How did the Industrial Revolution, immigration–and maybe Winston Churchill’s mother–give rise to the Golden Age of cocktails in America? We explore the story of the Martini, the Manhattan, and the Daiquiri.

Make yourself a cool Gin Martini with our customizable recipe ( .

Further Reading:

A Spirituous Journey: A History of Drink ( by Jared Brown and Anistatia Miller

Difford’s Guide for Discerning Drinkers (

Imbibe! ( by David Wondrich

Rise of Industrial America, 1876 to 1900 ( , Library of Congress

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Spirits, Sugar, Water,Bitters: How the Cocktail Conquered the World ( by Derek Brown with Robert Yule

“The First American Hotels ( ,” JSTOR by Livia Gershon

The Manhattan: The Story of the First Modern Cocktail with Recipes ( by Philip Greene

The New Craft of the Cocktail ( by Dale DeGroff

The Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails  ( edited by David Wondrich & Noah Rothbaum

“This influential Cuban bartender wants to preserve the elegant tradition of the island’s cantineros ( ” Washington Post by M. Carrie Allan

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