In our previous post, we listed the Top 10 National Dishes from around the World. It received so much attention that we thought we’d do a Top 10 Beverages post too! Girls love sipping on a Margarita, but did you know they originate from Mexico? Guys love a Red Stripe Beer, but who knew it’s history began in Jamaica? Intrigued? Then keep reading.
Caipirinha, Brazil
A very traditional Brazilian cocktail that translates to ‘little countryside drink’. It is prepared by pressing green lemons or limes together in a glass and mixing with sugar and cachaça. Cachaça is the most popular distilled alcoholic beverage in Brazil and is mostly served over crushed ice or cubed ice.
Margarita, Mexico
A cocktail originating from Mexico, it is commonly prepared without the salt rim on the glass, which makes it an incorrect Margarita. The drink should consist of tequila mixed with Cointreau and lemon juice. It is the most common tequila-based cocktail in the world and is typically served on the rocks.
Cape Codder, Massachusetts
A cocktail made solely with only fruit juice and spirits. The name was coined in the late 1960s and refers to the area in Massachusetts in the USA, where the drink also originates from. The drink is made with a vodka base and usually cranberry juice and then garnished with a lime wedge.
Piña Colada, Puerto Rico
Literally meaning ‘Strained Pineapple’, this cocktail is a sweet, rum-based cocktail made with cream of coconut and pineapple juice and usually shaken on ice. The Piña Colada is usually garnished with a pineapple wedge and a maraschino cherry and has been the official beverage of Puerto Rico since 1978.
Mai-Tai, Polynesia
The Tahitian word for ‘good’ and invented in California in 1944, the Mai-Tai is an alcoholic cocktail based on rum, Curaçao liqueur and lime juice. It is mostly served with a cocktail umbrella and is therefore commonly associated with Tiki culture and was popular in the 1950’s and 60’s in many bars and restaurants.
Daiquiri, Cuba
A cocktail with a base spirit of rum, typically mixed with ingredients such as citrus juice, mostly lime, and sugar. The name ‘Daiquiri’ is the name of a beach near Santiago, Cuba and was originally served in a tall glass filled with cracked ice. Added to this are typically a teaspoon of sugar and lime juice and three ounces of white rum.
Red Stripe Beer, Jamaica
This pale lager was first produced in 1938 originally in Jamaica. In 2012 production of the lager was imported from Jamaica to United States where it is brewed for Jamaica, Brazil, Canada and Europe. Red Stripe contains a 4.7% alcohol contents and is served in a 11.2oz bottle.
Gin and Tonic, India
This cocktail was introduced by the army of the British East India Company in India when adding a mixture of sugar, lime and gin to quinine, which was used to prevent Malaria, was created to make the drink more palatable. Now the cocktail is mixed by using Gin and Tonic water poured over ice.
Limoncello, Southern Italy
At least one hundred years old, this drink is an Italian lemon liqueur produced in Southern Italy. Traditionally, Limoncello is made from the zest of Sorrento lemons where the zest are steeped in grain alcohol until the oil is released. The resulting yellow liquid is then mixed with syrup and opacities vary with temperature and sugar levels.
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Rosé, Cȏte D’Azur, France
A type of wine that uses some colour from its grape skins but not enough to classify it as a red wine. It may well be the oldest known type of wine as it is the most straightforward to make. Rosés account for the majority of the Provence’s wine production ranging from half to two thirds of all the wine produced in the region.
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