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Basically gin with sparkling lemonade, the Tom Collins cocktail was born of the Great Tom Collins Hoax of 1874. The hoax began as a game, in which someone would ask another if he'd seen Tom ...

Domain: Beverages; Category: Cocktails

This version of the World War I-era cocktail incorporates light citrus flavors and Crown Royal, a blended Canadian whiskey. The original recipe was reportedly invented for an American army captain ...

Domain: Beverages; Category: Cocktails

The king of all tropical frozen drinks, the pineapple-crowned piña colada comes from the island of Puerto Rico and was invented in the mid-1950s. Pineapple juice, rum, and coconut cream are the ...

Domain: Beverages; Category: Cocktails

Also known as the "Drinking Man's Cocktail," the Manhattan has a much-debated history, but everyone agrees the drink was indeed invented in New York City in the second half of the ...

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If you're feeling political, the White Russian cocktail could refer to the right-wing Bolsheviks of the Russian Civil War during the early 1900s, who were known as the "whites." If not, ...

Domain: Beverages; Category: Cocktails

As simple to prepare as it is delicious, this classic cocktail mixes premium dry gin, fresh lime juice, and bubbly soda water. Another drink of politically charged origins, the Gin Rickey was named ...

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This classic quencher, made with rum and a bevy of juices, including orange, pineapple, and lime, is thought to have originated around the turn of the 20th century as a thirst-quenching drink for ...

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