Weekend with Hemingway Part 26: Farewell to Hemmingway
Weekend with Hemingway – A Farewell to Hemingway This cocktail is one from the Hemingway stable and appears in the ...
Weekend with Hemingway Part 25: White Lady
A white lady is what is known in the trade as a sour. The term dates back to the mid ...
Weekend with Hemingway Part 24: Mojito
Havana is the home of the mojito. Regardless of which version of the origin you prefer, it is in the ...
Weekend with Hemingway Part 23: Gimlet
There are two possible origins for the name of this cocktail: The first is that it is named after a ...
Weekend with Hemingway Part 22: Whisk(e)y/Scotch and Soda
Whether it is whiskey, whisky or scotch depends on where it is from and also where you are from. If ...
WEEKEND WITH HEMINGWAY PART 19: Absinthe
Absinthe, like coca cola, had its origins as a herbal remedy. Its key ingredient, wormwood (artemisia absinthium), is thought to ...
WEEKEND WITH HEMINGWAY PART 18: Tom Collins
The Tom Collins had its beginnings in a drink called the Collins Punch which was around in the first half ...
Weekend with Hemingway – Part 12: Villa America Special
History This drink is suspiciously like a Sidecar. Although Hemingway would have undoubtedly drank Sidecars, this version and name of ...
WEEKEND WITH HEMINGWAY – PART 11: Americano
History The Americano is an easy cocktail to make with equal parts of Campari and Sweet vermouth with some soda ...
WEEKEND WITH HEMINGWAY – PART 9: Pauline Hemingway’s Rum Scoundrel
Pauline Pfeiffer was the second of Hemingway’s four wives and one of three to have grown up in St. Louis. ...
Weekend with Hemingway – Part 7: Vermouth Panache
This drink appears with no garnish or bitters in To Have and Have Not… But in Hemingway’s Esquire article, “There ...
WEEKEND WITH HEMINGWAY – PART 6: Cuba Libre
Let’s start with a little history… Coca Cola first became available in Cuba around 1900 following the Spanish-American war which ...
WEEKEND WITH HEMINGWAY – PART 5: GIN & TONIC
Let’s start with a little history… Gin is an evolution of the Dutch drink genever or jenever which was made ...
WEEKEND WITH HEMINGWAY – PART 4: Mint Julep
Like many of our classic drinks the Mint Julep started life as a restorative concoction, particularly to quell an upset ...
WEEKEND WITH HEMINGWAY – PART 3: Martini
Martini’s are probably the drink most people think of when cocktails are mentioned. Therefore, it is no surprise there are ...
Weekend with Hemingway – Part 1: The Negroni
“This is a good place,” he said. “There’s a lot of liquor,” I agreed. ― Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also ...
Shepherd Neame & Co – Double Stout Review
As the cool breath of winter tucks us into bed in our flannelette pyjamas and bed socks, it’s time to ...