Welcome the warmth of spring with these fresh and flavorful cocktails.
Salut! I’m Kendall, the author behind Novel Nightcaps.
A creative by trade, I first found craft cocktail-making during the pandemic when my former partner and I started documenting tastings on the since-retired Instagram account Sips From Scripts. I was originally the photographer, but now I’m stepping behind the bar so I can carry on with one of my favorite pastimes—tasting my way through my impressively large cocktail book collection.
Here on this blog you’ll find hundreds of recipes I’ve already tried, along with their histories, tasting notes, and ratings. I have so many favorites, and it’s my hope that you’ll use my experience to find a few reshake-worthy drinks you can revisit year after year too!
Cheers,
The My Only Hope is a rum and brandy-based cocktail recipe that was created by Kendall of Novel Nightcaps. It was inspired by Princess Leia
The Porn Star Martini is a vodka-based cocktail recipe that was created by Douglas Ankrah in 2002 at Townhouse in London, England. This variation was
The Gibson is a gin-based cocktail recipe that was created by Walter D.K. Gibson in the 1890s at Bohemian Club in San Francisco, California. This
The Wedding Coat is a gin-based cocktail recipe that was created for The Official Downton Abbey Cocktail Book: Appropriate Libations for All Occasions by Lou
The French 75 is a brandy or gin and sparkling wine-based cocktail recipe that was created by Harry MacElhone at Harry’s New York Bar in
The Airmail is a rum and sparkling wine-based cocktail recipe that was first published in Esquire’s Handbook For Hosts in 1949. This variation was adapted
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