"A similar lime juice cocktail using rum instead of vodka or gin is the daiquiri. David A. Embury gave a gimlet recipe (called a Gin Sour) in ""The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks"" (3rd Ed., 1958), calling for an 8:2:1 gin/lime (or lemon) juice/simple syrup ratio plus garnish. Eric Felten essentially repeated this in his ""How's Your Drink"" column in ""The Wall Street Journal"" Weekend Edition of August 4, 2006: William L. Hamilton gave this recipe in his ""Shaken and Stirred"" column in ""The New York Times"" on September 15, 2002: A gimlet served at the Fifty Seven Fifty Seven"
"the first distilled spirit made in the new world. As there were no glass bottles in the 16th century, the brandy was shipped in ceramic (clay) containers sealed with beeswax. The drink originated in Lima, Perú in 2008; the cocktail gained popularity by the end of 2012, and is now enjoyed in most countries Peruvian pisco and elderflower liquor are available. In a cocktail glass filled with ice, pour in 45ml Pisco, 30ml elderflower liqueur (such as St Germain) and 20ml lime juice. The cocktail should not be confused with the brand of pisco. Although it can be made with"
"it to be the blood of those who had once battled against the gods"". The Greek cult and mysteries of Dionysus, carried on by the Romans in their Bacchanalia, were the origins of western theater. Judaism incorporates it in the Kiddush and Christianity in its Eucharist, while alcohol consumption was forbidden in Islam. Spirits are distilled beverages that contain no added sugar and have at least 20% alcohol by volume (ABV). Popular spirits include borovička, brandy, gin, rum, slivovitz, tequila, vodka, and whisky. Brandy is a spirit created by distilling wine, whilst vodka may be distilled from any starch- or"
"bitters, a brown sugar cube and one part applejack and one part rye whiskey. As the name implies, each ingredient of this three-part cocktail represents one pillar of the Trilogy. Laird's Bonded Applejack Brandy is the first and oldest distilled spirit in America with American rye whiskey following soon after in the late 1700s. The third pillar of this cocktail is somewhat of a mystery but according to creator Richard Boccato, is often thought to be the orange bitters because of its American origins. The Old Fashioned is the cocktail of choice of Don Draper, the lead character on the"
"Vampiro (cocktail) The Vampiro is a cocktail that includes fruit juice, spices, fruit soda, fresh lime juice, and tequila. The Vampiro has a fruity, lightly carbonated, and spicy taste. The Vampiro can be made with Mexican sangrita, a prepared drink mixer containing orange juice and chili peppers. Once recipe lists the ingredients as tequila, limes, Kosher salt, Squirt brand citrus-flavoured soda and Viuda de Sanchez, an orange juice-based Mexican sangrita beverage. Viuda de Sanchez is sold in Mexico and in areas of the southern US with large Latino populations. If Viuda de Sanchez is not available, good quality fresh-squeezed orange"
"Cocktail A cocktail is an alcoholic mixed drink, which is either a combination of spirits, or one or more spirits along with other ingredients such as fruit juice, lemonade, flavored syrup, or cream. The Oxford Dictionaries define cocktail as ""An alcoholic drink consisting of a spirit or spirits mixed with other ingredients, such as fruit juice or cream"". A cocktail more specifically may mean a beverage with at least three flavors, one of which is alcohol. More specifically still, it must contain alcohol, a sugar, and a bitter/citrus. When a mixed drink contains only a distilled spirit and a mixer,"
"Cachaça Cachaça () is a distilled spirit made from fermented sugarcane juice. Also known as ""aguardente"", ""pinga"", ""caninha"" and other names, it is the most popular spirit among distilled alcoholic beverages in Brazil. Outside Brazil, cachaça is used almost exclusively as an ingredient in tropical drinks, with the ""caipirinha"" being the most famous cocktail. Sugar production was mostly switched from the Madeira islands to Brazil by the Portuguese in the 16th century. In Madeira, ""aguardente de cana"" is made by distilling sugar cane liquors and the pot stills from Madeira were brought to Brazil to make what today is also"
"the 2015 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards. Rieger’s Midwestern Dry Gin is a London Dry style gin made from a wheat spirit base and incorporates five botanicals: Juniper, Licorice root, Cardamom, Coriander, and Orange Peel. The recipe for Midwestern Dry Gin was developed by Tom Nichol, former Master Distiller of Tanqueray. Caffè Amaro is blend of a traditional Amaro with cold brew coffee. , Caffè Amaro is characterized by its bitter, slightly sweet flavor which stems from the use of botanicals, herbs, and cane syrup. Caffè Amaro is a collaborative spirit with Kansas City-based coffee roasters, Thou Mayest, who"
