Tag Archives: cocktails

Hamilton Special Daiquiri.

Posted on August 17, 2018 by robchristopher

Ed Hamilton has brought the US a number of special rums over the years. This recipe, the final result of much tinkering, is designed to spotlight two of them. Enjoy! HAMILTON SPECIAL DAIQUIRI 2 oz. Hamilton Guyana Rum .5 oz. … Continue reading →

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El Diablo punch.

Posted on September 9, 2017 by robchristopher

Tasked with creating a refreshing beverage for my brother’s wedding reception recently, I did the sensible thing and made some punch. I adapted the well known and dependably delicious original recipe (which possibly originated at Trader Vic’s, c. 1946). Pretty … Continue reading →

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3 things about Luis Buñuel’s THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE

Posted on September 7, 2017 by robchristopher

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie [1972] 1. “Did you see that? That was precisely not the way to drink a dry martini.” “You’re being hard on Maurice,” she protests. “He’s a commoner. He’s uneducated.” Then Don Rafael injects, “No … Continue reading →

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TWIN PEAKS-inspired cocktails for Sunday, and beyond.

Posted on May 19, 2017 by robchristopher

Holy smokes. I can hardly believe that about 48 hours from now, I’ll be watching a new episode of Twin Peaks. You might say my socks are on fire. In fact, I believe I’m need of a drink. Or five. … Continue reading →

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Diane, here are five cocktails I invented for the new season of TWIN PEAKS.

Posted on May 5, 2017 by robchristopher

This was so much fun! It took about four weeks of tinkering, testing, tasting, and tippling but here they are: Ghostwood Cocktail My Mother’s Sister’s Girl Knotted Cherry Stem Fish in the Percolator Jacoby’s Coconut Head over to Chicagoist for … Continue reading →

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3 things about W.S. Van Dyke’s ANOTHER THIN MAN

Posted on April 17, 2017 by robchristopher

Another Thin Man [1939] 1. He pauses from his highball to unlatch the trunk for her. 2. A pen full of babies. 3. She suddenly transforms into a tough-talking dame. 3 other things.

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Kenny Burrell cocktail.

Posted on January 17, 2017 by robchristopher

I’ve been entranced by the guitar stylings of Kenny Burrell at least as far back as the first time I heard his masterpiece Midnight Blue. So I offer up this libation in his honor. It spotlights (albeit subtly) Plantation’s newest … Continue reading →

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Majority Holder’s Punch.

Posted on May 29, 2016 by robchristopher

The name of this punch comes from Sid Sackson’s classic game Acquire. In the game, when two hotel chains are merged by placement of a connecting tile, the majority share holder of the liquidated hotel receives a bonus based on … Continue reading →

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A genuine tiki paradise … no more?

Posted on May 10, 2016 by robchristopher

When I first visited 3 Dots and a Dash in 2013 I wrote: “The tiki establishment that Chicago has been waiting for, as well as the one that will convince tiki skeptics to take the style seriously.” I’ve been a diehard … Continue reading →

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A punch for an Oscars party: Boston Club Punch

Posted on February 28, 2016 by robchristopher

This is the punch for my Oscars party this year, derived from David Wondrich’s wonderful book Punch: The Delights (and Dangers) of the Flowing Bowl Hardcover. As he notes, it is “fearsomely complex” to make. But wonderful. The recipe below … Continue reading →

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