Mint and sugar cut sweetly through the robustness of bourbon in this delicious cocktail. Traditionally served in pewter cups, it is in fact a pre-Prohibition drink, which more than likely originated in the southern United States in the 18th century. But it soon started to trickle northwards, and survived Prohibition to become the official drink of the Kentucky Derby
Gin, lime, mint & simple syrup. The South Side has a rather hazy history, which is said to have dated well before the jazz Age. but it’s reputation as a favored tipple of Al Capone and his gang has landed it a place in Prohibition History. The name may even refer to the notorious Chicago district of which Capone was king. The cocktail is sometimes said to have been the invention of the New York’s 21 Club, a former speakeasy that still serves them today.
This one’s a stiff one, made of Cognac, Cointreau and lemon juice, in a 3-2-1 ratio that’s shaken and served up. It’s said to be named for an army captain who liked to be driven to the bar in a motorcycle sidecar.
Gin, honey, Orange Juice and lemon. The citrus and honey aromas of this charmingly named Prohibition cocktail was intended to mask the harshness of bathtub gin. Today’s craft gins lend a much-welcome complexity to this sweet-tart recipe. “The Bees Knees” was, as it is today, slang for something superlative.
White rum, fresh pineapple juice, maraschino liqueur and grenadine. This pretty pink number is named for Mary Pickford, the curly-haired silent movie star who was adulated throughout America in the 1920’s. The drink is said to have been invented for her in Cuba, from where vast quantities of rum were smuggled during Prohibition.
A Gently Fizzing Summery Concoction of Gin, Lime and Club Soda. The Name “Rickey” Stretches back far beyond the Jazz Age-The Cocktail May Owe Its Moniker to a 19th Century Army Man, Colonel Joe Rickey, Who Liked his with Bourbon – But the Gin Version was a Prohibition Staple. It’s Often Claimed to be the Favorite Drink of the Great Gatsby’s Fitzgerald, and is one of the only two Cocktails to be Mentioned in the book.