"and strained, not stirred. In 2017, David Hammond from the ""Chicago Tribune"" described a variant called the Doce Vampiro cocktail, which is served at La Sirena Clandestina in Chicago. The blood-red drink is a blend of ""...pisco, tequila, lemon, pineapple, Ramazzotti amaro and chicha morada, a sweet, tart, nonalcoholic Peruvian drink made from purple corn"". Hammond states that the ""...pisco, pineapple and lemon, bright and acidic, are the high notes"", with the ""...tequila, bitter herbaceousness of the Ramazzotti and baking-spice qualities of the chicha morada"" providing the ""[b]ass notes"". Vampiro (cocktail) The Vampiro is a cocktail that includes fruit juice,"
"- semi-dry, coconut flavoured spirit, 42 proof.<br> Zhumir Maracuyá - semi-dry, passionfruit flavoured spirit, 42 proof.<br> Zhumir Durazno - semi-dry, peach flavoured spirit, 42 proof.<br> Zhumir Limón - semi-dry, lime flavoured spirit, 60 proof.<br> Zhumir Reposado - a fine, aged spirit similar to amber rum, 80 proof.<br> Zhumir Reserva Especial - a fine, aged spirit similar to dark rum, 80 proof. ""Zhumir Naranjilla"" As well, the company offers blended spirit-based liqueurs Piña Colada with Zhumir - a pre-mixed Pina Colada, 30 proof.<br> Tacao with Zhumir - a chocolate cream liqueur, 30 proof.<br> Rompope with Zhumir - a cinnamon and egg"
"first glance. Royce is an American cocktail made with the Brazilian national spirit cachaça. This cocktail was named in honor of Royce Gracie, a great Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighter. Cocktails with cachaça There are many cocktails made with cachaça, the national spirit of Brazil. Caipirinha is by far the most popular and internationally well-known. The Caipirinha is Brazil's national cocktail made with cachaça, ice, sugar, and lime. It is the drink most commonly associated with cachaça. If vodka is used instead of cachaça, it is called a caipiroska or caipivodka; if rum is used it is called a caipiríssima; if strawberry"
"understands the basic components of each type of drink, new cocktails can be created by substituting a different base or modifying agent or by adding a special flavoring or coloring agent. A daiquiri, for example, is nothing more than a whiskey sour with rum substituted for whiskey as the base and lime juice substituted for lemon juice as a modifying agent. An entire chapter of the book (""Roll Your Own"") is dedicated to this premise. Embury's six basic drinks are the Daiquiri, the Jack Rose, the Manhattan, the Martini, the Old Fashioned, and the Sidecar. Embury's preferred recipe for each"
"sake, or cider, as they are fermented but not distilled. These all have a relatively low alcohol content, typically less than 15%. Brandy is a liquor produced by the distillation of wine, and has an ABV of over 35%. Other examples of liquors include vodka, baijiu, gin, rum, tequila, mezcal, and whisky. (Also see list of alcoholic drinks, and liquors by national origin.) The term ""spirit"" refers to liquor that contains no added sugar and has at least 20% alcohol by volume (ABV). Liquor bottled with added sugar and added flavorings, such as Grand Marnier, Frangelico, and American schnapps, are"
"celebrations. Hurricanes are a famous French Quarter drink, as are sazerac cocktails and absinthe. The upper South, specifically Kentucky, is known for its production of bourbon whiskey, which is a popular base for cocktails. As of 2005, Kentucky was credited with producing 95% of the world's bourbon, which has been referred to as America's only native spirit. The mint julep is traditionally depicted as a popular beverage among more affluent Southerners. Many other bourbons are produced in Kentucky including Evan Williams, Wild Turkey and Bulleit.Southern Comfort is a flavored distilled spirit modeled after bourbon and made in Louisiana. Another form"
"a light froth when the liquor is shaken in a bottle or poured into a glass. It is generally accepted that coconut feni was produced before and then followed to adapt the same procedure for distilling the exotic cashew fruit. Coconut palms are abundant along the coastline of Western India and Goa, whereas the cashew tree was an exotic species brought by the Portuguese from Brazil to India. There is ambiguity about when and who started distilling fermented juice into a spirit. The feni consumed in South Goa is generally of a higher alcohol content (43-45% abv) as compared to"
"In the United States and Canada, where spirits are often called ""liquor"" (), there is often confusion discerning between liqueurs and liquors, due to the many different types of flavored spirits that are available today (e.g. flavored vodka). Liqueurs generally contain a lower alcohol content (15–30% ABV) than spirits and it has sweetener mixed, while some can have an ABV as high as 55%. Under the Food and Drug Regulations (C.R.C., c. 870), liqueurs are produced from mixing alcohol with plant materials. These materials include juices or extracts from fruits, flowers, leaves or other plant materials. The extracts are obtained"
