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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 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 Bramble is a gin-based cocktail recipe that was created by Dick Bradsell in the 1980s in London, England. This variation was adapted from The
The Mai Tai is a rum-based tiki cocktail recipe that was created by Victor Bergeron in 1944 at Trader Vic’s in Oakland, California. This variation
The Daiqui-500 is a rum-based cocktail recipe that was created by Kendall of Novel Nightcaps and Alex formerly of Sips From Scripts for Crude Bitters
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
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