#114 Cocktail: El Floridita No.1

       The name of the cocktail comes from the place where it was invented, Floridita.
       Floridita or El Floridita is a historic fish restaurant and cocktail bar in the older part of Havana (La Habana Vieja), Cuba. It lies at the end ofCalle Obispo (Bishop Street), across Monserrate Street from the The National Museum of Fine Arts of Havana (Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana). The establishment is famous for its daiquiris and for having been one of the favourite hangouts of Ernest Hemingway in Havana.
      Actually, this El Floridita cocktail is nothing else than a twist on the classic Daiquiri. With the maraschino liqueur added to the drink, the taste receives a richer and powerful flavor

2 ounces light rum

3/4 ounce fresh lime juice

1/2 ounce simple syrup

maraschino liqueur to taste

#113 Cocktail: English Rose

   The cocktail is adapted from a recipe in the first edition of "Old Mr. Boston" (1935) cocktail book
   The "Mr. Boston" name is known not only for its brands of distilled spirits, but also for its unique reference book, (Old) Mr. Boston Official Bartender's Guide, used by both professional and home bartenders as the "Bible of Booze." The Guide was first published 1935, according to the first date published in the Guide's publisher information page, the early days after the Repeal of Prohibition, when the distillery started up business again.

     The name of the cocktail comes for the twist that made this drink. The original cocktail is named "Rose" and it contains dry vermouth, apricot liqueur, fresh lemon juice and grenadine. By adding gin to the whole composition, this drink becomes the English Rose, because when you say gin, you immediately think of the Brits.

1 1/2 ounce Gin

3/4 ounce dry vermouth

3/4 ounce apricot liqueur 

1/4 fresh lemon juice

grenadine to taste

  

#112 Cocktail: Dutch Squirrel

   Nothing spectacular at this cocktail. It belongs to the "Squirrel" category that Gaz Regan created by playing with the base drinks and adding the creme de noyau liqueur switching between the lime and lemon juice.
    You may say that these drinks, the squirrels, belong to the sour cocktails, but as the rule says, you add some new ingredient, you create a new cocktail....in this case, a new category

2 ounces Van Gogh wild apple vodka

3/4 ounce creme de noyau

3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice

#111 Cocktail: Dog's Nose

     The Dog's Nose is one of the oldest cocktail out there.
      It was mentioned in Charles Dickens's "Pickwick Papers" which, from what I know is his first book published. Also his great-grandson, Cedric Dickens, claimed in his book "Drinking with Dickens" that a certain Mr. Walker thought that tasting a Dog's Nose twice a week for twenty years had lost him the use of his right hand. Mr. Walker had since joined a temperance society.
      This is one of the strangest combination of drinks that I ever made. But this strange mixture, works great. And I am pretty sure that the drink is really good for when you have a runny nose......by the name

12 ounces stout or porter

2 ounces gin

2 tablespoons brown sugar

grated nutmeg

#110 Cocktail: Dirty Martini

    The Martini is probably the most iconic cocktail of all time. I don't think that there is someone in this world that had heard about cocktails and not know about the Martini.
      I won't say too much about this twist of the classic cocktail. Cause the Dirty Martini is just a twist of the original one, by adding the dry vermouth and dash of olive brine to the recipe. By adding the olive brine to the drink, you make the taste a little salty, which I can say is quite enjoyable.
     So if you don't like the original Martini, try this twist, maybe you will come to like it.

2 1/2 ounces Gin

1/2 ounce dry vermouth

Olive brine (go easy with it)