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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. Updated February 23, 2026.

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

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