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Green Blazer by Jamie Boudreau

While the days get shorter and temperatures drop it`s time to have a look on an old eyecatching classic. Once made popular by Jerry Thomas, iconic bartender of the 19th century, the Blue Blazer...

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Caprice Cocktail with Robert Hess

In the old days drinks were kept simple and what today is simply considered as a twist on the Martini Cocktail, back in the days of Harry Johnson and Jerry Thomas those drinks were in demand and loved...

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Delmonico Cocktail with Robert Hess

Named after the first restaurant opened in the United Sates of America, the Delmonico Cocktail is as tasty as the the famous steaks of the famous restaurant which went trough hard times. Opened in 1827...

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Eagel`s Dream Cocktail with Robert Hess

The Eagle`s Dream Cocktail is a light and delicious gin cocktail with a frothy texture which is just perfect for brunch. Robert Hess adds some great advice on dry shaking a cocktail by using the spring...

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Chamomile Sour Cocktail with Jamie Boudreau

At Canon, Jamie Boudreau`s bar in Seattle, WA, they take pride in the sours they create each and every night. Like many cocktails served at Canon, sours are made with 2:1, rich simple syrup. In the...

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King`s Elixir Cocktail with Jamie Boudreau

This gin cocktail plays off Jamie Boudreau`s Golden Ration for cocktails: 1 1/2:3/4:1/4 but here he reduces the amount of vermouth to 1/2 ounce. To cut the sweetness of the Gold Wasser (not schlager)...

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The Bridal Cocktail with Robert Hess

The Old Waldorf Astoria Bar Book is one of those books one can always go back to if a tasty little drink is needed. Somewhat close to a Sweet Martini Cocktail the addition of a tiny bit of Maraschino...

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Casino Cocktail with Robert Hess

The Casino Cocktail is a drink that is widly published in old cocktail books so one can assume it has been pretty popular in the old days. The Savoy Cocktail book holds the version Robert Hess is...

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Savoy Martini prepared by Erik Lorincz

The Savoy Hotel in London is one of the most prestigious hotels in the world and celebrated its 125th anniversary in august 2014. With the Dry Martini Cocktail being the hotels best selling cocktail,...

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Bijou Cocktail and Right Garnish with Robert Hess

The Bijou Cocktail is quite an old drink and seemed to appear first in Harry Johnsons Bartenders Guide published in 1900, meaning that the drink certainly was around a few years before already. The...

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