It’s tart, with lingering notes of star anise and intense lemon balanced by botanical gin. 2, however, is a drink both lovely and timeless. They aren’t very delicious, and most bars do not place them on menus for this very reason. 2 and-you guessed it-the Corpse Reviver No. There are three recipes for Corpse Revivers, simply deemed: The Corpse Reviver No. The jest is that these drinks will ‘revive a corpse,’ aka-cure the hangover caused by a previous night of drinking. The jest is that these drinks will ‘revive a corpse,’ aka-cure the hangover caused by a previous night of drinking.ĭrinks like the Bloody Mary and the Mimosa were invented in the 1920s and 1930s, right around the time places like Brennan’s were popularizing Brunch.Įarly morning cocktails in the 1920s and 1930s were stiff affairs and the Corpse Revivers led that pack. 2.Ī Reviver actually refers to a type of drink one meant to wake the system up. That’s why October is a good month to honor reviver cocktails-particularly the best of the bunch, The Corpse Reviver No. The welcome bite of cooler air keeps us at the bar a little longer.Īnd some of us may suffer the effects of one-too-many drinks too many times to count this month. In October, the city embraces all things spooky and disturbing, from haunted houses on steroids to parades such as Krewe of Boo to concerts and parties prolific. I am speaking of hangovers. If you live here, this month is as busy, if not busier, than December. October can absolutely be a rough month in New Orleans.
New Orleans is a Halloween town, filled with mystical courtyards, shadowy balconies, the eerie drip of Spanish Moss hanging from gnarled Live Oak limbs and, well, the potential that some of our residents are, in fact, vampires.
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