My relationship with cocktails is quite complex, I love it (especially in spring and summer!) but when I’m on the terrace with friends, I tend to order pints of beer, for value for money, because I have a good descent.
But I remain no less distinguished, and cocktails are a must at certain times of the year and under certain circumstances.
In early 2018, I had written an article about 15 cocktails drunk in two days at Paris Cocktails Week, great experience. Unfortunately at the moment I can hardly reproduce this type of small business, having two small children, my nights allow me few follies.
1/ The Spritz
Hoooo the delicious and easy to make cocktail par excellence! It was so fashionable that it caused a Prosecco stock shortage in 2015.
Maybe a little old-fashioned, it still is the first in my heart. Just thinking of its freshness and delicate bitterness, I dream of it – yet one morning I am writing this article. I remember drinking it in Venice, where it is said to have originated…
The little story
The origin of this cocktail is not very clear. It would have been created in Venice in the 19th centurywhen the city was overrun by Austrian soldiers, who found Italian wines too strong and who later had the idea of cutting them with sparkling water. Second European 1the soldiers would have had doubts about the quality of the wine, hence the desire to dilute it.
In any case, the name Spritz derives from the German verb to sprinkle (with sparkling water in our case). In 1920 Apérol landedand the case is in the bag!
My recipe
- A few ice cubes
- 2 cl of Aperol
- 6 cl of prosecco
- A teardrop or a stream of sparkling water, the choice is yours
2/The Moscow mule
It’s not my favourite, but it’s very popular with my friends, so I recommend it. For my friend Julie, 28 years old:
“I think it’s the perfect balance between freshness, acidity and bitterness (vodka).
If there’s an extra slice of cucumber, that’s the best because it’s crunchy! »
The lesbian bar La Muterie in Paris had renamed it “Moscow wet”, that’s if you’re a fan of puns of all kinds…
The little story
It all starts in Russia, yes, there is vodka in this cocktail. After the Bolshevik revolution, Russians emigrated to the United States and introduced the consumption of vodka.
SecondVilla Schweppes, the cocktail was born in 1941 when a vodka advertisement met another ginger beer advertisement. It’s also a crazy time for cocktail making, so perfect terrain for the invention of this divine drink.
My recipe
- 6 cl of vodka
- 1 cl of lemon juice
- And ginger beer
My colleague Anthony Vincent introduced me to the jamaican mulethat I absolutely want to taste and here is the recipe:
- 4 cl of amber rum
- 2 cl of lime juice
- Ginger beer
- A zest of lime and fresh ginger
3/Margherita
It is a delicious and quite refined cocktail. Elegant glasses, if you have them, are a little extra.
History
Margarity would have been invented in 1948 in Acapulco by Margaret Sames, nicknamed “Margarita”. This lady often serves her guests a signature cocktail of her own made up of tequila, triple sec, and lime juice. Here is the origin story of this delicacy.
My recipe
- crushed ice
- Cointreau 2 cl
- 4cl of tequila
- 1 lime juice
- 2 pinches of salt
4/The Negroni
It’s a cocktail I often drink on holiday in Corsica! It smells good The good life and a change from traditional cocktails. It really is a variation of Americano.
The little story
In 1919, in Florence, Count Camillo Negroni used to go to the Caffé Casoni where the list of artists met. Returning from a trip to London, he proposed to the waiter add gin to the usual Americano. This new cocktail has been a great success.
Americano had also been invented a few decades earlier in Italy, but renamed because it was popular among Americans there.
My recipe
- 3cl of Gin
- 3 cl of Campari
- 3 cl of red vermouth (Martini)
5/The Bloody Mary
If you’re a salty eater like me or need to recover from a crazy night out, there’s nothing like a Bloody Mary!
The little story
There is not one story but SOME stories and the origin of this cocktail is not entirely clear. The writer Ernest Hemingway he allegedly asked in a Parisian bar for a cocktail that didn’t smell too much of alcohol, to defuse the inspiration of his wife, Mary Welsh, alias Bloody Mary.
Second Current cuisine, this legend coexists with another according to which the invention would have been made by a French bartender in the 1920s. At the request of the American comedian Roy Barton, a lover of tomato juice, the bartender would have created this cocktail. And the name would derive in particular from the color. Hard to know…
- 12 cl of tomato juice
- 4cl of vodka
- A pinch of Worcestershire sauce
- Celery salt (optional)
- A drop or two of Tabasco (optional)
Some add celery sticks, but for me very little…
Here are some cocktail ideas, quite classic and easy to make. To your shakers.
Alcohol abuse is dangerous for your health, please drink in moderation!
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Source: Madmoizelle
Mary Crossley is an author at “The Fashion Vibes”. She is a seasoned journalist who is dedicated to delivering the latest news to her readers. With a keen sense of what’s important, Mary covers a wide range of topics, from politics to lifestyle and everything in between.
