At ordinary times, everyone has a fast pace of life and is very busy at work. When night falls, it's good to leave some time for yourself, choose a quiet bar, order a cocktail, listen to songs, be in a daze and think about your own worries. For example, the "backyard" is not crowded and messy, and the bartender and singer will take care of the guests. The first glass of "Margaret", the second glass of "old lover" and the third glass become cocktails specially prepared by the bartender. I like strong wine. At the end, the resident singer will also ask the guests what songs they want to listen to. Even if it is difficult, he will still finish singing according to his own version. Talk about cocktails today.
A cocktail is a mixture of two or more kinds of wine, fruit juice, spices, etc. It is called a cocktail, and it is often made temporarily when drinking. Cocktail is a small quantity of cold wine. It is a kind of beverage which takes RUM, GIN, Tequila, VODKA, Whisky and other spirits or wine as the base wine, and is mixed with other auxiliary materials such as fruit juice, egg white, Bitters, milk, coffee, cocoa, sugar, etc., and then stirred or shaken, and finally lemon can be used. It originated in America, which is recognized by most historical materials, and the time is about the end of the 18th century or the beginning of the 19th century. How to prepare and drink this kind of mixed beverage with good color, fragrance and taste, and the origin of the name "cocktail" are controversial.
I remember a legend that many years ago, an English ship docked in Kanerjee, a town with the Galiton Peninsula, and the crew all went to the bar in the town to drink. There is a teenager in the balcony of the bar who uses branches to stir up mixed wine for sailors. After drinking it, a sailor felt that the wine was extraordinary and mellow, and it was the first wine he had ever drunk in his life. So he went to the boy and asked, "What's the name of this wine? The boy thought he was asking the name of the branch, so he replied, "Kelajie, Kajie." This is a Spanish word, which means "chicken tail". Teenagers used to joke about the shape of branches similar to rooster's tail feathers, but the crew mistakenly thought it was "chicken's tail wine" Since then, "cocktail" has become another name for mixed wine.
Common cocktails are as follows:
1. Long Island Ice Tea on Long Island
has the appearance of lemon black tea. It is soft in appearance, transparent and ruddy in color, which makes people instantly remove all their guard and think that they can indulge in binge drinking. Take a sip lightly, and the throat feels very moist. The taste is a little sweet, sour and slightly bitter. It is very close to black tea, but it is more spicy than black tea, and the temptation is diffuse.
Long Island iced tea is probably the most misnomer cocktail. Although its name is iced tea, it is made of four or five kinds of spirits. Although it is named iced tea, it is made without using half a drop of black tea. It can anesthetize your nerves quietly and gradually, making you feel drunk. It is said that long island iced tea originated in the period of the implementation of the prohibition of alcohol in the United States in the 192s. Bartenders in a bar in Long Island, new york secretly sold wine to guests. Suddenly, the police from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms broke into the house to ban illicit liquor. The bartender quickly mixed all kinds of spirits together and lied that they were selling iced tea. He even fooled the police and inadvertently created a new cocktail, so he named it "Long Island Iced Tea".
2. Margaret Margarita
There is a sad love story about the origin of this wine. This cocktail was the winner of the 1949 national cocktail contest. Its creator was Jane Duresa of Los Angeles, and Margaret was the name of his late lover. In 1926, Jane Duresa and her lover went out hunting, and Margaret was killed by a stray bullet. Since then, Jane Duresa has been unhappy. In order to commemorate her lover, she named her award-winning work after her. The need to add salt to make this wine is said to be because Margaret especially liked salty things before her death.
the base wine for Margarita is tequila, a specialty of Mexico. Agave is a kind of plant, which looks like what we call aloe, but it is different from aloe. In Mexico, this plant is mainly cultivated in the area of takila, Jalisco. The Mexican government expressly stipulates that only the liquor made from the local special agave can be Tequila, and the distilled liquor made from other varieties of agave can only be Mezcal. Because of continuous distillation, this wine can retain the unique natural flavor of raw materials. Tequila was originally a local regional consumption wine in Mexico. With the popularity of "Margaret" cocktails based on tequila, tequila has become a popular drink in the world.
as a lovelorn wine. Margaret won't be particularly delicious. In particular, everyone should pay attention to the fact that the mouth of the authentic Margaret cup should be smeared with salt. The feeling at the entrance is bitter and salty. Then I think of the painful lovelorn, so when I order this wine again, I might as well have a lemon slice, take a sip of wine and bite a lemon. At the same time, the alcohol content of this wine is also very high, so be careful not to lose your virginity after drinking the lovelorn wine.
