DIAGEO Happy Hour For the Ages!

DIAGEO has a Happy Hour for the Ages at Tales of the Cocktail!!!

This chronologically arranged drink menu features drinks from 1900 to the present.

This past July, DIAGEO sponsored the, not to miss event, “Cocktails Through the Decades” in the Cabildo Museum, a historical landmark located along Jackson Square in New Orleans. The Tales of the Cocktail patrons were treated to the museum’s fine art and history while taking in the astonishing display of modern mixology that was happening. Interpretations of the most influential cocktails from the 1900’s through today were created by a distinguished group of mixologists. Here is the complete list of the recipes.

1900-1910 recipes
1910-1920 recipes
1920-1930 recipes
1930-1940 recipes
1940-1950 recipes
1950-1960 recipes
1960-1970 recipes
1970-1980 recipes
1980-1990 recipes
1990-2000 recipes
2000-2010 recipes

The Boothby
Neyah White and Erick Castro, San Francisco

This cocktail was created in 1908 in honor of William Boothby, one of San Francisco’s most famous bartenders.

Ingredients:

1 ounce Bulleit Bourbon
1 ounce Carpano Antica
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
1 ounce Sparkling Wine
Garnish: 1 Luxardo Maraschino Cherry

Preparation:

1. Add all ingredients to a Boston shaker filled with ice.
2. Shake well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
3. Garnish with one Luxardo Maraschino cherry.

Jose’s Bronx
Marvin Allen, Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans

This cocktail is a modern interpretation of The Bronx Cocktail.

Ingredients:

2 ounces Jose Cuervo Tradicional Reposado
1 ounce Sweet Vermouth
3/4 ounce Dolin Dry Vermouth
1 ounce Fresh Orange Juice
Garnish: Orange Slice

Preparation:

1. Add all ingredients to a Boston shaker filled with ice.
2. Shake well and strain into a chilled rocks glass.
3. Garnish with an orange slice.

Honey Fitz
Jackson Cannon, Eastern Standard, Boston

This cocktail was created in honor of John Francis “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald, an Irish-American politician and the namesake and maternal grandfather of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. In 1906, Fitzgerald was elected Mayor of Boston, becoming the first American-born Irish-Catholic to be elected to that office.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 ounces Zacapa Rum 23
3/4 ounce Honey Syrup
3/4 ounce Fresh Squeezed Grapefruit Juice
2 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters

Preparation:

1. Add all ingredients to a Boston shaker filled with ice.
2. Shake vigorously until well chilled then strain into a chilled glass.