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Another version says that the less reliable drink
was created, also in Florida, but a little further
north, and specically in Orlando, during a
charity event to raise funds held by women. It
is not given to know the inventor nor the date
of birth, it is said only that the cocktail was a
huge success, which has earned the honor of the
chronicles of the time.
GOD FATHER
Whiskey-Amaretto Disaronno
e writer Mario Puzo, and Italian-American
origins bells, writes in His 1969 masterpiece
“e Godfather”, “e Godfather”.
With the same name is a cocktails a intriguing
marriage between the traditional distilled liquor
and the symbol of American Italian, still number
one in the world, the Amaretto di Saronno.
e drink will have great success in the United
States, as well as the lm screened for the rst
time in 1972, which will be the rst in a long
series of Maa movie inspired by this masterpiece.
e rst lm starred Marlon Brando, who
became an icon of cinema more critically acclaimed,
thanks to its perfect recitation and
reading of the character, whose characters
became real catchphrases of the time.
For the sequel to e Godfather “Part II” and
“Part III” there will be interpretations of the
sacred cows of the prestigious Hollywood lm,
the Italian-American actors Al Pacino and
Robert De Niro.
DANDY COCKTAIL
Rye whiskey-Red Vermouth-Cointreau-Aangostura
bitter
A drink from the Savoy Cocktail Book encoded,
by Harry Craddock, supposedly invented at
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the end of ‘800, as evidenced by its entry in
the legendary “Cocktail Boothby’s American
Bartender” from 1891, a book with 361 recipes
and tricks of the trade.
e drink is undoubtedly a child of this period,
having known a few ingredients, but in the
decoration of two components zest one lemon
and one orange, one small element of innovation,
such as the presence of Cointreau instead
of ‘Bitter Orange ubiquitous.
e name Dandy, it therefore seems appropriate,
resulting from a movement of innovative
thinking and eccentric, the birth of conemporary
cocktails, which ahd its maximum development
begins with the 1900. We cannot however
know if the “followers” of this movement
were consuming this drink, or if the name has
been given by a simple combination of ideas.
With dandyism was intended to be a wanted
man in the elegance of the language of clothing,
original, sometimes quirky and provocative in
their choices, with an artistic soul arose in a
higher rejection snobbistico for the masses and
approval, which is defended closing in his world
of objects sought.
One of the most prominent exponents of the
movement was Oscar Wilde, the famous Irish
writer known for his aphorisms and paradoxes
of life rather intense and eccentric, while in
Italy we Gabriele D’Annunzio, who sealed his
convictions in the book “e Pleasure”.
Bramble
Gin-Lemon juice-Sugar syrup-Blackberry
liqueur
e birth of this cocktail, called a “modern classic”
back in the mid-80, by Dick Bradsell, a true
innovator who revolutionized with its original
proposals, the mixology and bartenders created
the phenomenon of superstars, able to inuence
generations to come.
It ‘been called the “King of Cocktails” by the
Observer newspaper, who has revolutionized
the panorama of the mixing of the scene in
London, which was compared to that of the
celebrity chefs who worked in the metropolis.
e cocktail, according to reports from the
same Bradsell, was invented while working at
Fred’s Club in Soho, but it was done consistently
well in the next bar where he worked,
including the Match and Player, recognized
cornerstones of drinking quality of the capital
English in years 80 and 90.
anks to well-deserved reputation of its creator,
this simple and ingenious cocktails in 2011
has earned the inclusion in the magnicent 60
IBAs, demonstrating that a drink balanced, with
few ingredients is always the best.
e drink is currently present in many popular
bars and cocktail list already has come “twist”
and interpretations by other colleagues, because
it is known that imitation is the rst form of
admiration.
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CARUSO
MOSCOW MULE
Gin-Dry Vermouth-Green creme de menthe
e cocktail was created in honor of the famous
tenor Caruso was born in Naples,who was the
idol of the fans by the late 800 and early 900. It
is said that the drink was created in 1903, in the
bar of New York’s Metropolitan eater, where
the famous singer was interpreted Rigoletto and
his honor. Others claim that the drink was born
in New York Knickerboxer, as a variant of the
famous dessert martinis, containing a part of
the Caruso mint. Another version says that the
cocktail was created by a bartender, fans of the
tenor, at the Hotel Sevilla in Cuba, during a
holiday on the Caribbean island of Caruso.
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