While it can look like quite the “girly” cocktail, the French 75 packs quite a punch. “The French 75 dates to World War I, and an early form was created in 1915 at the New York Bar in Paris by barman Harry MacElhone. The combination was said to have such a kick that it felt like being[…]

The Cuba Libre may sound like a regular rum and coke, but the lime makes all the difference! A favourite of writer Ernest Hemingway, the cocktail means “Free Cuba” in Spanish. “Patriots aiding Cuba during the Spanish–American War—and, later, expatriates avoiding Prohibition—regularly mixed rum and cola as a highball and a toast to this Caribbean[…]