Though many people associate Mexico with margaritas, another popular cocktail, favored by the locals and visitors alike is the Paloma. Don Javier Delgado Corona, the owner of La Capilla bar in Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico, is credited for the invention of the cocktail according to the most popular origins story of the Paloma, but no one knows for sure who made the first Paloma in the world. The cocktail is based on tequila, with lime juice and any grapefruit-flavored soda added as well.
10. Pina Colada
A Pina Colada is essentially synonymous with an exotic vacation today, but we have the Puerto Rican bartender Ramon “Monchito” Marrero to thank for this ultimate beach companion. Marrero served the first-ever Pina Colada, a heavenly mix of rum, coconut cream, and pineapple juice at The Caribe Hilton Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on August 15, 1954. Since the late 1970s, the Pina Colada is the official drink of Puerto Rico.
11. Pimm’s Cup
A summer vacation in London would be hardly complete without a glass or two of Pimm’s Cup, a cocktail made with Pimm’s gin-based liquor, fruit, mint, and lemonade. The cocktail was invented sometime between 1823 and 1840 at Pimm’s oyster bar by the owner, James Pimm. Pimm’s liqueur is sold to this day, and it was first offered to customers of the bar as a ‘tonic’ to aid digestion.
12. French 75
The French 75 is actually French. Well, it’s Parisian, to be more precise. The cocktail is made with gin or brandy, champagne, sugar, and lemon juice. The original recipe of the drink was created by Harry MacElhone at the New York Bar in Paris in the 1920s. Though the original recipe used absinthe, gin, and calvados (apple or pear brandy), it doesn’t contain absinthe today ever since it was banned across Europe.
13. Caipirinha
Get a taste of Brazil with the Caipirinha, Brazil’s national cocktail. The main ingredient in this drink is cachaça, a sugarcane-based spirit similar to rum, but somewhat different as sugarcane is fermented naturally when making cachaça, unlike rum that’s made with refined sugar. To make the cocktail, mash up a few limes with some sugar, add in the cachaça, shake, and the cocktail is ready.
14. Screwdriver
Like the Mojito or the Pina Colada, the Screwdriver is another summer vacation staple, but unlike the other two, it’s a very simple drink featuring just two ingredients – vodka and orange juice. Though the specific inventor isn’t known, the cocktail is said to have been invented by American oil workers in the Persian Gulf, who liked to sneak in some vodka in their morning orange juice.
15. Aperol Spritz
This vibrant orange cocktail is undoubtedly associated with a summer vacation in Italy by many. The basis of Aperol Spritz is Aperol, a traditional Italian bitter apéritif made of rhubarb, gentian, cinchona, as well as other ingredients. Aperol is an ancient drink, but the cocktail itself is believed to date back to the 1800s. To make an Aperol Spritz, combine Aperol, prosecco, and club soda, and you’re done.
16. Bloody Mary
Although the certain origins of the Bloody Mary remain a subject of debate, this unique cocktail is believed by many to have started at the King Cole Room in New York’s St. Regis Hotel by the bartender Fernand Petiot in 1934. A Bloody Mary has quite a lot of variants, but the main ingredients – vodka and tomato juice – remain unchanged. Other spices and flavorings, such as Worcestershire sauce, garlic, hot sauces, horseradish, celery, olives, salt, lemon, and black pepper are also commonly used in various recipes.
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