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Recipe: Whaler’s Grog from the Whaling Bar

By Martin S. Lindsay
Published on January 5, 2017. Updated July 10, 2024.

A little holiday tummy-warmer from times past! Here’s a simple, hot-cocktail recipe from the old Whaling Bar at the La Valencia Hotel in La Jolla, California. Whaler’s Grog, La Valencia […]

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Recipe: Grant Grill’s Drambuie Flambé

By Martin S. Lindsay
Published on May 16, 2016.

Recipe for Drambuie Flambé, as made by U.S. Grant Grill bartender Ralph Pipkin, San Diego, 1954.

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