Guaranteed to cure all colds and fevers. Yeah, right. ‘I have a bit of a sniffle. Cure me now, barkeep.’ It does, however, bring you an instant warm glow and a thirst for another one.
Hot Toddy
Leche de Pantera
Like all historical drinks there are myths surrounding Leche de Pantera (Panther’s Milk). What is certain is that it originated with the Spanish Foreign Legion in the 1920s. Some claim that it came about when the head and founder of the Spanish Foreign Legion, General José Millán-Astray asked Perico Chicote of Bar Chicote in Madrid …
Penicillin
In essence, a sort of classy Whisky Sour, it was created by Sam Ross, at Milk & Honey, NYC, in the early 2000s. The game changer, beyond the honey, was to float a slug of smoky Islay whisky on the top, exuding peaty aromas before the drinker has even got their lips to the glass.
Rusty Nail
First appearing in 1937, the Rusty Nail only came to the fore in the 1960s when it was said to be the Rat Pack’s favourite tipple and Frank Sinatra’s go-to when he frequented P.J. Clarke’s, NYC. Donald Sutherland endorsed it but, naturally for him, with Canadian rye, not Scotch.