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tipsy modernist
Nov 15, 20241 min read
Old Fashioned Season is here. My comfort cocktail.
I like mine with muddled blood orange, maple syrup and a float of smokey, peaty scotch for the ultimate fall- in-New-England cocktail....
tipsy modernist
Oct 9, 20242 min read
The Applejack Sidecar
It's peak fall-and that means APPLES! With the days getting cooler and the leaves starting to turn, I've really been craving this...
tipsy modernist
Feb 28, 20232 min read
The Josephine Baker cocktail- a (millenial) pink cocktail as beautiful as the celebrated singer.
When I wrote about Josephine Baker last summer, (Did you miss the post on Josephine Baker? You can link to it here.) I did not include...
tipsy modernist
Dec 24, 20226 min read
Philip Johnson Gay. Modernist. Nazi Sympathiser.
I know what you're thinking-why bother talking about Philip Johnson ? In 2020 both Harvard and MoMa removed his name from their buildings...
tipsy modernist
Dec 24, 20222 min read
It's not New Year's without a Champagne cocktail!
We’ve got three easy and gorgeous Champagne cocktail recipes, inspired by the legendary parties at Philip Johnson’s Glass House. Did you...
tipsy modernist
Oct 27, 20222 min read
The Harlem Mule-the perfect way to celebrate Add Bates and mid-century modern Harlem
The Red Rooster restaurant in Harlem created a bourbon riff on the Moscow Mule which they called the Harlem Mule. The recipe below is my...
tipsy modernist
Jul 1, 20222 min read
The Old-Fashioned: the perfect cocktail to toast Paul Rudolph; the architect who was anything but.
With its muddled orange peel and bourbon, its the perfect cocktail to celebrate architect Paul Rudolph, who was born in Kentucky but got...
tipsy modernist
Apr 1, 20222 min read
The Slivovitz Sidecar-the Balkan cousin of the Margarita
Many have described the Side Car as the wintry cousin of the Margarita because it combines almost the same ingredients, citrus and...
tipsy modernist
Aug 13, 20212 min read
Libations for Preservation
Join the Boston Preservation Alliance this coming Wednesday night, August 18th, on a harbor cruise and enjoy a selection of cocktail...
tipsy modernist
Feb 25, 20211 min read
The Whiskey Sour. A classic cocktail to enjoy while celebrating Jean Michel-Frank's classic designs.
With only three main ingredients; whiskey, sugar, and citrus, the Whiskey Sour is an effortless yet elegant cocktail perfect for...
tipsy modernist
Jan 22, 20212 min read
The Vesper. The perfect cocktail for the story of architect turned spy, Margarete Schutte-Lihotzky.
Eighty years ago today, on January 22, 1941, that architect Margarete Schutte-Lihotzky was arrested by the Gestapo at the Café Victoria...
tipsy modernist
Nov 5, 20202 min read
The Manhattan- an American classic.
While the era of the Martini lunch is long gone, the classic American Manhattan will always be in style. Served up in a stylish coupe or...
tipsy modernist
Oct 9, 20202 min read
The Daiquiri-the perfect cocktail if you're in denial it's fall.
Supposedly invented by Jennings Cox in Cuba after the Spanish American war, the Daiquiri is a classic cocktail. The addition of tangy...
tipsy modernist
Sep 23, 20202 min read
The Side Car- a classic cocktail that's perfect for fall
The Sidecar is the perfect drink to toast to the life of Lilly Reich, whose work has been forgotten and sidelined for years. An interior...
tipsy modernist
Aug 20, 20202 min read
The Negroni- a classic cocktail to celebrate an architectural enigma
It's still summer and it's Negroni week! The murky origin of the Negroni is especially fitting in conjunction with the post on Casa...
tipsy modernist
Jul 14, 20203 min read
The French 75- the perfect way to toast the stylishly fierce spirit of Charlotte Perriand
Charlotte Perriand's effervescent personality belied her steely determination and prodigious talent. In similar fashion to the French...
tipsy modernist
May 12, 20201 min read
The Pegu Club- form + function in a glass
form and function in a glass
tipsy modernist
Apr 30, 20203 min read
The Mint Julep- An American Classic
September 4, 2020 Update: Because 2020 is turning out to be one super long twilight zone episode this Saturday will be the 146th running...
tipsy modernist
Apr 21, 20202 min read
The Sazerac. A machine for drinking.
Almost every architecture student is forced to read Towards A New Architecture , Le Corbusier's manifesto stating his ideas not just...
Obsession, Betrayal, Jealousy and Modernism
The Modernists Guide to Cocktails is a meeting place for fans of modernism who love a good cocktail along with gossip about architecture's most notorious scandals. Conversely,it's also a site for cocktail lovers who happen to be design curious. It takes an unvarnished look at modernism via social histories, juicy anecdotes, and the favorite cocktails of the founders of modernism. And let's face it we all need a strong drink these days...
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