MelissaA
Brenton
Shilpa Karhik
Drinks With Famous Links
April 10th 2007 00:25
MICKEY FINN
Mickey Finn wasa bartender who worked in Chicago around the turn of the 19th century. He served drinks designed to 'knock' people out,possibly containing chloral hydrate, so that they could be robbed.
MARGARITA
This drink was concocted in 1938 by Carlos Herrera, a Mexican bartender who named the drink aftera showgirl named Marjorie. She was reportedly allergic to all alcohol excepting tequila.
ALEXANDER
As in Brandy Alexander etc, named for Alexander the Great
BLOODY MARY
It has been said that this was named after Mary, Queen of Scots, but `Bloody Mary' was actually Queen Mary I of England.
DOM PÉRIGNON
In 1653, blind 15 year old Dom Pérignon entered religious life. His acute senses of taste and smell aided him in making and improving the wines of the Benedictine monastery. It was Dom Pérignon who perfected the process of fermenting champagne in the bottle by putting in the bubbles. Moët et Chandon vineyards later honoured Pérignon's accomplishments by naming its finest vintage after him.
PIMM'S
A typical summer drink of the English upper middle classes, it was actually created with herbs and quinine, to be a digestive tonic by James Pimm, an oyster bar owner in London. Instead it ended up as a cocktail drunk by Victorian society.
ROB ROY
The nickname of the legendary eighteenth-century Scottish cattle rustler Robert Macgregor.
HARVEY WALLBANGER
California surfer Tom Harvey loved Italian screwdrivers (orange juice, vodka, Galliano). After a day of surfing, Harvey still couldn't stay off the waves. He would rush to his favourite bar, overindulge himself - and then walk into a wall when it came time to go home.
Mickey Finn wasa bartender who worked in Chicago around the turn of the 19th century. He served drinks designed to 'knock' people out,possibly containing chloral hydrate, so that they could be robbed.
MARGARITA
This drink was concocted in 1938 by Carlos Herrera, a Mexican bartender who named the drink aftera showgirl named Marjorie. She was reportedly allergic to all alcohol excepting tequila.
ALEXANDER
As in Brandy Alexander etc, named for Alexander the Great
BLOODY MARY
It has been said that this was named after Mary, Queen of Scots, but `Bloody Mary' was actually Queen Mary I of England.
DOM PÉRIGNON
In 1653, blind 15 year old Dom Pérignon entered religious life. His acute senses of taste and smell aided him in making and improving the wines of the Benedictine monastery. It was Dom Pérignon who perfected the process of fermenting champagne in the bottle by putting in the bubbles. Moët et Chandon vineyards later honoured Pérignon's accomplishments by naming its finest vintage after him.
PIMM'S
A typical summer drink of the English upper middle classes, it was actually created with herbs and quinine, to be a digestive tonic by James Pimm, an oyster bar owner in London. Instead it ended up as a cocktail drunk by Victorian society.
ROB ROY
The nickname of the legendary eighteenth-century Scottish cattle rustler Robert Macgregor.
HARVEY WALLBANGER
California surfer Tom Harvey loved Italian screwdrivers (orange juice, vodka, Galliano). After a day of surfing, Harvey still couldn't stay off the waves. He would rush to his favourite bar, overindulge himself - and then walk into a wall when it came time to go home.
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