The drink’s name comes from John Collins, a head waiter at the Limmer’s Hotel in London, who created it. Initially, it was served as Gin Punch, but it became so popular that the clientele named it after him. By 1870, the base liquor […]
It is considered one of the first cocktails, and as the legend goes, it was created by the apothecary Antoine Peychaud. Initially, brandy was the main spirit; the name came from the French brandy Sazerac-d e-Forge et fils. This brand was imported first
The first time Mint Julep was mentioned in 1803 was in a Virginia farmer’s letter. Although the origin of the Julep name is unknown, it most likely comes from the Arabic word “Golab”—rose water, which was used to make the medications more palatable.
Created by Donn the Beachcomber, the Zombie was first served at the 1939 World’s Fair at the Hurricane Bar. The original recipe was never published, so this drink has some variations, but here is one discovered by Gary Regan, the author of Joy
Many people make Gin Fizz the same way as Tom Collins. Because the ingredients are the same, it is hard to differentiate between them. The proper way to serve Gin Fizz is into a short highball glass with no ice or garnish. If
View Carre cocktail was created in 1938 by Walter Bergeron, the head bartender at the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans. It was named after the French Quarter in New Orleans – Vieux Carré.
Singapore Sling was created at the Raffles Hotel, Singapore, around the early 1910s by bartender Ngiam Tong Boon. The recipe was published in 1922 and found written on a coaster from the Raffles Hotel. Soda water was not mentioned in the recipe. It’s
Sidecar was created in France in the early 1920s. Harry’s Bar in Paris is credited with inventing the cocktail for a patron who often rode in the motorcycle’s sidecar. Feature Image: “
Pisco Sour is the national cocktail of Peru and Chile. It was created around 1915 – 1920s by an American bartender, Victor Vaughen Morris, in Peru. Initially, the recipe was a variation of the sour family of drinks, and later, another local bartender,
Created at Pegu Club in Burma, the club was named after the Pegu River in Burma. First mentioned in Harry Craddock’s The Savoy Cocktail Book in 1935.
Around 1915, the Old Fashioned started changing; this is the version most people know today.
Old Fashioned was created at the beginning of the Golden Age of the cocktail, mid to late -1870s and is still popular today. At that time, different modifiers created new and exciting drinks. It’s believed that the name Old-Fashioned is related to the
Crafted in 1910 at Bar Casoni in Florence, Italy, and named after Camillo Negroni. A Florentine Count asked the bartender to mix the drink for him. Negroni is an excellent dinner drink-aperitif. There are many variations of the cocktail, and over the years,
Nobody knows who exactly created the cocktail. Margarita is the Spanish word for “daisy,” or maybe a variation of the Daisy cocktail family. One thing is for sure: it is a fantastic cocktail.
The Mojito’s birthplace is believed to be La Bodeguita del Medio in Havana; however, nobody knows for sure. It was one of Hemingway’s favourite drinks and one of the most popular drinks worldwide.
Mai Tai is probably the most famous Tiki drink. According to the story, it was created by Victor “Trader Vic” Bergeron. He had two guests from Tahiti, and he was asked to prepare something special for them; after they tried it, they said,
