Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Sex On the Beach

Does the name really matters when it comes to Cocktails, Here it goes,The cocktail's history begins in the nineteenth century. One of the first cocktails to be named and recognized is the martini. It can be traced back to an 1862 recipe for the Martinez. This American recipe consisted of four parts sweet red vermouth to one part gin, garnished with a cherry. "Professor" Jerry Thomas tended the bar of the old Occidental Hotel in San Francisco and reputedly made the drink for a gold miner on his way to the town of Martinez. But the revolution in martini happened after the James Bond era.
Is the drink really decorated with the Tail feathers of chickens,or the left over drinks were mixed in a rooster shaped containers,the etymology its hard to trace, but the names of cocktails is myriad.
Absinthe and Cognac mixed together gives an "Earthquake", to the same you mix in Champagne its "Death in the afternoon" some sounds good and for some its difficult to imagine, A "Black Russian" is Vodka and Khalua mixed together, where in Brandy with Kaluha is a "Dirty Mother". Amaretto with Scotch is "God father" when Scotch is replaced by Vodka its "God mother", A martini is a well known, with same when champagne and pineapple juice is mixed its "Flirtini"
Scotch, tennessee, bourbon whiskey mixed is called "Three wise man" where as "Seven & Seven" is 7up and seven crown whiskey,there is "Polar Bear" "Red headed slut" and the "French connection".There is "My fair lady" "White Lady" and "Pink Lady". Shooters are drunk quickly which contains one to four ounces of mixed spirits, A Duo contains spirit and Liqueur and a Trio additionally contains a Creamy ingredient. With so many naames and so many mixes there are n number of cocktails in this world, sip the drink and explore the taste, do the name really matter. to end with , after the drink ,go back and tell the joy of Cocktail, Nothing wrong in telling that the "Sex on the Beach" is just perfect.
"The Last word" vodka, peach schnapps, orange juice, and cranberry juice mixed together is "Sex on the Beach" didn't I say that the last word is also a cocktail.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

That is a perfect cocktail Lesson. And I think that name matters for a drink as it attracts the people. Anwayz u could hav ur "Black Russian" and "Dirty Mother" very soon..

sathish vasudevan said...

Any chance i can Add Earthquake and death in the afternoon.... thanks for d comment