"distillate has now been replaced by immersing a coil in cold water. Cashew feni is a triple-distilled spirit. The first distillate of the fermented neero is known as ""urrack"", about 15% alcohol (30 proof). Urrack is then mixed with neero in a proportion determined by the distiller, and redistilled to give a spirit called ""cazulo"" or ""cajulo"" (40-42% abv). Cazulo or cajulo is again distilled with urrack to give a high-strength spirit called feni (45% abv). Note that cazulo is generally sold as ""feni"", as the spirit is considered too strong of an alcoholic beverage for consumption. All cashew feni"
"to several other East Asian liquors, but it often has a significantly higher alcohol content than, for example, Japanese ""shōchū"" (25%) or Korean ""soju"" (20–45%). Despite being a white spirit, it more closely resembles a dark spirit like whisky in terms of complexity and mouthfeel. It is the most widely consumed spirit (alcohol) in the world, with 5 billion litres sold in 2016. Liquor has been distilled in China since at least the Yuan Dynasty, though baijiu began to resemble its current form around the Ming Dynasty. Baijiu is characterized by solid-state fermentation and distillation using a grain culture called"
"Cocktails with cachaça There are many cocktails made with cachaça, the national spirit of Brazil. Caipirinha is by far the most popular and internationally well-known. The Caipirinha is Brazil's national cocktail made with cachaça, ice, sugar, and lime. It is the drink most commonly associated with cachaça. If vodka is used instead of cachaça, it is called a caipiroska or caipivodka; if rum is used it is called a caipiríssima; if strawberry or some other fruit is used instead of lime, it is usually called a batida or caipifruta. Batida is a Brazilian cocktail made with the national alcoholic drink"
"Oregon, won the job in a talent search. Dick Maugg, was a Santa Rosa general contractor. David Rufkahr died of a heart attack in April 1996, in Bend, Oregon, at the age of 61. Dick Maugg, of Santa Rosa, California, died of cancer on July 28, 2015; he was 83. His death was reported to news outlets by his family October 27, 2015. Flavors include Strawberry Daiquiri, Fuzzy Navel, Exotic Berry, Margarita, Piña Colada, Classic Original, Tropical Mango, Blue Hawaiian, Strawberry Margarita, Raspberry Pomegranate, Body Shot Lime, Mojito, Sangria, Black Cherry, Strawberry, Peach, Raspberry Cosmopolitan, Strawberry Hill, Citrus, and Pink"
"Absinthe Absinthe (; ) is historically described as a distilled, highly alcoholic beverage (45–74% ABV / 90–148 U.S. proof). It is an anise-flavoured spirit derived from botanicals, including the flowers and leaves of ""Artemisia absinthium"" (""grand wormwood""), together with green anise, sweet fennel, and other medicinal and culinary herbs. Absinthe traditionally has a natural green colour, but may also be colourless. It is commonly referred to in historical literature as """""""" (the green fairy). It is sometimes mistakenly referred to as a liqueur, but it is not traditionally bottled with added sugar and is, therefore, classified as a spirit. Absinthe"
"on traditional cocktails for inspiration but utilizes novel ingredients and often complex flavors. Lists Devices for producing and imbibing Media Cocktail A cocktail is an alcoholic mixed drink, which is either a combination of spirits, or one or more spirits along with other ingredients such as fruit juice, lemonade, flavored syrup, or cream. The Oxford Dictionaries define cocktail as ""An alcoholic drink consisting of a spirit or spirits mixed with other ingredients, such as fruit juice or cream"". A cocktail more specifically may mean a beverage with at least three flavors, one of which is alcohol. More specifically still, it"
"Metaxa Metaxa () is a Greek spirit invented by Spyros Metaxas in 1888. It is exported to over 65 countries and it is among the 100 strongest spirit brands worldwide. It is a blend of brandy and wine made from sun-dried Savatiano, Sultana and Black Corinth grape varieties. It is then blended with an aged Muscat wine from the Aegean islands of Samos and Lemnos. Metaxa is traditionally served neat, on the rocks, with tonic or mixed (usually with sours) and it is used as a basic ingredient in several cocktails such as Alexander or the ""Greek Mojito"". The House"
"Raicilla Raicilla is a distilled spirit, originating in the south western portion of the Mexican state of Jalisco. Like tequila and mezcal, it is a product of the agave plant. Traditionally raicilla has been created and sold as a ""moonshine"" product without government sanction or approval. Recently a distiller, La Venenosa, has begun to market a variety of legal brands of raicilla. It is distilled in crude, primitive stills from a fermented mash made from the central stem (""piña"") of the maguey plant. The mash is slow cooked, and the steam condensed on a copper cone cooled, traditionally, by spring"
"Cabana Cachaça Cabana Cachaça is a brand of Brazilian-made cachaça that is fermented and distilled directly from freshly pressed sugarcane. Cabana Cachaca was launched in the United States in 2006 by entrepreneur Matti Anttila. Although the third most distilled spirit in the world, cachaça, the national spirit of Brazil, was relatively unknown in the United States until recently, but is now one of the fastest growing spirits categories in the country. Similar to rum, but distilled directly from freshly pressed sugar cane, cachaça is an ingredient in a caipirinha cocktail. Cabana is currently sold throughout the United States in well"
