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Cocktail names and their origins (i.e. stories about them)
1. The legend of the cocktail

The cocktail's origins in the Americas are recognized by most historical sources as being around the end of the 18th or beginning of the 19th century. How exactly to start mixing and drinking this kind of color, aroma and taste of mixed drinks, as well as the origin of the name "cocktail", there are many different opinions, now cited a few to the reader:

One day, after a banquet, the seat left a variety of different drinks, some cups left in 1/4, some cups left in 1/2. A clearing table fellow, the various kinds of leftover wine, some of the cups left in 1/2. A fellow who was clearing the table, mixed all kinds of leftover wine together in three or five cups, and tasted it better than the original single wine. Then the fellow mixed several kinds of wine in different combinations, and so on. After this, these mixed wines were given to everyone to drink, and the results were highly evaluated. As a result, this method of mixing drinks became famous and spread. It is not known why it was called "cocktail" instead of "mate's drink".

The second story is that in 1775, Pellegrino, who had moved to Allentown, New York, opened a drugstore in the center of the city and made a variety of refined liquors to sell to customers. One day he mixed eggs into the wine to sell, get a piece of praise. From then on, customers filled the door and business was booming. At that time, most people in Allentown, New York, spoke French, and they used a French accent to call it a "Cocktail", which later became "Cocktail" in English. Since then, cocktails have become a favorite drink mix, and more and more styles.

Thirdly, it is about the 19th century. American Clifford ran a hotel on the Hudson River. The Clifford family had three things they were proud of, known as the Clifford's Three. First, he had a large, well-fed and imposing rooster, which was a famous fighter in the cockfighting arena; second, his wine storehouse was said to have the most outstanding wines in the world; and third, he boasted that his daughter, Ain't Millie, was the city's number one most beautiful woman, and seemed to be the only one in the whole world. There was a young man in town named Akinruth who came to the hotel every night to relax for a while, a crew member on a freighter that traveled up and down the Hudson River. Over the years, he and Emily fell in love. This young man is good natured, practical work, the old Kerry heart like him, but often tease him and say: "young man, you want to eat swan meat? Give you a condition, you quickly try to become a captain." The young man is very persistent, study hard, work hard, a few years later finally became a captain, Ai Enmily naturally also became his wife. On the wedding day, the old man was so happy that he took out all the best aged wine from the cellar and mixed it into "The Greatest Wine" and decorated the rim of the glass with a rooster's tail feather, which was very beautiful. Then he toasted to his daughter and top son-in-law and shouted, "Long live the cocktail!" Since then, cocktails have become very popular.

Fourth, according to legend, during the period of American Independence, there was a girl of Irish nationality named Bowers, who opened a hotel in New York, and in 1779, some American and French officers in Washington's army often went to this hotel and drank a kind of mixed excitement drink called "Bledsoe". However, these people were not calmly drinking and relaxing, but often made fun of the owner of the store, Miss, compared to a small hen to make fun of Baitus. One day, the lady was so angry that she came up with an idea to teach them a lesson. She took a cock's tail feather from a farmer's henhouse and put it in a glass of "Bresso". She gave it to the officers to drink, in order to curse the men with the cock's tail. Guests see the situation is very surprised, but can not understand, only think it is very beautiful, so a French officer casually shouted "long live the cocktail" from then on, to add the rooster's tail feathers of the "Bledsoe" has become "cocktails "The cocktail has been handed down to this day.

Fifth, legend has it that many years ago, there was a British ship anchored in the town of Kanger on the peninsula of Yucatan, and the crew went to the town bar to drink. Inside the bar was a young boy who stirred up a mixture for the seamen with a tree branch. One of the seafarers drank it and felt that the wine was extraordinary in flavor and was like nothing he had ever tasted before in his life. So he went to the boy and asked, "What is the name of this wine? The boy thought he was asking about the name of the branch, so he replied, "Koraje, kaje." This is a Spanish word for "cocktail". The young man replied jokingly that the branch resembled a rooster's tail feathers, but the crew mistook it for a cocktail. From then on, "cocktail" became an alias for mixed drinks.

There are various other stories about the origin of the cocktail.

For example, the name of a noblewoman, Oxc-hitel, evolved into Cocktail, as a sign of respectability: cocktail tail feathers to symbolize heroism: colorful cocktail to symbolize the bartender's love of beauty and bartending skills; and so on. In fact, the origin of the cocktail has no practical significance, just let the drinker in the relaxed cocktail party, enjoy a perfect cocktail at the same time, more than a chitchat topic only. However, it is not difficult for people to imagine, since the origin of the cocktail has such a variety of beautiful legends, cocktails, I am afraid, does have its unique charm.

