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Written by Michele Foley on August 27, Old theories on the origin of the word cocktail. Essentially, if you are going to add something like margarita or daiquiri to your drink's name, make sure it includes the ingredient that those monikers are known for. This will prevent any confusion and disappointment.
For instance, everyone is going to expect that any type of margarita includes tequila. Likewise, a daiquiri should have rum. The martini name is actually an entirely different matter because that classic drink has been remade too many times with every liquor, but a Manhattan should definitely have whiskey. Drawing from personal experience is a very popular approach as well. Sometimes it can be a feeling of the moment; an inspirational person, event, or object; or a memory that the cocktail evokes.
It could also be something as simple as the season or the weather of the day. The autumnal temptations mocktail was created on one of those last beautiful days of fall when the day's work was far less important than getting outside There have been cocktails inspired by a mother's garden, fond memories of childhood, lost lovers and countless other personal experiences.
Since this is a very personal approach, you don't always have to reveal the reason. It's OK to be elusive. Naming a cocktail after a geographical location or the bar it was created in is another popular option.
There are countless drinks that include a city, state, or other significant location in their names. For instance, there are the Boston cocktail as well as the Boston sidecar , the San Francisco cocktail , the Baltimore bracer , and the Nevada cocktail. You'll also find at least one cocktail named for almost every borough and attraction in New York City. A lot of names have been taken, but there are still many available to use.
You could also try adding a unique spin or pulling from local lingo. If you're working at a bar, you may also consider using the establishment's name.
It's been done for years, including in classics like the Pegu Club cocktail and the Waldorf. There is also the Clover Club cocktail , named after a group of business elites who frequented the Philadelphia bar where it was created.
Holidays are always a popular inspiration for naming drinks. Yet you can also pull inspiration from other timely events, both past and present. Some examples include Jim Beam's "time for a change," which was a promotion during the presidential election. In honor of their lineage, all of them are named after different Brooklyn neighborhoods: Red Hook , Bensonhurst , Greenpoint , Cobble Hill , Bushwick , etc. The online database Kindred Cocktails includes recipes for more than 6, cocktails.
A few of these are different drinks with the same name, but most of the names are unique, and their online presence generally discourages bartenders from repurposing them. Other bartenders have taken names out of the equation altogether, feeling that they are too much of a distraction from the drink itself. Instead, numbers may be used. As bartenders invent new drinks and beverage directors put together menus, the value of a name remains a top consideration.
More than a century later, many bar professionals implicitly follow the wisdom of William S. John M. Cunningham is a writer based in Chicago. He is also a published crossword-puzzle constructor and a cocktail aficionado. Feedback Tired of Typos? Word of the Day. Meanings Meanings. Cunningham The cocktail renaissance of the 21st century, in which craft-cocktail bars have proliferated and classic cocktails are back in fashion, has proved that there is a true art to inventing and mixing drinks.
Cunningham jmcunning April 2, So how, then, were these new-fashioned cocktails named? Keeping it local Several classic cocktails are named after the drinking establishment where they were created. Tribute acts History has unfortunately forgotten many of the people behind the creation of classic cocktails.
Desired results Finally, there is a long tradition of naming cocktails after their purported effects. Killer riffs A major facet of the cocktail revival of the past couple of decades has been an increased awareness and interest in cocktail history. Opting out The online database Kindred Cocktails includes recipes for more than 6, cocktails.
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