Margarita History

Diferent others stories we put here, there is no solid proof who "invented" the Margarita. The most accepted of all stories is that the Margarita was invented in October 1941, at Hussong's Cantina in Ensenada, Mexico, by bartender Don Carlos Orozco. One slow afternoon, Don Carlos was experimenting with mixing new drinks when a prestigious visitor arrived: Margarita Henkel, the daughter of a German ambassador, who lived with her husband Roy Parodi near the city in Rancho Hamilton. Don Carlos offered the drink to Margarita, and named it after her for being the first person to taste it. He concocted a mixture of equal parts tequila, orange liqueur and lime, served over ice in a salt-rimmed glass.

Another common story related the Margarita being invented a few years earlier at the Rancho La Gloria Hotel, halfway between Tijuana and Rosarito, Mexico, by Carlos "Danny" Herrera, for a former Ziegfeld dancer named Marjorie King. This story was related by Herrera and also by bartender Albert Hernandez, who is acknowledged for popularizing the Margarita in San Diego after 1947, at the La Plaza restaurant in La Jolla. Hernandez claimed the owner of La Plaza, Morris Locke, knew Herrera and visited Mexico often.

Another common origin tale begins the cocktail’s history at the legendary Balinese Room in Galveston, Texas where, in 1948, head bartender Santos Cruz created the Margarita for singer Peggy (Margaret) Lee. He supposedly named it after the Spanish version of her name, Margarita, and it’s been a hit ever since.

Another explanation, however, is that the Margarita is merely a popular American drink, the Daisy, remade with tequila instead of brandy, which became popular during Prohibition as people drifted over the border for alcohol. There is an account from 1936 of Iowa newspaper editor James Graham finding such a cocktail in Tijuana, years before any of the other Margarita "creation myths". Margarita is Spanish for Daisy. It is likely that Orozco, Herrara, and Cruz merely perfected the "Tequila Daisy".

Indenpendent of the history, Margarita is one of the most popular and appreciated cocktail in the world. Cheers!

Daiquirí History

One more history, one more Cocktail

Daiquirí is also the name of a beach near Santiago, Cuba and an iron mine in that area, and it is a word of Taíno origin. The daiquiri was supposedly invented by an American mining engineer, named Jennings Cox, who happened to be in Cuba at the time of the Spanish-American War.

Originally the drink was served in a tall glass packed with cracked ice. A teaspoon of sugar was poured over the ice and the juice of one or two limes was squeezed over the sugar. Two or three ounces of white rum completed the mixture. The glass was then frosted by stirring with a long-handled spoon. Later the Daiquirí evolved to be mixed in a shaker with the same ingredients but with shaved ice. After a thorough shaking, it was poured into a chilled flute glass.

Consumption of the drink remained localized until 1909, when Admiral Lucius W. Johnson, a U.S Navy medical officer, tried Cox's drink. Johnson subsequently introduced it to the Army and Navy Club in Washington, D.C., and drinkers of the daiquirí increased over the space of a few decades. The daiquirí was one of the favorite drinks of writer Ernest Hermingway and president John F. Kenedy.

The drink became popular in the 1940s. Wartime rationing made whiskey, vodka, etc., hard to come by, yet because of Roosevelt's Good Neighbor policy (which opened up trade and travel relations with Latin America, Cuba and the Caribbean), rum was easily obtainable. The Good Neighbor Policy (also known as 'The Pan-American program'), helped make Latin America seem fashionable. Consequently, rum-based drinks (once frowned upon as being the domain of sailors and down-and-outs), also became fashionable, and the Daiquirí saw a tremendous rise in popularity in the US.

Try some day. Its easy to do and to drink. Cheers!

Gin Tonic History

This cocktail was introduced by the army of the British East India Company in India.
In India and other tropical region, malaria was a persistent problem. In the 1700s it was discovered that quinine could be used to treat the disease, although the bitter taste was unpleasant. British officers in India in the early 19th century took to adding a mixture of water, sugar, lime and gin to the quinine in order to make the drink more palatable. Since it is no longer used as an antimalarial, tonic water today contains much less quinine, is usually sweetened, and is consequently much less bitter.
It has been said that the flavor of the quinine complements the green notes of the gin (flavored with juniper), much as dry vermouth complements the gin in a classic martini.
Because of its historical connection with warm climates, gin and tonic is a popular cocktail during the warmer months.

For the tradicionals, a gin and tonic is a highball cocktail made with gin and tonic water poured over ice. It is usually garnished with a slice or wedge of lime, or lemon. The amount of gin varies according to taste. Suggested ratios of gin-to-tonic are 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, and 2:3.

Now is one of the most famous Cocktails in the world! Cheers!

Mojito History

Cuba is the birthplace of the Mojito, although the exact origin of this classic cocktail is the subject of debate. One story traces the Mojito to a similar 19th century drink known as "El Draque", after Francis Drake. It was made initially with tafia/aguardente, a primitive predecessor of rum, but rum was used as soon as it became widely available to the British (ca. 1650). Mint, lime and sugar were also helpful in hiding the harsh taste of this spirit. While this drink was not called a Mojito at this time, it was still the original combination of these ingredients.

The Mojito was a favorite drink of author Ernest Hermingway. Ernest Hemingway made the bar called La Bodeguita del Media famous as he became one of its regulars and he wrote "My mojito in La Bodeguita, My daiquiri in El Florida. " This expression in English can still be read on the wall of the bar today, in his handwriting.

