Falling in love with cocktails and their stories

Yiling said, "Only the strongest drink can hide the deepest pain. In fact, you can change your memory in another way, such as replacing whiskey with cocktails. When the lights first come on, leave some time for It’s good to sit in a clean bar by yourself, order a cocktail, listen to music, be in a daze, and think about your own thoughts.”

Everyone usually lives at a fast pace and is very busy at work, and as night falls. It’s good to leave some time for yourself, choose a clean bar to sit in, order a cocktail, listen to music, be in a daze, and think about your own thoughts. For example, in the "Backyard", there are not too many people and it is not cluttered. The bartenders and singers will take care of the guests. The first glass is "Margarita", the second glass is "Old Lover", and the third glass becomes a cocktail. Cocktails specially made by the bartender. I like stronger wine. The resident singer will also ask the guests at the end what song they want to hear. Even if the suggestion is difficult, he will still sing it according to his own version. Today let’s talk about cocktails.

Cocktail refers to a mixture of two or more types of wine, fruit juice, spices, etc. The wine is called a cocktail, and is usually made temporarily when drinking. A cocktail is a small, chilled drink. It uses rum (RUM), gin (GIN), tequila (Tequila), vodka (VODKA) whiskey (Whisky) and other spirits or wine as the base wine, and is supplemented with juice, egg white, and bitters A drink made by stirring or shaking (Bitters), milk, coffee, cocoa, sugar and other auxiliary materials, and finally can be decorated with lemon slices, fruits or mint leaves. It originated in America, which is recognized by most historical data, around the end of the 18th century or the beginning of the 19th century. There are different opinions on how to start mixing and drinking this kind of mixed drinks with good color, aroma and taste, as well as the origin of the name "cocktail".

I remember there is a legend that many years ago, a British ship was anchored in the town of Canger on the Caledon Peninsula, and the crew went to the town's bar to drink. There was a young man on the bar terrace who used a tree branch to stir up the mixed wine for the sailors. After drinking it, a sailor felt that the aroma of the wine was extraordinary. It was a wine that he had never drunk in his life. So, he walked up to the young man and asked: "What is the name of this wine?" The young man thought he was asking about the name of the branch, so he replied: "Kolajie, Kajie." "This is a Spanish sentence, which means "cocktail". The boy originally replied jokingly with the shape of the branch resembling a rooster's tail feathers, but the crew mistakenly thought it was "cocktail wine." From then on, "cocktail" became the name of mixed wine. Alias.

Common cocktails are:

1. Long Island Ice Tea

It looks like lemon black tea, with a soft appearance and bright color. Transparent and rosy, people instantly lose all guard and think they can drink it without any emotion. It feels very warm and moist when it enters the throat. The taste is a bit sweet, slightly sour, and slightly bitter, very close to black tea, but It has more hidden spiciness than black tea, and the aroma of temptation is permeated.

Long Island Ice Tea is probably the most misnomer of cocktails. Although its name is ice tea, it uses four or five kinds of ingredients. It's made from strong liquor. Although it's called iced tea, it's made without using even a drop of black tea. It can calmly and gradually numb your nerves, making you not even realize you're drunk. Long Island Iced Tea originated in the 1920s during the prohibition period in the United States. The bartenders of a bar in Long Island, New York, were secretly selling wine to customers. Suddenly, police from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms broke in to inspect the illegal goods. Liquor. The bartender quickly mixed various spirits together and lied that what they were selling was iced tea. He actually deceived the police and accidentally created a new type of cocktail, which he named "Long Island Ice Tea". .

2. Margarita

There is a poignant love story about the origin of this drink. This cocktail was the winner of the 1949 National Cocktail Competition. The creator was Jane Duresa of Los Angeles, and Margaret was the name of his deceased lover. In 1926, Jane Duresa and her lover went hunting, and Margaret was unfortunately shot and killed. . Jane Duresa was depressed from then on, so in order to commemorate her lover, she named her award-winning wine after her. It is said that salt was needed to prepare this wine because Margaret liked to eat salty things during her lifetime.

