We live in an era where everyone even vaguely on the cocktail scene knows the Negroni, and most also know the Boulevardier. These are two classic examples of the “equal parts cocktail.” The good ones, of course, are not exactly equal parts. But it does make it easier to remember.
A lesser known variation is the Old Pal.
When I was about 21 I remember reading in a magazine, probably Cosmo, an article that interviewed bartenders. They asked the bartenders what drinks people should order, and the response was “Drinks with the ingredients in the title, like gin & tonic or rum & coke.” So when young Mrs. Cocktail Dork went out to…
There’s a wide and wonderful world of cocktail glassware and drinkware out there, even if you don’t count the intense variety of tiki mugs. Where does one even begin? Do you need to have the perfect glass for every drink? How does one accumulate that much glassware? How does one have enough space?!
Fear not! The glassware game can be as simple as you want. Or as complex as you’re inclined to make it.