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A tonic cocktail is a cocktail that contains tonic syrup or tonic water. Tonic water is usually combined with gin for a gin and tonic , or mixed with vodka . However, it can also be used in cocktails with cognac , cynar , Lillet Blanc or Lillet Rosé , rum , tequila , or white port .
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 ...
The rickey is a highball made from gin or bourbon, lime juice, and carbonated water. Little or no sugar is added to the rickey. It was created with bourbon in Washington, D.C., at Shoomaker's bar by bartender George A. Williamson in the 1880s, purportedly in collaboration with Democratic lobbyist Colonel Joe Rickey.
Dee Broughton, a food writer and recipe developer says her love of strawberry jelly came from the grape jelly overkill she experienced as a child."Growing up, my family only bought grape jelly, so ...
Duo cocktail made by adding crème de menthe to brandy (although recipes vary). Tuxedo Made with gin, dry vermouth, orange bitters, maraschino, and absinthe. [24] Vieux Carré Made with rye whiskey, cognac, sweet vermouth liqueur, Bénédictine, and Peychaud's bitters. [25] Whiskey sour
With the cocktail renaissance in the 2000s, craft cocktail versions returned to the pre-Prohibition recipes, with only a lemon twist (or orange twist, or both, known as "rabbit ears"). By the 2020s, craft cocktail versions generally used sugar syrup, rather than solid sugar, due to better dissolving, consistency, and speed.
1 part Scotch whisky (e.g., Johnnie Walker Red or Black Label) 1 part Tennessee whiskey (e.g., Jack Daniel's) 1 part Bourbon whiskey (e.g., Jim Beam White or Black Label) Serve neat, on the rocks, or shaken with ice and strained, [1] [4] according to taste.
A Manhattan served in a cocktail glass. A Manhattan is a cocktail made with whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters.While rye is the traditional whiskey of choice, other commonly used whiskies include Canadian whisky, bourbon, blended whiskey, and Tennessee whiskey.