The Art of Cocktails!
Spanish for "daisy," the drink wasn't known as a Margarita until the 1950s. It's been making the rounds since the 1930s, leaving a trail of originators from Mexico to the U.S. to Britain (!). (Sweet and sour and salty success has many mothers and fathers. Margarita ENAMEL PIN SET - Tequila, Triple Sec, Salt, Lime. A fresh take on classic cocktails!
Whether you credit Sir Francis Drake's crew or a mint julep-loving U.S. tourists in Cuba, the first known published recipe is nearly 100 years old, though it wasn't called a Mojito until 1931. Mojito ENAMEL PIN SET - Rum, Club Soda, Sugar Cube, Mint Leaf, Lime.
"The Old Fashioned Whiskey Cocktail" - or Old Fashioned, if you are aquainted - is a proper cocktail: "spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters" - and is the first known drink with all four "cock-tail" components. Old Fashioned ENAMEL PIN SET - Bourbon, Sugar Cube, Bitters, Orange Peel, Maraschino Cherry.
A San Francisco cocktail for Gold-Rush prospectors? Offspring of a drink called "the Martinez"? Invention of NYC's Knickerbocker Hotel bartender Martini de Arma di Taggia? Make a name for yourself by reinventing the Martini - with your choice of an olive or a twist.
A classic Negroni is similar to an Americano - the cocktail James Bond orders early in the first book, Casino Royale - except the soda is left out... coincidentally making room for the gin.
A fresh take on classic cocktails! Five popular drinks - five sets of cocktail ingredient pins - five crisp, clear, step-by-step recipes on the back of every pin card.
(Mix and wear responsibly.)
