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The world of cocktails comprises numerous different cocktail families, each family having its own surname, distinctive traits, genetics and history. Some...
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Thomas Skipper’s Avatar Thomas Skipper
10th May 2020 at 20:51
Thanks. I'm just a neophyte home hobbyist and I love this site. I go to it everyday to read the Cocktail of the Day and try something new. You do a great job explaining so much, it's my "go-to" site when I'm needing information about an ingredient or term. Keep up the great work.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
11th May 2020 at 06:35
Many thanks for your kind words and support.
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Thomas Skipper’s Avatar Thomas Skipper
10th May 2020 at 02:29
Which family do classic drinks like the Old Fashioned and Manhatten fall?
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Víctor López López’s Avatar Víctor López López
8th June 2020 at 18:26
the two drinks are in the old "cocktail" family. If you check the first drink mix books you will find their original names. Whiskey cocktail and Manhattan cocktail. old fashioned is a service modality, it refers to that it must be prepared according to its original recipe and not with modern versions.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
10th May 2020 at 08:20
That's a great question. They both sit right at the top of the family tree, the parents of all the others. They are the very definition of what a cocktail is and don't fit any of the above categories. In his 2003 'The Joy of Mixology', Gary "gaz" Regan brackets the Manhattan in his "French-Italian: Whisky & Brandy" family. I think I'd simply call them Old Fashioneds.
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