USA
18 drinks
Old Fashioned
Considered the original cocktail, first documented in 1880. Made with bourbon or rye whiskey, sugar,...
Martini
The most iconic cocktail in history. Gin or vodka with dry vermouth, stirred or shaken. James Bond m...
Bourbon
Must be made in the USA from at least 51% corn. Aged in charred new oak barrels. Bourbon County, Ken...
Manhattan
Supposedly invented at the Manhattan Club in New York for a banquet hosted by Winston Churchills mot...
Mai Tai
Created by Trader Vic in Oakland, California. The name means good in Tahitian. Originally made with ...
Arnold Palmer
Half iced tea, half lemonade. Named after golfer Arnold Palmer who ordered it constantly. Palmer all...
Moscow Mule
Invented by three business partners trying to sell their struggling products: vodka, ginger beer, an...
Whiskey Sour
Bourbon or rye whiskey with lemon juice and sugar. The egg white variant creates a silky foam. First...
Cosmopolitan
Vodka, Cointreau, cranberry juice, and lime. Cheryl Cook claims to have invented it in South Beach M...
Long Island Iced Tea
Contains five different spirits: vodka, gin, rum, tequila, and triple sec, plus cola. Invented by Ro...
Aviation
Gin, maraschino liqueur, creme de violette, and lemon juice. Named for the pale sky-blue color. Firs...
Tiki Cocktail Culture
Don the Beachcomber opened the first tiki bar in 1933 in Hollywood. Trader Vic Bergeron was his chie...
Iced Tea
Popularized at the 1904 St. Louis Worlds Fair when hot tea failed to sell in summer heat. About 75-8...
Wine Cooler
A mix of wine and fruit juice or carbonated water. Peaked in popularity in the 1980s. Bartles and Ja...
Red Eye
Beer, tomato juice, a raw egg, and a shot of vodka or gin. The ultimate hangover cure in cocktail fo...
Spicy Margarita
A Margarita with fresh jalapeno or hot sauce. The heat cuts through the sweet and sour perfectly. Be...
Bee Knees
Gin, lemon juice, and honey syrup. Created during Prohibition when honey masked bad gin. The name me...
Tom and Jerry
A hot Christmas cocktail of rum, brandy, beaten eggs, sugar, and spices. Not related to the cartoon....