Which Whiskey Is Better, Bourbon or Scotch?
Which Whiskey Is Better, Bourbon or Scotch? Whiskey, whose name comes from the Irish phrase "water of life," is…
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Whoa Nellie
Spirit Used: Rum
The Whoa Nellie cocktail is a popular drink in St. Louis, Missouri. It was first created to commemorate the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904. The drink was made to imitate the slogan of the event “The thrill of a century,” and it consisted of mint leaves …
Wiki Waki Woo
Spirit Used: Rum
WIKI WAKI WOO is a cocktail that was created in the late 1970s or early 1980s by New Orleans bartender Walter Bergeron. It soon became popular and has been featured in several movies, such as The Big Easy (1987), Cocktail (1988), and Oceans Eleven (200 …
Wooly Mammoth
Spirit Used: Rum, Tequila
The Wooly Mammoth Cocktail is a creature of recent invention. It was invented in 2007 by a bartender at the “Sugar Hill” bar, in New York City’s Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The cocktail was named after the Hollywood Tarzan films from the 1930s and 194 …
World Bar Eggno
Spirit Used: Rum
The World Bar Eggno cocktail is a variant of the iced coffee and iced tea cocktail drinks. The drink was created in 1967 at the New York restaurant called P.J. Clarke’s by bartender Dick Bradsell, who combined vodka, coffee ice cream, Irish whiskey or …
X.Y.Z.
Spirit Used: Rum
The alphabet-ending X.Y.Z. Cocktail appeared in the famous Savoy Cocktail Book, by bartender Harry Craddock, first published in 1930. This is a delicious mix of light rum, triple sec, and fresh lemon juice. The combination of the three gives it a very …
Zombie
Spirit Used: Rum
A Zombie is a powerful cocktail that packs a punch. It has three different rums that are mixed with orange juice, passion fruit juice, and lime juice. It all started in 1934 when Donn Beach (aka Don the Beachcomber) first served his “Zombie” cocktail. …
Watermelon Rum Sandia
Spirit Used: Rum
The Watermelon Rum Sandía is a jazzed-up version of the margarita, with fresh watermelon juice and rum standing in for the more traditional lime juice and tequila. It’s ideal for summertime sipping. It is one of the most popular cocktails in Mexico. Th …
White Madras
Spirit Used: Rum
The White Madras cocktail is a refreshing and tangy drink that was popular in the 1980s. It is made from gin, triple sec, and lemon juice. It’s hard to tell when this cocktail was first created but we know it became popular in the 1980s. The drink has …
White Rum Smash
Spirit Used: Rum
The White Rum Smash is a cocktail with a strong history and reputation. It was first created by the famous Nassau-based rum company, Fernandes Distillers Limited, in 2000. The Fernandes Distillers Limited produced one of the best-selling rums in The Ba …
Three Miller
Spirit Used: Rum
Three Miller Cocktail is a cocktail made with bitters, rum, syrup and lemon juice. It is garnished with a slice of orange. It is an American drink that was created in 1874 by bartender John Collins at the Occidental Hotel in San Francisco. The drink wa …