Producer: Mehak Pal Editor: Mohit Bisht

3 Cocktails That Are Named After Famous Destinations

A cocktail is a mixed drink that is typically made with a distilled liquor such as arrack, brandy, cachaça, gin, rum, tequila, vodka, etc which makes for the base and then fixed with some juice, sweetened liquours, or more and topped with some fancy garnish. Here are some of the cocktails that have been named after famous destinations. 

Mosco Mule

Named after Mosco, this cocktail was first introduced in Manhattan in 1941. It is believed that this drink was born as a result of a mistake as a bartender had ordered too much ginger beer to get rid of the excess this cocktail was invented.

LITT (Long Island Iced Tea)

It is said that in 1972 when Robert 'Rosebud' Butt worked at Oak Beach Inn on Long Island in New York had invented the Long Island Iced Tea as an entry in a cocktail creating. This classic cocktail sees five different kinds of liquors.

Cuba Libre

It is said that in 1900 a U.S. Army captain who was stationed in Havana during the Spanish-American War added Coca-Cola and a little lime juice to his rum and toasted his exclaiming, “Por Cuba Libre!” (To a free Cuba!)