No matter where came from, Mojito is one of the best cocktaisl ever in the World. If you've never try, go to one Cocktail bar and order one. Cheers

Capirinha History

The word caipirinha is the diminutive version of the word caipira, which refers to someone from the countryside, being an almost exact equivalent of the American English hillbilly or the Lowland Scots teucher. The word may be used as either a masculine or a feminine noun, but when referring to this drink it is only feminine (usage of diminutives is common in Brazil). In the Brazilian vocabulary, the word caipirinha is mostly associated with the drink itself rather than the class of person.
Have more then 10 derivations on the world. You can see the most important here:

The Caipivodka (also known as Caipiroska, Caipiroshka or Caipirovka), in which vodka substitutes for cachaça.

The Caipiroska Negra, Black Caipiroshka or Caipiblack is made with black vodka instead of cachaça.

Caipiríssima is a caipirinha made with rum instead of cachaça; the word was coined for an advertisement for a popular rum brand in the late '70s.

Caipifruta is a variation made with cachaça and other fruits instead of lime, typically found in tourist areas.

CaipirItaly is a variation from Italy. It's made using Campari instead of cachaça.

Sakeirinha or Caipisakê is a version made with sake.

Caipinheger is another variation made using Steinhäger.

Morangoska is a Portuguese variation made using strawberries instead of lime.

Caipirão is another Portuguese variation made using Licor Beirão instead of cachaça. Beirão liquor is very sweet, so no sugar is used.

Try some one.

Facebook do Melhor Cocktail do Mundo

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Lá é possivel encontrar receitas, videos, dicas, histórias e post sobre tudo o que gira a volta de Cocktail. Para quem quiser saber mais é só entrar:
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Caipirinha Preta

Com as marcas de Vodka a fazerem grandes inovações com as Vodkas de sabores, elas agora também trouxeram todo esse sabor para os cocktails e um que está mesmo maravilhoso é o Caipirinha Preta. O sabor dos frutos silvestres com o reforço do sabor da Vodka preta dá um sabor único a essa nova caiprinha. E garanto, é fantástico! Experimentem!

Hermingway em Cascais

Um dos melhores locais para se beber um bom Cocktail em Lisboa. Hermingway de Cascais.
Hermingway foi um dos impulsionadores de um dos Cocktails mais conhecidos no mundo, o Mojito. Ele viveu em Havana na altura em que o Mojito foi criado e era um dos principais consumidores e divulgadores da bebida.
O espaço em Cascais está situado na marina de Cascais e aberto o ano todo. É mesmo muito bom!

Cosmopolitan

Na receita desta semana, trazemos um dos cocktails mais famosos nos últimos anos, o Cosmopolitan!
A sua fama vem principalmente da série Sex&City na qual era a bebida preferida da poderosa Samantha.
A bebida não é das mais fáceis de fazer mas é uma das melhores em sabor. A dica principal está em aproveitar ao máximo o limão, para cortar o sabor do alcóol e puxar pela bebida.
Cheers!

Como se faz um Mojito

Aqui vai a primeira receita! um excelente Mojito!

Inventado em Cuba, o Mojito tem mais de 100 anos. Foi na noite de Havana e com ingredientes naturais de lá, é um cocktail extremamente refrescante e agradável. Muot associado a mitica "La Bodeguita del Medio", é considerado um dos melhores cocktails.

Origem do Cocktail

Sua origem vem da antiga Grécia mas foi em meados do sec XIX em Inglaterra que o cocktail ganhou técnica.

Na antiga Grecia misturava-se ao vinho água do mar, mel e até vinagre para reduzir o teor alcólico da bebida. Na altura, fazia-se basicamente uma mistura entre as bebidas e não havia técnica nenhuma para as criações.
Em Inglaterra no secúlo XIX, as misturas passaram a ser mais elaboradas e técnicas, dando reconhecimento de talento a quem as fazia.
Mas foi nos EUA que o cocktail ficou mesmo popular, mas especificamente na decada de 20 durante o periodo da lei seca. Essa era uma maneira de suavizar as bebidas fabricadas ilegalmente e de disfarçar o consumo de alcool perante a policia.
E foi nessa altura que o expressão "cocktail" foi institucionalizada. Existe muitas histórias do porque do nome, sendo que a mais concensual é a que uma taberneira usava penas de galo para decorar as misturas que criava durante a guerra da independencia no EUA.
Atualmente, alguns cocktails já ganharam status de ex-libiris dos cocktails. Suas criações vem de diversos lugares do mundo. Entre os mais famosos existem o Martini dos EUA, a Margarita do México, Mojito de Cuba e a Caipirinha do Brasil.
Mas cada vez mais, cada região do país vai criando o cocktail a sua maneira.
Agora que já sabe a origem, pode começar a criar o seu!
Boa Criação!

Club de Gin em Lisboa

Fãs de Cocktails, deixamos aqui um novo local em Lisboa para beber um bom cocktail. Esse é um club de Gin Tônico chamado Gin Club. Alem de grandes Gin Tônicos, tem um sushi excelente. Fica no Sushi Café Avenida.

Marcas que apostam em Cocktails

E não são só as marcas de bebidas brancas que investem em cocktail. As marcas de refrigerantes também fazem apostas em criar novas receitas para dinamizar as suas marcas.
Essa foi uma ação que a Luso de Fruta fez no Quiosque Refresco do príncipe real e que teve vários famosos presentes