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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Watermelon Mint Smash
Spirit Used: Tequila
Watermelon Mint Smash is a refreshing cocktail made by muddling watermelon, lime, and mint. This cocktail has a sweet taste to it with a subtle hint of tartness from the lime juice. The recipe for this cocktail was first published in the “Los Angeles T …
Wild Thing
Spirit Used: Tequila
Wild Thing is a delicious cocktail that will get you going in no time. Made from 100% agave tequila, club soda and lime juice, this drink is easy to make and tastes great! In the 1950s, a cocktail lounge owner in New Orleans, Louisiana, near the Missis …
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 …
Tequila Fizz
Spirit Used: Tequila
Tequila Fizz is a cocktail that was invented in the 1880’s. It was originally created by an American bartender named Jennings Cox at the Occidental Hotel in San Francisco, California. He created the drink to please a customer who wanted something other …
Tequila Highball
Spirit Used: Tequila
Tequila Highball is a classic cocktail made from tequila, lime juice and club soda. In the late 1800s, when American bartenders were experimenting with new mixed drinks, they created the Tequila Highball. The drink’s simple ingredients – tequila and cl …
Tequila Sunrise Shot
Spirit Used: Tequila
The Tequila Sunrise is a cocktail consisting of tequila, orange juice, and grenadine syrup. The drink was invented in the 1970s by either Don Carlos Orozco or bartender George Simmons. It was originally created in the 1970s by bartender George Simmons …
Sloe Tequila
Spirit Used: Gin, Tequila
Sloe Tequila is a drink that is prepared from sloe gin liqueur, tequila reposado, lime cordial (sweetened lime juice) and garnish with lime wedge. This cocktail was created by Barbara West, a bartender at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The bar was call …
South of the Border
Spirit Used: Tequila, Vodka
South of the Border is one of most popular mixed drinks in America It has an alcoholic drink, which contains tequila reposado, coffee liqueur, lime juice (freshly squeezed), egg white (pasteurised) and garnish with coffee beans. This is a drink that or …
Purple Gecko
Spirit Used: Tequila
The Purple Gecko is a drink that was created in the 1980s at the Gingerbread Man Bar in Daytona Beach, Florida. It became very popular in the 1990’s for its taste and its resemblance to the appearance of a gecko.
Ranch Water
Spirit Used: Tequila
Ranch Water, a clear cocktail made from tequilla, topo chico, and lemon juice. The history of this cocktail can be traced back to the late 1800s with an origin in Mexico. The reason for this name is unclear. One explanation is that it was given its nam …