Cocktails

At first glance, Porto’s appeal may be in its old-school character, but interspersed between the city’s timeworn buildings is a scattering of hip and happening bars. - INDISPONIBIL

Some things are better left in the past (bolo ties, dial-up Internet and your high school prom photos). Others should never have gone away in the first place. - INDISPONIBIL

Over the years, the martini has become one of the best-known mixed alcoholic beverages. "The only American invention as perfect as the sonnet" - INDISPONIBIL

The gimlet was first a Royal Navy drink that was introduced by officers aboard ship. A simple combination… crafted to save the British Royal Navy from scurvy. - INDISPONIBIL

Considered a sailor’s drink in England, flips were known to be a hot mixture for nearly two centuries after their mention first appeared in writing in the late 1600s. "Thus we live at sea, eat biscuit, and drink flip'' - INDISPONIBIL

By 1878, Tom Collins was being served in the bar rooms of New York City and elsewhere. Identified as among 'the favorite drinks which are in demand everywhere' in an advertisement for the 1878 edition of The Modern Bartender's Guide, Collins was considered a fancy drink. - INDISPONIBIL

This exclusive recipe has an rich, both subtle and creamy flavour. Buckwheat is related to ancient grains, which are very little processed trough time and have a high nutritional value. - INDISPONIBIL

Yet another suggested origin of "Bloody Mary" is that the name in English simply arose from "a failure to pronounce the Slav syllables of a drink called Vladimir" - INDISPONIBIL

"Although very little is known about the origins of the drink, it's remained on many people's lists because unlike a lot of the forgotten recipes" - INDISPONIBIL