Category: WMBW Drinks

Ahh, the humble G&T. There are few cocktails as simple and satisfying as the perfect pairing of Gin and Tonic. We all fell in love with it the moment we mixed one up for Nana and snuck a sip in the process - Kids will be kids, I guess. Turns out though, that the G&T … Continue reading WMBW Drinks – Winter Gin & Tonic

Famed cocktail historian David Wondrich states that "Cocktail history is full of holes because it is told by drunk people". I f*#kin love that...and mostly because this statement has never rung truer as it does with the Margarita. Like every classic of its time, the origins of the drink are shrouded in controversy and mystery. … Continue reading WMBW Drinks – Grand Margarita

  When I sit down at a bar I'm generally ordering one of 2 cocktails. I pick them based mostly on the weather - Not the most scientific approach, but it works for me. When it's cold or I've had a bad day, I'll order an old-fashioned, when it's warm and I feel like celebrating life, … Continue reading WMBW Drinks – Negroni

The more I research classic cocktails, the more I realise their origins are often as mixed up as the drink itself. The history of the French 75 is no different, in fact, it's a little worse. Not only are there multiple stories to claiming its invention,  but there are also multiple recipes and even a couple … Continue reading WMBW Drinks – The French 75

Outrage of Modesty is definitely one of my favourite Cape Town bars. It's a little-hidden gem (literally hidden) on Shortmarket street that just seems to be getting better. Now, after 2 short years, they are already on their 3rd bartender. Wait. That sounds like a bad thing. I assure you it's not. These guys don't … Continue reading WMBW Drinks – OoM’s New Menu

'Knock Knock" Who's there? Summer! Summer who? "Summer one better get me a drink." Heeeeeyo!!! Just made that one up on the spot - Sometimes I underestimate my ability for comic genius. In saying that, I have been drinking a lot of Tom Collins today so who knows. With summer approaching, I thought it time … Continue reading WMBW Drinks – Tom Collins

Some of the best stories I've ever heard are part myth and part truth with neither part being clearly distinguishable from the other. The origins of the Manhattan are one of those stories. There are apparently 2 acceptable versions of the story with neither of them really checking out. New York's Manhattan club lays claim … Continue reading WMBW Drinks – The Manhattan

I have 1 rule for the drinks I decide to post up here on WMBW Drinks, they all have to be old drinks, like really old, like older than me at least! The whiskey sour goes back almost 300 years. Yep, it's that old! Back then it was just called "the sour' and it wasn't … Continue reading WMBW Drinks – The Whiskey Sour

I remember the first time I had a Moscow mule - or at least a resemblance of it - I was about 22 and it came in a 'copper bottle' - like a beer, but not. I remember thinking to myself "mmmm, I could drink 10 of these new drinks"....so I did. I don't really … Continue reading WMBW Drinks – The Moscow Mule