Articles of category "National Cocktails"

No one knows for sure who first started making cachaça but the earliest report dates to about 1610 in the state of Bahia. Many believe that cachaça production began soon after the introduction of sugarcane into Brazil--sometime prior to 1550 or less than fifty years after Cabral "discovered" Brazil. Whether accidentally or on purpose, sugarcane juice was allowed to ferment thereby producing alcohol

Creating cocktails can be straight forward or artistic; depending on the person, their tastes, and how far they want to take it. Often, the first lesson of bartending school teaches basic skills - from shaking, to pouring over a spoon. Most people can quite easily get by with these techniques, especially when tending home bars. Do you know how to create one of the most popular and lady-like cocktail - Blue Curacao with the famous liqueur. Liqueurs may be a flavoring a base alcohol (brandy, whiskey, rum, etc...) with herbs, spices, or fruit and then re-distilling it.