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The first known version of the Jungle Bird cocktail was offered to guests of the former Kuala Lumpur Hilton, which opened its doors in 1973, as a welcome drink in the 1970s. The Jungle Bird is claimed to have been served in a porcelain bird-shaped cup, and Jeffrey Ong is credited with creating the cocktail… Continue reading Jungle Bird

Italian liquor called amaretto is frequently flavoured with almonds or apricot pits. Numerous cocktails can use its flavour, but the Amaretto Sour is the most well-known. Portland, Oregon, bartender Jeffrey Morgenthaler chooses to add fresh juice and high-proof bourbon to round out the cocktail, as well as egg white for a dash of body and… Continue reading Amaretto Sour

Going by the name if you thought this drink will make you suffer, you’re far from the real intention behind it. Accidently created in 1942 to cure a bitchin’ hangover by Joe Scialom in Cairo’s Shepherds Barkeep during the time of the Second World War. What started by Joe as he was toying around with… Continue reading Suffering Bastard

Before getting into anything let’s break down the name, Henny or Hennessy Colada is a play on the word Pina Colada, the only difference in this variant is that Rum in Pina Colada is replaced by Hennessy a Cognac which is a Brandy made in Cognac, France. So you actually drink a mix between the… Continue reading City Island Colada

There’s nothing basic about this drink, and rest assured it’s not just any of your average whiskey with soda. A brilliant summer, pre-dinner or a cocktail party drink, it’s much more than whiskey in a soda. Don’t let the name throw you off, as it may sound a fancy concoction and if you look at… Continue reading Japanese Whisky Highball

Making its way to the hall of fame, Tommy’s Margarita finds a place in the International Bar’s Association as a New Era Drink. It’s the creativity of the bartender Julian Barmejo who with his new found discovery of the nectar agave put a twist to the famous Margarita Cocktail and turned it into a bevy… Continue reading Tommy’s Margarita

Famously said to have started the ‘cocktail as martini’ craze, in the 1990s. All the later flavoured martinis have taken inspiration from this fruity flavour packed drink. The credit to this drink goes two ways, first one to the celebrated bartender Allan Katz, who created the cocktail and second to the NYC restaurateur Keith McNally’s outlet… Continue reading French Martini

If you’re a fan of tropical drinks, you must have famously seen Leo Di Caprio ordering an exotic looking Polynesian Pearl Driver, enjoying a sip or two in the movie Django Unchained. This beautiful looking cocktail is exciting mix of dark rum, citrus juice, velvet falernum and gardenia mix – a special blend of simple… Continue reading Polynesian Pearl Diver

The name is as striking as it comes, and of course has a backstory to it. While the name is interesting, so is this contrasting mix of flavors and will for sure leave an astounding residue on your tongue. Full disclosure, although name contains martini it doesn’t remotely resemble one. Born in the 1999s by… Continue reading Porn Star Martini

Although the origins of this one-of-a-kind concoction have been through it’s fair share of debates, the most widely believed origin story is that of Dick Bradsell, who created this in the late 1980s on demand of a British super model, who asked for something that would, “wake her up, then fuck her up”. Needless to… Continue reading ESPRESSO MARTINI