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The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks (1948) David Augustus Embury (November 3, 1886 – July 6, 1960) [ 1 ] was an American tax attorney, mixologist and author of The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks (1948), an encyclopedia of the 20th century cocktail .
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Cestoda" The following 148 pages are in this category, out of 148 total.
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 ...
Three wise men is a drink consisting of three types of whiskey with brand names that are each named after a man (ordinarily Johnnie Walker, Jack Daniel and Jim Beam). [1] The three named men are the "wise men" in the name of the drink, which is an allusion to the Biblical Magi . [ 2 ]
The old fashioned is an IBA official cocktail in the "Unforgettables" category. The IBA official cocktails are cocktails recognised by the International Bartenders Association (IBA) to be the most requested recipes. [1] The list was developed starting in 1960, and the first version was announced in 1961, comprising 50 cocktails. [1]
There are two general types of the cocktail: The IBA official cocktail is made from vodka, peach schnapps, orange juice, and cranberry juice. [1] The 2008 Mr. Boston Official Bartender's Guide (67th edition) provides an alternative recipe made from vodka, Chambord, Midori Melon Liqueur, pineapple juice, and cranberry juice. [2]
Bothria (from Greek bothrion = small pit, diminutive of bothros = pit, trench) are elongate, dorsal or ventral longitudinal grooves on the scolex of cestoda. They have weak muscles but are capable of some sucking action. Bothria occur as a single or two pair and are typical of the order Pseudophyllidea (e.g., Diphyllobothrium). [1] [2]
Pseudophyllid cestodes (former order pseudophyllidea) are tapeworms with multiple "segments" (proglottids) and two bothria or "sucking grooves" as adults. Proglottids are identifiably pseudophyllid as the genital pore and uterine pore are located on the mid- ventral surface, and the ovary is bilobed (" dumbbell -shaped").