Episodes

  • Ep 26 – Amarosa Cocktail Reanimated
    Apr 24 2025

    Revisiting the episode on the #Amarosa cocktail wherein Doug discusses extinct spirits, the history and business of the Cora brothers, and is still thwarted in trying to find the elusive H. Losappio

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    16 mins
  • Ep 25 - Hanky Panky Reanimated
    Apr 7 2025

    Apparently the #HankyPanky was created within a toxic workplace environment. Doug reveals the bitter feud between Aida Coleman and Ruth Burgess at the Savoy hotel bar and how Harry Craddock used it to his advantage.

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    28 mins
  • Ep 24 – The Horse's Neck Reanimated
    Mar 24 2025

    Where Temperence drinks cross the Royal British Navy, the #HorsesNeck started as ginger ale and a fancy lemon peel garnish...clearly it was begging to have something high octane and brown added to it. Also, is your bartender reusing your garnish?

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    31 mins
  • Ep 23 – Satan's Whiskers Reanimated
    Mar 10 2025

    Doug reveals that our original episode for the Satan's Whiskers has the earliest origin story than any other yet tracked and that Harry Craddock scooped this drink from a little known publication out of London along with Hugo Ensslin's drinks and many others. And we take a peek into the lives of some leading publishers at the time.

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    28 mins
  • Ep 22 – Pink Gin Reanimated
    Feb 23 2025

    Doug describes the earliest references to #PinkGin's forebear the Gin Pahit, used as a digestiv for the heavy East Asian cuisine and then popularized in literature of the early 20th century.

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    21 mins
  • Episode 21 – Bloody Mary Reanimated
    Feb 3 2025

    Doug explains the role of vodka culturally starting in Russia to France and creeping into America to create the Bloody Mary...which likely is not an American innovation. Also a deep dive into tomato juice and how long canned tomato juice was a product on grocery store shelves.

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    24 mins
  • Ep 20 – Singapore Sling Reanimated
    Jan 21 2025

    While the Singapore Sling was born of a traditional beverage recast in the east, it's history is now known to be propaganda created by a hotel owner in Singapore. Doug describes the historical path of this elusive drink, how its ingredients and name shifted over time on its journey to land in America as a tiki favorite.

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    30 mins
  • Ep 19 – Algonquin Cocktail
    Jan 6 2025

    Doug sets the record straight on the Algonquin cocktail detailing how there were actually two separate drinks, one possibly named for the Algonquin Club and the other possibly named for the Algonquin Hotel and then some travels Along the Wine Trail.

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    31 mins
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