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The History of the Ramos Gin Fizz

April 18, 2013 | 1 Comments

NEWS: The Boys Club has been nominated for Saveur’s Best Cocktail Blog for 2013. Show your support for The Boys Club by voting over at Saveur. The Boys Club’s sister site, Chasing Delicious, has also...

3 American Gins You Have To Try

April 15, 2013 | 2 Comments

Gin and Tonic Sorbet (and Cocktail)

February 18, 2013 | 13 Comments

While many of our readers are looking forward to spring, here in Australia, we are wrapping up summer. My favourite cocktail in the summer months is definitely a Gin and Tonic. Piled with ice and...

Bitter Bitch

February 7, 2013 | 3 Comments

We’ve all been there–young, bursting with enthusiasm and unfashionably single on Valentine’s Day. Anywhere you go in the city, the holiday mocks you–gaudy red paper hearts in stores, pyramids of first class and dreadful chocolates...

Vita-Vitah

January 3, 2013 | 5 Comments

Let’s raise our glasses again to toast to a happy new year and to good health. First, though, we need an appropriate cocktail with vibrant hues for the occasion–a Vita-Vitah is perfect. Manhattans were my...

The White Ginger

November 12, 2012 | 13 Comments

Mother Nature, in the form of Hurricane Sandy, came knocking at my city, my door, my life. On that first day of battering winds, it seemed like a great idea to wait for the storm’s...

The Southside Fizz

November 8, 2012 | 5 Comments

There is an umbrella term for the kind of drinks I like to make at home: patio cocktails. They are drinks with only a few ingredients, prominently feature citrus, typically served over ice, and are...

Cucumber-Pepper Elixir

October 25, 2012 | 6 Comments

A Chinese philosopher’s yin and yang, a magnet’s + and -, and a cook’s salty and sweet, rather than separate forces, are complementary. In relationships, we’re often most attracted to people who are dissimilar to...

The Classic Negroni

September 20, 2012 | 12 Comments

As I open the door I’m greeted by Maki’s wagging tail. In no mood to play, I do my best to brush her away, but our sweet dog’s persistance wins me over. Fine… just a...

Thai Bomber Martini

September 13, 2012 | 17 Comments

I watch in titillated anticipation as a field of small hairs on my body lift up; goosebumps follow, dotting my pale skin with a nervous and excited tell. My lips push apart to let my lungs...