The author of that seminal work, The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, David Augustus Embury was born on this day in 1886 in Pine Woods, upstate New York. He Of all the cocktails to have its very own day, ...
While the exact origins of the Mojito cocktail and its name are lost in time, some trace it back to 1586 and a medicinal drink named after Sir Francis Drake. Drake was one of a band of privateers ...
Tequila is a distilled spirit made from the cooked and fermented juice of the agave (pronounced 'Uh-Gah-Vee'), a spiky Mexican plant which resembles a cactus. Traditionally the process is labour ...
Part of the 'sour' cocktail family, the Margarita traditionally consists of three ingredients: tequila, triple sec orange liqueur and lime juice, often served in a glass with salt on the rim.
The author of that seminal work, The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, David Augustus Embury was born on this day in 1886 in Pine Woods, upstate New York. He Of all the cocktails to have its very own day, ...
Described by Rudyard Kipling as being "Compounded of the shavings of cherub's wings", the Pisco Punch was created in or en route to San Francisco. The cocktail was made famous at the city's legendary ...
Sauza Hacienda Reposado is a mixto tequila aged in ex-bourbon casks for four months. It is produced by Sauza using diffuser equipment. The use of diffusers means that unlike traditionally made tequila ...
The development of cocktail culture and so, by default gin based cocktails, were much aided by three developments: artificial carbonation of water (1767), commercially traded ice (1800) and ...
The author of that seminal work, The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, David Augustus Embury was born on this day in 1886 in Pine Woods, upstate New York. He ...