There are straightforward names to some drinks that tells you exactly what you’ll be sipping and then there are certain drinks that have conversation-worthy titles. That is why we decided to bring for you stories behind the origin and names of your most loved cocktails. Sip and discuss!
1. Sex On The Beach
This drink was invented during the spring break in the US, in 1987. According to an urban legend a peach schnapps distributor challenged Florida bars to sell the most amazing peach schnapps based drink. The winning bar mixed the liqueur with vodka, orange juice, and grenadine and dubbed the cocktail ‘Sex On The Beach’ in tribute to the two things Florida has always been famous for – beach and sex.
2. Screwdriver
The Screwdriver is another classic gateway drink for people who love cocktails. Its origin goes back to Turkey, around the 1940s, when a group of American engineers working in a Turkish oil field used to secretly add vodka in their orange juice and mix it with the help of a screwdriver. Well, now you know why this cocktail has an odd name.
3. Zombie
Zombie cocktail is a highly potent mixture of rums and juices and was created by tiki drink king Don The Beachcomber. In the 1930s, a customer came into his bar complaining about a hangover. Don made this highly alcoholic drink and the man’s hangover symptoms were cured. The customer came back to the bar later that day and claimed that he felt like a zombie all day. That’s when Don decided to put this drink in his menu with the name ‘Zombie’.
4. Tom Collins
In 1874, there was a mass prank going around in New York in which people used to tell their friends that a man named Tom Collins had been spreading nasty rumors about him or her in a nearby bar. People would then run into the local pub and demand to see Tom Collins. The bartender of the pub heard that joke one too many times and decided to make this refreshing gin cocktail. After that, the next time somebody ran into the bar demanding to see Tom Collins; the bartender gave him the drink.
5. Margarita
There is an old drink called the Daisy which is a mix of brandy, triple sec, and lemon juice. According to an urban legend a bartender in Tijuana, Mexico was making a Daisy and accidentally grabbed a bottle of tequila instead of brandy. The accident became a hit at the bar and it was then dubbed as a new drink called Margarita, the Spanish word for the Daisy.
6. Bloody Mary
The Bloody Mary was most likely invented by a restaurant owner in the early 20th century as a dark tribute to Queen Mary who was popularly known as ‘Bloody Mary’ because of her brutal and violent acts to re-establish Catholicism as the official religion of England.
7. Martini
Martini is a mixture of gin and dry vermouth and despite James Bond’s famous line, it should be stirred instead of shaken. According to a general theory, in the early 1860s, people used to frequently go to the Occidental Hotel in San Francisco and order bartender Jerry Thomas’s special mixture of gin and dry vermouth before taking an evening ferry to the nearby town of Martinez, California. The bartender later named his signature cocktail ‘Martini’ in reference to the destination people headed to after consuming the drink.
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