http://drinkboston.com/2007/02/02/forgotten-boston-cocktails/ Bars, bartenders and imbibing in Beantown. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:05:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://drinkboston.com/2007/02/02/forgotten-boston-cocktails/#comment-23765 ljclark Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:37:59 +0000 http://drinkboston.com/2007/02/02/forgotten-boston-cocktails/#comment-23765 Yes, I'm aware of the Boston-area rum trade of yore. But I've never heard that "Boston" refers to the use of rum and limes. (There are several cocktails with "Boston" in their name that have neither rum nor lime, and there are obviously lots and lots of cocktails, with many different names, that have rum and lime.) I'm curious: where did you hear/read this piece of cocktail lore? I'd love to look further into it. Yes, I’m aware of the Boston-area rum trade of yore. But I’ve never heard that “Boston” refers to the use of rum and limes. (There are several cocktails with “Boston” in their name that have neither rum nor lime, and there are obviously lots and lots of cocktails, with many different names, that have rum and lime.) I’m curious: where did you hear/read this piece of cocktail lore? I’d love to look further into it.

]]> http://drinkboston.com/2007/02/02/forgotten-boston-cocktails/#comment-23687 Mike Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:25:06 +0000 http://drinkboston.com/2007/02/02/forgotten-boston-cocktails/#comment-23687 Better late than never with a reply, right? The "Boston" refers to the use of rum and limes. Boston had a huge trade in molasses and rum with the Caribbean back in the day. You've heard of the great molasses flood in the north end, right? That tank was owned by the Purity Distilling Company. Better late than never with a reply, right? The “Boston” refers to the use of rum and limes. Boston had a huge trade in molasses and rum with the Caribbean back in the day. You’ve heard of the great molasses flood in the north end, right? That tank was owned by the Purity Distilling Company.

]]> http://drinkboston.com/2007/02/02/forgotten-boston-cocktails/#comment-7475 Ro Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:18:47 +0000 http://drinkboston.com/2007/02/02/forgotten-boston-cocktails/#comment-7475 Ask Anthony Julio who writes the Liquids column for Boston Mag. He knows about the "boston" in the Sidecar. Ask Anthony Julio who writes the Liquids column for Boston Mag. He knows about the “boston” in the Sidecar.

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