Fall in love with cocktails and their stories

Yiling said: "Only the strongest wine can hide the deepest pain. In fact, you can forget it in another way, such as changing whiskey into cocktails. When you turn on the light, it's not bad to leave some time for yourself. Choose a quiet bar, order a cocktail, listen to music, be in a daze and think about yourself. "

Usually, everyone has a fast pace of life and busy work. As night falls, it's good to take some time for yourself. Choose a quiet bar, order a cocktail, listen to music, stay in a daze and think about your own ideas. For example, the "backyard" is not crowded or messy, and the bartender and singer will take care of the guests. The first cup of "Margaret", the second cup of "old lover" and the third cup became a cocktail specially prepared by the bartender. I like hard liquor. Finally, the resident singer will ask the guests what songs they want to listen to. Even if it is difficult, he will finish singing according to his own version. Talk about cocktails today.

Cocktail refers to two or more kinds of wine mixed with juice, spices and so on. Call cocktails, which are often made temporarily when drinking. Cocktails are small amounts of cold wine. It is a beverage based on rum, gin, tequila, vodka, whisky and other spirits or wines, with fruit juice, egg white, bittering agent, milk, coffee, cocoa, sugar and other auxiliary materials. Then stir or shake, and finally use lemon. It originated in America, which is recognized by most historical materials, and the time is about1the end of the 8th century or1the beginning of the 9th century. How to prepare and drink this mixed beverage with good color, fragrance and taste, and the origin of the name "cocktail" are controversial.

I remember a legend many years ago that an English ship docked in Kanerjee, a small town on the Caledonian peninsula, and all the crew went to the bar in the town to drink. On the balcony of the bar, a teenager stirred mixed wine for the sailors with branches. After a sailor drank it, he felt that the wine was extraordinary and mellow. It was the first glass of wine he drank in his life. So he went up to the boy and asked, "What's the name of this wine? The boy thought he was asking the name of the branch, so he replied, "Crager, Kager. "This is a Spanish word, meaning' chicken tail'. Teenagers once joked that the shape of the branch was similar to the tail feather of a rooster, but the crew mistakenly thought it was "chicken's tail wine", and since then "cocktail" has become another name for mixed wine.

Common cocktails are:

1. Long Island Iced Tea

With the appearance of lemon black tea, it is soft in appearance and ruddy in color, which makes people instantly take off all their guard and think that they can indulge in drinking. Take a sip gently, and your throat feels very wet. It tastes a little sweet, sour and slightly bitter. Very close to black tea, but more spicy than black tea, full of temptation.

Long Island iced tea is probably the most misnomer cocktail. Although its name is iced tea, it is made of four or five kinds of spirits. Although it is called iced tea, it is made without half a drop of black tea. It can quietly and gradually anesthetize your nerves and make you feel drunk. It is said that long island iced tea originated in the period of prohibition in the United States in the 1920s. The bartender in a bar in Long Island, new york, secretly sold the wine to the guests. Suddenly, the police from the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Bureau broke into the house and banned the smuggling of alcohol. The bartender quickly mixed all kinds of spirits and lied that he was selling iced tea. He even fooled the police and accidentally created a new cocktail, so he named it "Long Island Iced Tea".

2. Margaret margarita

There is a sad love story about the origin of this wine. This cocktail was once the champion of 1949 national cocktail contest. Its creator is Jane Teresa of Los Angeles, and Margaret is the name of his late lover. 1926, Jane Teresa went out hunting with her lover, and Margaret was killed by a stray bullet. Since then, Jane Teresa has been unhappy. In memory of her lover, she named her winning work after herself. It is said that salt is needed to brew this wine, because Margaret especially liked salty things before her death.

Margarita is based on tequila, a Mexican specialty. Agave is a kind of plant, which looks like what we call aloe, but it is different from aloe. In Mexico, this plant is mainly grown in the takila region of Jalisco. The Mexican government expressly stipulates that only liquor made from local specialty agave can be tequila, and distilled liquor made from other varieties of agave can only be mescal. Due to continuous distillation, this wine can retain the unique natural flavor of raw materials. Tequila was originally a local regional consumption wine in Mexico. With the popularity of "Margaret" cocktail based on tequila, tequila has become a popular drink all over the world.

