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The fascinating origins of your favorite cocktails

Taylor Rock

August 27, 2019 at 11:30 AM

Mudslide

Cosmopolitan

Gin and tonic

Hurricane

Margarita

Paloma

Mojito

Dark ‘n’ stormy

Irish car bomb

Irish coffee

Manhattan

Daiquiri

Martini

Negroni

Old fashioned

Moscow mule

Tom Collins

Bloody mary

Pina colada

Mai tai

Mint julep

Long Island iced tea

Bellini

White Russian

French 75

Screwdriver

Fuzzy navel

Sex on the beach

Sidecar

Mudslide

The mudslide was allegedly invented at the Rum Point Club Wreck Bar on Grand Cayman during the 1950s. Legend has it a customer came in for a White Russian (vodka, Kahlua and cream), but the bartender had just vodka, Kahlua and Bailey’s Irish Cream. There are different variations today — many of which include ice cream and chocolate syrup — but the recipe at Rum Point has always remained the same.

From the cosmopolitan to the gin and tonic, these are the fascinating origins of your favorite cocktails.

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