The base liquor for making Margarita is tequila, a specialty of Mexico. Agave is a plant that looks similar to what we call aloe vera, but is different from aloe vera. In Mexico, this plant is mainly cultivated in the town of Tequila in Jalisco. The Mexican government has explicitly stipulated that only wine made from the special agave in the area can be called Tequila. Other varieties Distilled liquor made from agave can only become mezcal. Because of the continuous distillation, this wine can retain the unique natural flavor of the raw materials. Tequila was originally just a regionally consumed alcoholic drink in Mexico. With the popularity of "margarita" cocktails made with tequila as the base liquor, tequila has transformed into a world-popular drink. drinks.

As lovelorn wine. The margarita won't taste particularly good. In particular, everyone should note that the rim of an authentic margarita cup must be rubbed with salt. The feeling in the mouth is bitter and salty. Then it reminds me of a painful love break, so when you order this wine, you might as well ask for a slice of lemon, take a sip of the wine and bite a slice of lemon. At the same time, the alcohol content of this wine is also very high. Be careful that you will lose your virginity after drinking the wine.

3. Tequila Sunrise

Personally, I feel that this cocktail is the most attractive of all cocktails. It tastes very sweet and is as suitable for drinking on the beach as Sexy Beach. The exact origin of Tequila Sunrise is currently unknown. But once you see this cocktail with your own eyes, you can immediately understand the origin of its name. The tall Long Drink glass gives it an elegant look. The color is bright and bright, gradually transitioning from yellow to red, just like the brilliance in the sky at sunrise. It symbolizes the passionate and pure sunshine of a girl, and can leave unlimited room for imagination for drinking friends (especially male drinking friends). Tequila Sunrise owes its charming appearance to the ingredient Grenadine. In terms of taste, it is mixed with a variety of fresh juices and is full of fruity flavor. Coupled with the unique heat and heat of tequila, it makes people have endless aftertaste after drinking it.

In 1973, the Eagles released a single called "Tequila Sunrise," which opened the market for this cocktail. A year later, the Hollywood film "Tequila Sunrise" of the same name was released in the United States, making "Tequila Sunrise" a must-have drink in major bars. In 1988, Hollywood remade the old movie "Tequila Sunrise" and invited Mel Gibson to star, establishing its important position in the cocktail world in one fell swoop. At the same time, we can say that without the popularity of "Margarita" and "Tequila Sunrise" around the world, there would be no global reputation for tequila today.

4. Mojito

I just introduced two kinds of tequila, and then there are two cocktails based on Cuba’s national liquor, rum. . It is relatively light and has a sweet and sour taste, with a refreshing mint aroma permeating the light wine taste. Be sure to add mint leaves. Without the mint leaves there would be no essence. Because of its low alcohol content, it is very suitable for women to drink.

"It is said that the predecessor of mojito was invented by British pirate Richard Drake. Rum originally had the reputation of "pirate wine"! Anyway, mojito was originally drunk by pirates, black slaves and workers. As a drink, who would have thought that mojito would later spread from Cuba to Key West, a resort in the United States, a place where literati and artists gathered, and then spread to South Beach in Miami, the base of nightlife and fashion, eventually becoming the most popular destination in cities such as New York and San Francisco in recent years. One of the cocktails. You can see how popular it is from the Bacardi rum advertisements where mojito is promoted. Bacardi always promotes daiquiri and ignores mojito, because initially in Cuba, daiquiri is the most popular drink. The cocktail is drunk by the upper class and American tourists, while the mojito is the drink of the working class. However, the fashion of wine also goes back and forth. The legend of pirates and the green color of the mojito may be the reason why it is cooler than the daiquiri today.

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5. Cuba Libre

Cuba Libre is a cocktail that originated from the Spanish-American War. It is said that a U.S. Army captain drank it in a bar in Old Havana, Cuba during the Spanish-American War. It was made on a whim, mixing Coca-Cola and rum, and garnishing it with lemon columns. It was very refreshing and delicious, so it was passed down when Cuba became independent from Spain (the United States was at that time). Aided the Cuban Revolution, but now...), the cocktail was named after the common words used by the citizens at that time, which means "free Cuba"

Nowadays, many cocktail names are good, such as "I won't go home tonight" is quite unique. I haven't had it before. Friends who go to Guangzhou can go to the Sky Bar upstairs at the Four Seasons Hotel to drink. There are many foreigners. I went there once when I lived there, but the place is not big. Mainly to enjoy the scenery on the 99th floor. In fact, I personally like Belarus, which has a bit of Baileys flavor. I like to order this cocktail several times in small bars in Japan.