The best cocktail in 20 countries around the world
The Caesar, a Canadian favorite, is made from vodka, clamato (clam juice), hot sauce, celery, and lime.
Cuba's signature drink is the mojito, made with lime, sugar, rum, and typically with spearmint or Yerba buena, which are popular mint varieties in Cuba. It has a history that dates back to the 16th century, when Francis Drank had the mix, and has become popularized thanks to Ernest Hemingway enjoying the cocktails at La Bodeguita del Medio, in Havana.
Source: Matador Network, Telegraph
Piña coladas, sweet cocktails made with rum, cream of coconut, and pineapple juice, have been the national drink of Puerto Rico since 1978. The cocktail was supposedly invented at the Caribe Hilton hotel in San Juan.
Source: Travel Channel, USA Today, Hilton
Brazil's national drink is the sweet and refreshing Caipirinha, made with cachaça (sugar cane hard liquor), sugar and lime. It is either poured into a single glass that can be shared, or a larger jar before being served in individual glasses.
Source: Travel Channel
Head to Harry's Bar in Venice, Italy, home to the first Bellini ever made. The bar's founder, Giuseppi Cipriani, combined chilled Prosecco and white peach puree to make the iconic drink.
Source: Travel Channel, The Guardian
Pimm's No. 1 Cup has been around the United Kingdom since the early 1800s. There are a wide variety of Pimm's cups, but most will include a mix of the gin-based alcohol with garnishes like strawberries, cucumbers, citrus, and lemonade.
Source: SmarterTravel
The Singapore Sling was created at the Raffles Hotel's Long Bar, in Singapore. The drink is made from a mixture of gin, Cherry Heering, Benedictine, a dash of bitters, Cointreau, pineapple juice, lime juice, and grenadine.
Source: Travel Channel
The Dark 'n' Stormy is Bermuda's national drink. It's made with Gosling's rum and ginger beer.
For a pick-me-up drink, try the Black Russian in Belgium. Originally created in Brussels, the drink is made of straight vodka and coffee liqueur.
A classic French cocktail, kir royale is made with crème de cassis (a liqueur made from blackcurrants) and champagne.
Source: Bon Appetit
Pisco sours are typical of Peru and Chile; Peru's version is a little less sweeter though. The cocktail is a mix of pisco (a clear brandy), a tablespoon of egg whites, fresh lemon juice, simple syrup, and a few drops of Angostura bitters.
Source: Food.com
When Americans think of tequila, they think of margaritas, but when Mexicans think of tequila, they think of palomas. It's a simple drink made with grapefruit soda, club soda, a little bit of lemon juice, and sugar.
Source: Epicurious
Turkey's national drink is raki, which is made from twice-distilled grapes and aniseed. Raki is commonly mixed with water, resulting in a drink with a whopping alcohol content of up to 90% — no wonder this cocktail is referred to as lion's milk.
Source: Time
A refreshing wine cocktail served all over Spain, sangria can be made with red or white wine. It's usually served chilled with fruits (oranges, apples, strawberries) in the glass. Sometimes brandy and fruit-flavored liqueur is also added.
Known as Ethiopia's honey wine, tej is both spicy and sweet. The cocktail combines white wine, water, honey, and gesho (the leaves and stems of an Ethiopian thorn bush).
Source: Food.com
El Macua gets its name from a tropical bird native to Central America. It's Nicaragua's national drink and is made from rum, guava and lemon juices, and simple syrup, giving it more of a tart than sweet taste.
Source: The Washington Post
The Siam Sunray emerged as Thailand’s “signature cocktail” in 2009, making it relatively new. The drink combines vodka, coconut liqueur, simple syrup, ginger, lemon grass, lime juice, soda water, Kaffir lime leaves, and Thai chili peppers for a sweet and spicy combination.
Source: Washington Post
The Gin Basil Smash, created at the Le Lion bar in Hamburg, Germany, combines muddled basil leaves and lemon with simple syrup and gin for a light, refreshing drink.
Source: The Guardian, Condé Nast Traveller
Canelazo, a hot and spicy drink made with fruit juices, canela (cinnamon sticks), brown sugar, water, and aguardiente or rum, is a favorite in Ecuador, especially around Christmas.
The Aruba Ariba is a popular drink choice in Aruba. It combines Coecoei, made from the sap of agave plants, with vodka, rum, creme de Banana, orange juice, cranberry juice, pineapple juice, and a splash of Grenadine.
Source: USA Today
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