The Adventures of Bren and Sven

The Side Car

As the name implies, the Side Car is the ultimate motorcyclists' cocktail. This was once one of the classic cocktails that has sadly fallen out of favor. The story behind it is that a WWII American Army Motorcyclist entered a french bar in the winter and asked for something to warm him up. The normal answer to this would have been a snifter of brandy or cognac, but due to the fact that this was prior to dinner, and back then straight alcohol was something to be consumed after dinner, the bartend...

The Holiday Spirits

Tis the season For lack of a better reason, To take time off to think And try this new drink. If your goal this holiday is to get sauced, Then try a Gentleman Jack Frost (excuse the poor rhyme on that one). Ok, I promise I wont try to open a post with a rhyme for quite some time... Ok I’m done. So to the point, we here at the Bren and Sven laboratory have discovered a great drink for the winter holidays known only as the Gentlemen Jack Frost. Now as much as we would lo...