Sugar Free Castle Habour Special

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Scott

The Sugar Free Castle Habour Special is a refreshing and fruity drink that is sure to please the pallete. The Sugar Free Castle Habour Special comes to us from originally from 1928 and was first referenced in The Gentleman’s Companion*, by Charles H. Baker, Jr.

While the cocktail calls for an aged rum, we swapped it out for a spiced rum. It still tasted great. I’m sure with an aged rum, it would have a little less spice and a little more woody richness, but combined with the citrus of the lime, the unmistakeable pineapple flavor, and the grenadine, I’m sure it will be equally delicious. Read more...

The Sugar Free Paloma

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Scott

The Sugar Free Paloma recipe comes to us from Imbibe Magazine. It was recommended while we were looking up some fun Cinco de Mayo cocktails. But now that we’ve tried it and found it so refreshing, this may become a nice go-to cocktail for those hot summer days!

The Sugar Free Paloma is a slightly different take on a classic margarita, but with grapefruit flavor in addition to the lime. Honest, after trying the Paloma, I may not go back to the margarita! Read more...

The Sugar Free Conquistador

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Scott

The Sugar Free Conquistador has a lot going on! From the aged rum to the ample citrus and bitters, the Sugar Free Conquistador brings a ton of flavor in one drink!

The original drink is credited to Sam Ross, but we made our adaptation from the recipe by searching Kindred Cocktails. Read more...

Sugar Free Classic Daiquiri

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Scott

The Sugar Free Daiquiri is based on the very old cocktail based out of the Caribbean.

It also has a long history, with it’s popularity waxing and waning during different times in history, depending a lot on war conditions and the availability of rum. It at least dates back to 1909 and is referred to in David E. Embury’s book The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, as one of the six basic drinks. Another interesting fact is that it was a favorite cocktail of Ernest Hemingway and President Kennedy! Read more...

Sugar Free Angostura Fizz

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Scott

The Sugar Free Angostura Fizz, also known as the Trinidad Fizz comes to us via the Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails, Recipes, and Formulas, by Brad Thomas Parsons.

The text of the book states that the original recipe that this was adapted from appeared in the “Special Drinks for the Soda Fountain and Other Recipes” section of the 1908 Dr. Siegert’s Angostura Bitters recipe booklet, but did not reach much fame until included in the famous Baker’s 1946 book The Gentleman’s Companion: Volume 2. Read more...

The Sugar Free Wild Hibiscus Sour

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Scott

The Sugar Free Wild Hibiscus Sour is adapted from the recipe posted over at BarNoneDrinks.com. As the Sugar Free Hibiscus Syrup was one of our earlier creations, it is quite refreshing to come up with another use for it other than our Sugar Free Royale with Ease! Read more...

Sugar Free Mexican Firing Squad

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Scott

The Sugar Free Mexican Firing Squad was another drink adapted from a search over at kindredcocktails. They list the original as being made by the Raines Law Room back in 2010. However, there is an interesting addition in the comments section of kindredcocktails that the actual real origin of the drink has much older roots. It specifically mentions a book called The Gentleman’s Companion vol 2 by Charles H. Baker (1939). Read more...

Sugar Free Mulata Daisy

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Scott

The Sugar Free Mulata Daisy is a chocolatey delight! The flavors are really quite complex and the anise, fennel, and chocolate flavors go together surprisingly well!

The original creation, which was the winner of the 2008 Bacardi Superior Rum Legacy Cocktail Competition, was created by Angostino Perrone, who works at the Connaught Bar in London. If you’d like a link to non-metric measurements, try this link to our friends at Kindred Cocktails. Read more...

The Sugar Free Goodnight Gracie

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Scott

The Sugar Free Goodnight Gracie was found during another routine search of kindred cocktails.com looking for more ways to utilize our Sugar Free Creme de Violette! And further research shows it was actually created by Katie Loeb at the Oyster House in Philadelphia.

We hadn’t seen the Violette paired with a rum before, so away we went! This was a very herbal drink that was quite refreshing. It is definitely similar to some of its gin cousins that use the Creme de Violette, but with that uniqueness that only rum can bring to a drink. Read more...

Sugar Free Hong Kong Cocktail

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Scott

The Sugar Free Hong Kong Cocktail was a special treat! It was much more citrusy than expected, which gave it a wonderful fruity overture that combined wonderfully with the herbal nuances of the dry vermouth. And that added dash of orange bitters just rounds out the whole experience.

This is also another great opportunity to try out our Sugar Free Dry Vermouth Recipe!

We’re not quite sure where this particular cocktail originated. However, as we’ve mentioned this wonderful resource before, a search over at kindredcocktails.com is what led us to the original recipe. We had a difficult time actually searching for the origins, so if anyone has a clue, please let us know!

The Sugar Free Hong Kong Cocktail

1 oz Gin

Mix Drink Repeat

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