"De Luxe Official Bartender's Book"" includes the following instructions: Shake well with cracked ice and strain into stein or 8 oz. metal cup. Add cube of ice and decorate with fruit. The daisy was the forerunner to other popular cocktails, notably the sidecar, from around the end of World War I, and the margarita, during the late 1930s and early 1940s. Even as the margarita has become especially popular during the late 20th and early 21st centuries, its base spirit has also surfaced in both tequila daisies and sidecars. Brandy Daisy The Brandy Daisy is a cocktail which first gained"
"of bartenders in the District, designated July as Rickey Month and has since held annual competitions to celebrate the District's native cocktail by inviting local bartenders to compete. In 2011, the rickey was declared the District's official native cocktail, and the month of July was declared Rickey Month in D.C. Rickey (cocktail) The rickey is a highball drink made from gin or bourbon, half of a lime squeezed and dropped in the glass, and carbonated water. Little or no sugar is added to the rickey. Originally created with bourbon in Washington, D.C. at Shoomaker's bar by bartender George A. Williamson"
"Feni (liquor) Feni (sometimes spelled fenno or fenim) is a spirit produced in Goa, India and other southern Indian states. The two most popular types of feni are cashew feni and toddy palm feni, depending on the original ingredient; however, many other varieties are sold. The small-batch distillation of feni has a fundamental effect on its final character, which still retains some of the delicate aromatics, congeners and flavour elements of the juice from which it was produced. The word ""feni"" is derived from the Sanskrit word ""phena"" (""froth""); this is thought to be because of the bubbles that form"
"quart (750 ml, 684 g), pint (375 ml, 342 g) and nip (180 ml, 164 g) in cases of 12, 24 and 48 bottles respectively. A common characteristic of many IMFLs, distinct from spirits elsewhere in the world, is that irrespective of the final product the starting ingredient is a neutral spirit distilled from molasses, a byproduct of the sugar industry. This neutral spirit at 96% alcohol by volume is first reduced to 42.8% using demineralized water, whereupon flavors and other spirits are added. Caramel is added at this stage to impart colour to the spirit. Most commonly, grain or"
"using Havana Club 3 Años, included double-distilled calvados and chartreuse. Marcis informed the judges that this cocktail was an hommage to Serge Gainsbourg, calling it the Gainsbourg Daisy. His third drink, The Smoky Bear began with Grade C Canadian maple syrup and a few dashes of bitters and Crema de Mezcal and finished with a dose of Havana Club 7 Años. After making it to the final round, it was time for Marcis to improvise his fourth and last cocktail of the contest using a bag of surprise ingredients. In the bag of secret ingredients given to him he found"
"the martini, however, the bijou disappeared after Prohibition. It was rediscovered by ""the King of Cocktails"" Dale DeGroff in the 1980s, when he stumbled upon the recipe in Johnson's book. While the original cocktail had equal parts of the three ingredients, DeGroff tripled the ratio of gin to vermouth and chartreuse to soften the taste profile. Eventually, his recipe became the standard. Bijou (cocktail) A bijou is a mixed alcoholic drink composed of gin, vermouth, and chartreuse. This cocktail was invented by Harry Johnson, ""the father of professional bartending"", who called it ""bijou"" because it combined the colors of three"
"Campari Campari is an alcoholic liqueur, considered an apéritif (20.5%, 21%, 24%, 25%, or 28.5% ABV, depending on the country in which it is sold), obtained from the infusion of herbs and fruit (including chinotto and cascarilla) in alcohol and water. It is a bitters, characterised by its dark red colour. Campari is often used in cocktails and is commonly served with soda water or citrus juice, or with prosecco as a spritz. It is produced by the Davide Campari Group, a multi-national company based in Italy. Campari was invented in 1860 by Gaspare Campari in Novara, Italy. It was"
"Sotol Sotol is a distilled spirit sourced from ""Dasylirion wheeleri"", Asparagaceae (commonly known as Desert Spoon or, in Spanish, ""sotol""), a plant that grows in northern Mexico, New Mexico, west Texas, and the Texas Hill Country. It is known as the state drink of Chihuahua, Durango and Coahuila, and is also currently produced in Central Texas. There are few commercial examples available. It is produced in a manner similar to the more common artisanal mezcals of central Mexico. The flowering stem of sotol is one of the best materials for making a friction fire, as it is straight, light in"