The Sparrow
This recipe is a twist on a classic cocktail known as The Old Pal. If you’re not familiar with it, you might be familiar with its sibling — the Boulevardier — which has overshadowed it in popularity for years. Both drinks are 1920’s creations by Harry MacElhone — cocktail pioneer and founder of the infamous Harry’s New York Bar in Paris. Harry attributed the Old Pal to a writer known as William “Sparrow” Robertson, who called anyone he talked to his “old pal.” Turns out Sparrow Robertson has …