown Royal

Hemingway Daiquiri This is one of my favorite cocktails. When blended properly they go down ridiculously fast. I order even more of them these days because I use them as a litmus test for bartenders. There are lots of bar owners and restauranteurs that want to appeal to today’s customers but only really put window dressing on a very average bar program. You will see a full bar menu of exotic named cocktails with even more esoteric ingredients. Unfortunately it is only gilding. Scratch past the cocktails on the specialty menu and it is just another bar. If you are […]

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Rock and Rye

The Kir

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Hemingway Daiquiri