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A Spaniard by the name of Ricardo García also claims to have invented the drink in 1953, while working at the Caribe Hilton Hotel in San Juan. [12] [13] Barrachina, a restaurant in Puerto Rico, says that "a traditional Spanish bartender Don Ramón Portas Mingot in 1963 created what became the world's famous drink: the Piña Colada." [14] [15]
A carajillo (Spanish: [kaɾa'xiʝo,-ʎo]) is a coffee drink to which a liquor is added. [1] Similar to Irish coffee, it is traditionally served in Spain and several Hispanical American countries, such as Colombia and Venezuela, where it is usually made with brandy; Cuba, where it is usually made with rum; and in Mexico, where mezcal or a coffee liqueur such as Kahlúa or Tía María, or more ...
Cocktail historian David Wondrich speculates that "cocktail" is a reference to gingering, a practice for perking up an old horse by means of a ginger suppository so that the animal would "cock its tail up and be frisky", [19] hence by extension a stimulating drink, like pick-me-up. This agrees with usage in early citations (1798: "'cock-tail ...
Theories Behind the Term "Cocktail" The Horse Theory. One of the first theories about the word "cocktail" comes from horse history. The word was first used to talk about a horse with a short ...
The "El Draque" cocktail was prepared with brandy. [11] While this drink was not called a Mojito at this time, it was the original combination of these ingredients. [4] There are several theories behind the origin of the name Mojito: one such theory holds that name relates to mojo, a Cuban seasoning made from lime and used to flavor dishes.
[3] [4] Its origin is associated with the heavy U.S. presence in Cuba following the Spanish–American War of 1898; the drink's traditional name, "Cuba libre" (Free Cuba), was the slogan of the Cuban independence movement. [5] [6] The Cuba libre is sometimes said to have been created during the Spanish–American War. [7]
from Spanish chocolate, from Nahuatl xocolatl meaning "hot water" or from a combination of the Mayan word chocol meaning "hot" and the Nahuatl word atl meaning "water." Choctaw from the native name Chahta of unknown meaning but also said to come from Spanish chato (="flattened") because of the tribe's custom of flattening the heads of male infants.
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