3. Tequila Sunrise
Personally, this cocktail is the most attractive of all cocktails. And the taste is very sweet, and it is as suitable for drinking on the beach as sexy beach. The exact source of Tequila Sunrise is now untested. But as long as you see this cocktail with your own eyes, you can immediately understand the origin of its name. The tall Long Drink glass endows it with elegant temperament. Its color is bright and bright, and it gradually changes from yellow to red, just like the splendor of the sky at sunrise, which symbolizes the enthusiasm and pure sunshine of girls and can leave unlimited imagination space for drinkers (especially male drinkers). The charming appearance of Tequila Sunrise owes a lot to the pomegranate juice as an ingredient. In terms of taste, it is mixed with a variety of fresh juices, and the fruit is full of fragrance. Plus tequila unique warm and hot, after drinking it, it makes people memorable.
In 1973, the Eagles released a single called Tequila Sunrise, which opened the market for this cocktail. A year later, the Hollywood movie "Tequila Sunrise" was shown in the United States, making "Tequila Sunrise" a must-have drink in major bars. In 1988, Hollywood made a new film of "Tequila Sunrise" and invited Mel Gibson to play the leading role, which established its important position in the cocktail industry in one fell swoop. At the same time, we can say that without the popularity of "Margarita" and "Tequila Sunrise" all over the world, there would be no global reputation of tequila today.
4. Mojito Mojito
Just now, two kinds of tequila were introduced, followed by two kinds of cocktails based on Cuban national wine rum. . It is relatively light with a sour and sweet taste, and the faint wine flavor permeates the refreshing mint aroma. Be sure to add mint leaves. Without mint leaves, there is no essence. Because of its low alcohol content, it is very suitable for women to drink.
"It is said that mojito's predecessor was invented by British pirate Richard Drake. Rum was originally known as" pirate's wine "! Anyway, mojito was originally a drink for pirates, slaves and workers. Who would have thought that mojito would spread from Cuba to Key West, an American resort on the other side, a place where literati and artists gathered together, and then to Miami South Beach, the base camp of nightlife and fashion, and eventually become one of the most popular cocktail in new york and San Francisco in recent years? From the advertisement of Bacardi brand rum, you can know its popularity. Bacardi used to sell daiquiri at the expense of mojito, because at first in Cuba, daiquiri was a cocktail for upper-class and American tourists, while mojito was a working-class wine. However, the fashion of wine is also cyclical. The legend of pirates and the green color of mojito may all make it cooler than daiquiri. "
5. Cuba Libre
Cuba Libre This cocktail originated in the Spanish-American War. It is said that it was made by an American captain in a bar in old Havana, Cuba on a whim during the Spanish-American War. Coca-Cola was mixed with rum and decorated with lemon columns. To celebrate the liberation of Cuba. It is very cool and delicious, so it has been handed down. When Cuba became independent from Spain (the United States helped the Cuban revolution at that time, but now the relationship. . . ), a cocktail named after the words commonly used by the citizens at that time, means "free Cuba".
? Nowadays, many names of cocktails are good, such as "Don't go home tonight", which is also quite distinctive. I have never tasted it. Friends who go to Guangzhou can go to the Tianba bar above the Four Seasons Hotel for a drink. There are many foreigners, and they went there once when they lived there, but the place is not big, and they mainly feel the scenery on the 99th floor. In fact, I personally like Belarus, which tastes a little sweet. I like to order this cocktail in small bars in Japan several times.