Screwdriver -- the name of this cocktail comes from the Americans working in the Iranian oil fields, orange juice added to vodka, and then use a screwdriver to stir, hence the name, due to the good taste, more than a decade ago, alias "femme fatale! "

Bloody Mary - This cocktail has the unsettling name of "Bloody Mary," named after Mary I, the Queen of England, who persecuted Protestants in the 18th century, and while the bright red tomato juice evokes images of blood, it's not the same thing as a bloody Mary. Although the bright red tomato juice evokes images of blood, the cocktail is widely loved.

Tequila Sunrise - As the cocktail's name suggests, it features a stunning color, like a sunrise reflected in a glass. The cocktail became famous in 1972 when Mick Jagger, a member of the Rolling Stones, made sure to order it during his concerts across the United States.

Singapore Sling - an exotic cocktail! In 1915, in the middle of World War I, it was made by Raffles Hotel, as a representative of exotic cocktails. The original method of making the cocktail does not use soda, and the sweetness is strong, but this cocktail has a moderate flavor, suitable for both men and women, and is universally popular.

Girls in Pink -- the stage show "Girls in Pink" in London was a big hit, and this is the cocktail that the heroine, Miss Hedgerow, held in her hand, because of the attractive name and beautiful colors, so it is very popular with women.

Olympic -- this is the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris when the cocktail was made, said to be the Regent Hotel's chief bartender Frank Wilmacqua mixing, soft color, soft taste, for many people love.

The Trailer - This cocktail is named after the tractor-trailer that was so active on the battlefield during the Great War. There are different stories about its birth, some say it was made by the first owner of Harriet's New York Bar in Paris, while others say a customer brought the recipe with him in a tractor-trailer, so it was named directly after it.

The Godfather - a cocktail created in imitation of the movie The Godfather, using Amaretto apricot liqueur originating in Italy but popular in the U.S. It's the perfect ingredient for a cocktail featuring a Mafia movie.

Earthquake - I wonder if it's named after the shaking sensation you get when you drink it. Pina colada is a strong spirit, and there's a clear line between those who like the taste and those who don't.

Margarita -- Margarita was born in 1949, is the U.S. National Cocktail Competition, the third-place works, with Mexico's specialty tequila as the base of this cocktail Mr. John Dullesha, with his tragic death of his lover Margarita's name, the light and refreshing sourness, with sadness love's bitterness, this cocktail has many die-hard fans.

Manhattan - This cocktail was indeed born in Manhattan, New York, where it was introduced at a fundraising reception for the U.S. presidential election in 1867.

Salt Dog -- Salt Dog cocktail was born in Britain, after World War II, the United States set off the vodka fever, the base spirit was changed to vodka, the glass was replaced by a flat-bottomed, footless glass, the original way to take the Shaker, but also changed to a straight way, and the system used snowflake cups type of glass, and became a chic cocktail.

Cocktail making method

Shake and method (shake), mixing method (stir), blend and method (build), stirring method (blend)

Auxiliary methods for making cocktails:

Twisting (twist): 1cm x 5cm twisted lemon rinds, decorating and wine.

Lemon oil flavoring (zest): lemon peel in the scented oil squeezed into the cocktail.

Spiral: drape the peel in a spiral shape over the glass.

Frosting: Wet the mouth of the glass with a lemon wedge and gently dip the mouth into refined sugar or fine salt (depending on the recipe).

Making syrup (gomme syrup, sugar syrup, simple syrup): powdered sugar: 100 ℃ boiling water = 3:1 to form a clear colorless syrup

B-52 cocktail

Ingredients

0.25 ounces coffee liqueur ?B-520.25 ounces Bailey's sweet

0.25 ounces Gin Miles

Steps

1 Infuse the three liquors in order, first the coffee liqueur, then the Baileys liqueur, and finally the Gin Miles

2. Layered due to the different densities

Drinking Methods

The B-52 is one of the cocktails that is unique to drink, and should be accompanied by a short straw, a napkin and a lighter. Light the drink on fire, drink it in one gulp through the straw, and then you'll get to experience that icy feeling of cold and then hot. You'll only know what it's like if you try it.

Suspended Whiskey WHISKY FLOAT

Materials

Whiskey -------------45ml

Mineral water ------------- in moderation

Utensils

One flat-bottomed glass

Practice:

1. Put ice cubes into the Pour mineral water into the glass

2. Slowly float a layer of whisky on top

This is a two-tiered cocktail consisting of mineral water and whisky, and it looks very pretty. It utilizes the difference in specific gravity between water and whisky to suspend the whisky on top of the mineral water. In Japan, alcohol concentration is expressed in degrees and %, but in the U.S. and the U.K., Proof is used, with 100% alcohol in the U.S. expressed as 200 Proof. 80 Proof is equal to 40 degrees in Japan. In the UK, 100% alcohol is expressed as 175 Proof, and its 70 Proof is equivalent to 80 Proof in the US, which is 40 degrees in Japan.

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