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Negroni 4 Nov 2010
6:30 am

Hi Robert, where was the Negroni first published? was it on the rocks in the first recipe? because an Americano is originally served on the rocks (tell me if i`m wrong). And the Negroni rise while dillution in my opinion. Another question is the orange twist. An Americano is originally made with orange and lemon twist (tell me if i`m wrong) but i guess the lemon fits more with the soda and a Negroni is without soda so maybe orange twist is originally used. what do you think? Prost, Oliver p.s. with such a nice glasware i would serve an old fashioned straight up

Seelbach 6 Sep 2010
4:33 am

robert, is the original recipe (or the one from new classic cocktails) with a lemon or orange twist?

Chaplin 3 Nov 2009
3:24 pm

Robert, is it a creation of the zig zag cafe or a classic recipe? For europe and especially germany I have to contradict you that this drink is only possible with Ramazotti. We have hundreds of different bitterliquors (forget J

Coffee Cocktail 24 Aug 2011
2:34 pm

But the chocolat cocktail in Kappelers "Modern American Drinks" include a dash of bitter. It just doesn`t include brandy. So to be precise your have to call your drink the chocolat coffee cocktail. But that sounds like starbucks.

Pink Gin 31 Mar 2009
2:09 am

Robert, where was the pink gin first published? I remember it was first made with Plymouth Gin which in my opinion fits perfect to angostura. And wasn`t it shaked not stirred?

Gin Fizz 22 Apr 2009
1:27 pm

Hi Robert, if we look at Thomas Book a fizz is a short drink without ice and only a little bit of soda and a collins is a longdrink with ice and a bottle of soda (steward & barkeepers manual 1868). With this definition you made a wounderfull John Collins :)