Garden of Russia Cocktail

The Sour is one of the oldest cocktails around. Probably it is the starting point of the mixology. Jerry Thomas was the first one to write it down. The original sour cocktail recipe is based on a simple equilibrium: a sweet part (usually sugar syrup), a more bitter part given by lime or lemon juice and of course a distillate that gives character to the mix.The most used spirits are usually rhum (Daiquiri), bourbon, vodka and gin. Vodka Sour is one of the most popular summer cocktails, perfect for those looking for a light and fresh drink.

Iconically pink, the Cosmopolitan was born at the hands of Cheryl Cook, bartender and owner of The Strand in Miami. His words describe the birth of the drink better than anyone else: "It was about 1985; Martini was making a comeback, with its classic glass. The women didn't seem to like cocktails very much but liked to be seen with the martini glass in hand. This gave me the idea of ​​creating a cocktail that would appeal to anyone and fit in this classic glass".
So, I took the ingredients, Absolut Citron, a dose of triple sec, a drop of Rose's Lime and enough cranberry to make it deliciously pink. In a short time the cocktail was mentioned by the famous Cosmopolitan magazine, from which Cook took inspiration for the name.

The Sour is one of the oldest cocktails around. Probably it is the starting point of the mixology. Jerry Thomas was the first one to write it down. The original sour cocktail recipe is based on a simple equilibrium: a sweet part (usually sugar syrup), a more bitter part given by lime or lemon juice and of course a distillate that gives character to the mix.The most used spirits are usually rhum (Daiquiri), bourbon, vodka and gin. The name Gin Sour, which refers to the sour taste of lemon, is misleading. Actually, this cocktail is a perfectly balanced mix of the sugar sweetness, the lemon sour and the dry taste of gin.

Milano Torino is a controversial cocktail: no one really knows when it was created, but one of the most popular versions is that it was invented to celebrate the birth of the A4 motorway in 1932, although it is more likely that it was created with the advent of the great Italian school of mixing. At the beginning of the so-called "Short Century" there were few liqueurs available in the bars: the most famous were certainly the Vermouth of Turin and the Campari of Milan. Joining the two was then obtained the Milano Torino, prepared directly in the glass, with the addition of an orange zest.