DRINKS.GR — The Narrative Behind the Bottle
Jungle Bird
Created at the Kuala Lumpur Hilton in 1978, the Jungle Bird is a tiki-meets-Italian cocktail. The combination of Campari with…
Between the Sheets
A 1930s classic, the Between the Sheets is basically a Sidecar with rum added. The combination of cognac and rum…
Hurricane
Pat O'Brien's bar in New Orleans created the Hurricane during World War II to use up surplus rum. Served in…
Painkiller
Born at the Soggy Dollar Bar in the British Virgin Islands, where patrons had to swim to shore (hence the…
Zombie
Donn Beach created this potent tiki classic in the 1930s and famously limited guests to two per person. With three…
Caribbean Rum Punch
Follow the Caribbean rhyme: One of sour (lime), Two of sweet (juices), Three of strong (rum), Four of weak (ice).…
Cuba Libre
Born around 1900 during the Spanish-American War, when American soldiers mixed rum with the newly arrived Coca-Cola and toasted '¡Por…
Mai Tai
Victor 'Trader Vic' Bergeron created the Mai Tai in 1944 in Oakland, California. His friend from Tahiti tasted it and…
Dark ‘n’ Stormy
Bermuda's national drink, and one of the only cocktails that's actually trademarked (by Goslings Rum). The dramatic visual of dark…
Piña Colada
Puerto Rico's national drink since 1978. The Piña Colada was created at the Caribe Hilton in San Juan in 1954…
Daiquiri
Don't confuse this with a frozen blended drink — the classic Daiquiri is a thing of pure elegance. Just three…
Mojito
Havana's gift to the cocktail world. Ernest Hemingway famously drank his at La Bodeguita del Medio, and the Mojito remains…