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The 7 Most Influential Cocktails Of All Time

The 7 Most Influential Cocktails Of All Time

2012-06-07
Source: Food Republic


When it comes to cocktails, Simon Ford is the guy to know. After earning a Wine and Spirits Education Certificate in the UK, he went on to work for Seagrams and now holds the heady title of Global Spirits & Cocktail Brand Expert for Pernod Ricard USA. For real, it's on his business card. In Simon’s weekly column, Drink Ford Tough, he tells you everything you ever needed to know about the art of the cocktail. And how to drink better.

A lot of the cocktails you find in high-end bars today are based on the classics. But whether or not a single drink has been the most influentialis almost impossible to say. There is a lot to consider when determining which drinks influenced the cocktail lists of today.

First you have to look at all of the popular drink families like the sours, Old Fashioneds and so on. If you take just the sour family alone, then a margarita would fit the bill — as would the daiquiri, white lady or sidecar. They’re all really important well-known drinks. But we’re not taking this family-by-family. That would be easy. Below are the seven most influential cocktails inspiring today’s drinks. Period......





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