As a lovelorn wine. Margaret won't be particularly delicious. Everyone should pay special attention to the fact that the mouth of the authentic Margaret cup should be smeared with salt. The entrance feels bitter and salty. Then I think of the pain of lovelorn, so when I order this wine again, I might as well have a slice of lemon, a sip of wine and a bite of lemon. At the same time, the alcohol content of this wine is also very high, so be careful not to lose your virginity after drinking the lovelorn wine.

3. Tequila sunrise Tequila sunrise

Personally, this cocktail is the most attractive of all cocktails. And it tastes sweet, and it is as suitable for drinking on the beach as a sexy beach. The exact source of tequila sunrise has not been confirmed yet. But as long as you see this cocktail with your own eyes, you can immediately understand the origin of its name. The tall long wine glass endows it with elegant temperament. Its color is bright and bright, changing from yellow to red, just like the bright sky at sunrise, symbolizing the enthusiasm of girls and pure sunshine, which can leave unlimited imagination space for drinkers (especially male drinkers). The charming appearance of tequila sunrise is largely attributed to pomegranate juice as an ingredient. Taste, mixed with a variety of fresh juice, fruity. Coupled with the unique warmth of tequila, it is memorable after drinking.

1973, "Eagles" released a single called "Tequila Sunrise", which opened the market for this cocktail. A year later, the Hollywood film "Tequila Sunrise" was released in the United States, making "Tequila Sunrise" a must-have drink in major bars. 1988, Hollywood made a new tequila sunrise film, and invited mel gibson to star in it, which established its important position in the cocktail world at one fell swoop. At the same time, we can say that without margarita and Tequila Sunrise, there would be no global reputation of tequila today.

4. Mojito Mojito

Two tequilas have just been introduced, and then two cocktails based on Cuban national wine rum have been introduced. . It is light, sour and sweet, and the faint wine smell is filled with refreshing mint aroma. Be sure to add mint leaves. Without mint leaves, there is no essence. Because of its low alcohol content, it is very suitable for women to drink.

"It is said that Mojito's predecessor was invented by British pirate Richard Drake, and rum has the reputation of" pirate wine "! Anyway, Mojito was originally a drink for pirates, slaves and workers. Who would have thought that Mojito would spread from Cuba to key west, an American resort on the other side, a place where scholars and artists gather, and then to Miami South Beach, the base camp of nightlife and fashion, and eventually become one of the most popular cocktails in new york and San Francisco in recent years. The popularity of Bacardi brand rum can be known from its advertisements. Bacardi used to sell daiquiri at the price of Mojito, because in Cuba, daiquiri was originally a cocktail for upper-class and American tourists, while Mojito was a working-class wine. However, the fashion of wine is also cyclical. "The Legend of One Pirate" and Mojito's green color may make it cooler than DeKili. "

5. Free Cuba, a free Cuba.

Cuba Libre is a cocktail that originated from the Spanish-American War. It is said that an American captain concocted it on a whim in a bar in old Havana, Cuba. Coca-cola mixed rum, decorated with lemon columns. Celebrate the liberation of Cuba. Very cool and delicious, so it has been handed down. When Cuba became independent from Spain (at that time, the United States helped the Cuban revolution, but now the relationship. . . ), a cocktail named after the words commonly used by citizens at that time, means "free Cuba".

? Nowadays, many cocktails have good names, such as "Don't go home tonight", which is also quite distinctive. I have never tasted it. Friends who go to Guangzhou can go to Tianba Bar above Four Seasons Hotel for a drink. There are many foreigners. I went there once when I lived, but the place is not big. I mainly feel the scenery on the 99th floor. Actually, I personally like Belarus. It tastes a little sweet. I like to order this cocktail several times in a small bar in Japan.