In "Two Guys and a Drink", Dave and John focus on a single drink
and experiment with multiple recipes and ingredients as they search for
their own "perfect" recipe. Of course, the "perfect" recipe is purely
subjective; as with life, the cocktail is a journey, not a destination,
and you should find your own. For this post, they are taking on a pre-Prohibition classic: The Corpse Reviver #2.
A LITTLE HISTORY
"Four of these taken in swift succession will unrevive the corpse again." So wrote Harry Craddock in his seminal The Savoy Cocktail Book.
Craddock's written contribution to the cocktail arts is filled with a
multitude of similarly witty quips, but this particular one is at least
partly responsible for #2's revived popularity. How can you read that
and not want a taste? To be fair, four of most cocktails will likely
send you to bed (or worse), but it was thoughtful of Craddock to issue
the warning because this tasty concoction is one that will leave you
asking for more.
Documenting three friends’ explorations in the land of libations, from the re-discovery of pre-prohibition classics to experimentation in modern mixology techniques and hand-crafted ingredients.
