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Porn Star Martini

Adapted from a drink created in 2002 by Douglas Ankrah at The Townhouse bar in Knightsbridge, London. Douglas also founded London's LAB bar which is also

Amaretto Sour

A detailed history of the Sours family of cocktails is available on our Sours cocktails page.

Rabo-de-Galo

One of the best-known drinks in Brazil, rabo-de-galo literally translates from Brazilian Portuguese as rooster tail or 'cock tail'. In Brazil a cocktail

Dirty Banana

A popular cocktail in Jamaica.

Fresa Batida

The Batida is a traditional Brazilian style of drink and 'Fresa' means strawberry in Portuguese, the official language of Brazil.

Espresso Martini

Created by the legendary Dick Bradsell in 1983, you can read the full story behind this popular cocktail, much of it in Dick's own words, on our Espresso

Apple Daiquiri

Formula by yours truly (Simon Difford) in 2004.

French Martini

The story behind the French Martini.

Penicillin cocktail

Adapted from a 2005 recipe by Sam Ross at Milk & Honey, New York City, USA. Sam's original recipe (below) calls for ¾ oz honey-ginger syrup in place of

Bull Shot

More information on the history and variations of the Bloody Mary can be found on our Bloody Mary cocktail page.

White Lady Cocktail

See our White Lady cocktail page for the history of this drink.

Bloody Mary (Modern Recipe)

For the full history and other information please see our full entry of the Bloody Mary cocktail.

Picante de la Casa (Soho House Tonic)

Created by Chris Ojeda at Soho House, West Hollywood, USA, this House Tonic is the best-selling cocktail across the Soho Houses around the world, and also

Strawberry Daiquiri (frozen)

Unknown but the earliest published recipe is said to be in home economist, Mabel Stegner's 1952 book Electric Blender Recipes.

Negroni Cocktail

The history and other recipes for the Negroni cocktail can be found on our Negroni cocktail page.

Caipirinha

For information on the history and other variations of the Caipirinha, please see our Caipirinha cocktail page.

John Collins

For the full story behind the origins of the Collins and its many variations see our Collins page.

Gin Basil Smash

Created in the summer of 2008 by Jörg Meyer at Le Lion • Bar de Paris, Hamburg, Germany and originally named Gin Pesto. Jörg blogged about his new

Cantaritos

Commonly made in bars, cafés and even roadside stalls of Jalisco, Mexico. The simple Cantaritos clay pot is often used as a disposable take away container.

Banana Caipirinha

For information on the history and other variations of the Caipirinha, please see our Caipirinha cocktail page.

Gin Sour

This 4:2:8 formula is a tad sourer than the classic sour proportions of 3:4:8: three-quarter part of the sour ingredient (lemon juice), one part of the

Batida de Banana

The Batida (meaning 'shake') is a traditional Brazilian drink.

Bramble

Created in the mid-80s by Dick Bradsell at Fred's Club, Soho, London, England. In 2001 and again in 2015, Dick wrote about how he came to create this

Paper Plane

A riff on the classic Last Word created in 2007 by Sam Ross at The Violet Hour, Chicago, USA. He first made this drink with Amaro Nonino Quintessentia

Strawberry Smoothie (Alcoholic)

Created in 2011 by yours truly (Simon Difford) at the Cabinet Room, London, England.

Cadáver Reviver

Created in February 2017 by yours truly (Simon Difford) at the Cabinet Room, London, England.

Vieux Carré Cocktail

Created in 1938 by Walter Bergeron, the then head bartender at what is now the Carousel bar at the Monteleone Hotel, New Orleans, USA. Pronounced 'Voo-Ka-Ray',

Bandera

A popular and classic way of serving tequila in Mexico. Bandera is Spanish for flag and the Bandera de México is or course green, white and red, hence

Long Island Iced Tea Cocktail

This infamous drink reached the height of its popularity in the early 1980s. Of the many stories surrounding its origin, perhaps the most credible attributes

November Seabreeze

A superbly refreshing fruity drink, whatever the time of year.

Screaming Orgasm

One of the best-known cocktails from the 1980s.

Fruity Sex on the Beach

An infamous cocktail during the 1980s.

Devil's Cocktail

Vintage cocktail of unknown origin.

B-52 Shot

Named after B-52 bombers in Vietnam.

Piscola

A popular long drink in its native Chile.

Slow Comfortable Screw Against The Wall

More information on the Slow Screw family of cocktails is included on our Slow Screw cocktails page.

Mimosa

Thought to have been created in 1925 by Frank Meier at the Ritz Hotel in Paris and named after the Mimosa tropical flowering shrub, Acacia dealbata - perhaps

Blueberry Caipirinha

For information on the history and other variations of the Caipirinha, please see our Caipirinha cocktail page.

Sgroppino / Sorbetto

Pronounced 'scroe-pee-noe', this hybrid cocktail and dessert is often served after meals in Venice. The name comes from a vernacular word meaning 'untie',

Tommy's Margarita

Created in circa 1987/88 by Julio Bermejo and named after his family's Mexican restaurant and bar in San Francisco, the self-proclaimed premier tequila

Apple Martini (simple)

Formula by yours truly (Simon Difford) in 2004. Our Martini cocktail page details its evolution and other common variants.

The Last Word cocktail

Visit our Last Word cocktail page for the history and variants of this drink.

Daiquiri No.1 Natural (Embury's 8:2:1 formula)

According to David A. Embury's 1948 The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks the classic proportions of a daiquiri are: 8 parts (2 shots) white label Cuban rum, 2

Charlie Chaplin Cocktail

Created and originally served at New York's old Waldorf-Astoria prior to 1920. This recipe is adapted from Albert Stevens Crockett's 1935 The Old Waldorf-Astoria

Corpse Reviver No.2 (Savoy Recipe)

Adapted from 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book where Harry Craddock says of this drink, Four of these taken in swift succession will unrevive the corpse again.

Mexican Mule

A detailed history of the Moscow Mule cocktail, of which this drink is a variant, can be found on our page.

Gin Fizz

A mid-19th century classic.

Espresso Martini (simple 3 equal parts recipe)

This simplified version of Dick Bradsell's Espresso Martini (or Vodka Espresso) is preferred to the original recipe by some due to its simple equal parts