Cocktails

Cocktails

Any of various short mixed drinks, consisting typically of gin, whiskey, rum, vodka, or brandy, with different admixtures, such as vermouth, fruit juices, sweet flavorings, or even coffee, and usually chilled.

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Piña Colada

Beverages; Cocktails

The piña colada is a cocktail composed of white rum, cream of coconut and pineapple juice. It was created in Puerto Rico in 1954 and has been the official beverage of Puerto Rico since 1978.

Singapore Sling

Beverages; Cocktails

The Singapore Sling is a cocktail composed of gin, cherry liqueur, Cointreau, DOM Bénédictine, grenadine, pineapple juice, lemon juice and Angostura bitters. It was developed sometime before 1915 by ...

Planter’s Punch

Beverages; Cocktails

Planter's Punch is a cocktail composed of dark rum, orange juice, pineapple juice, lemon juice, Grenadine syrup, sugar syrup and Angostura bitters. The recipe originates in Jamaica and was first ...

Irish Coffee

Beverages; Cocktails

The Irish Coffee is a cocktail that is composed of Irish whiskey, hot coffee, fresh cream and brown sugar. The cocktail was created in the 1940s by Joe Sheridan, who added whiskey to coffee to warm ...

Screwdriver

Beverages; Cocktails

A screwdriver is a cocktail composed of vodka and orange juice. It is also simply referred to as "vodka and orange" and its name stems from American oil workers in Saudi Arabia secretly adding vodka ...

Caipirinha

Beverages; Cocktails

Caipirinha is a cocktail composed of cachaça, half a lime and sugar. It is Brazil's national cocktail and remains popular there, while gaining in popularity around the world in recent years.