The combination of Bourbon, a little water, powdered and granulated sugar, and mint has been a popular way to consume a cocktail for ages. It’s basic yet elegant. Its lovely appearance ensures her good name, which means “a little bitter” in French. Around the world, many different versions of this drink exist with spirits like gin and cogn.
Mint Julep
Caipirinha
The national beverage of Brazil, originally created as a treatment for Spanish flu, is composed of cachaca (a spirit distilled from sugar cane) or white rum/vodka, brown sugar, and lime juice.
The national beverage of Mexico, tequila, is often mistakenly confused with the Caipirinha. Both drinks contain lime and sugar cane, but the Mexican drink has traces of mezcal (a type of smoky-flavored liquor). It’s hard to go wrong combining any white rum with lime juice and sugar.
Margarita
The basic combination of tequila, triple sec, and lime juice is often combined with ice but is traditionally served on the rocks. The drink is generally presented in a salt-rimmed glass. Versions based on the traditional lime include raspberry, peach, and strawberry. Other
popular fruit-flavored margaritas include the mango, apple, watermelon and raspberry. Mexican restaurants usually advertise their more popular margaritas with a specific flavor (e.g., strawberry) in their restaurant’s name or advertising.
A “margarita machine” is an electrically powered slushy machine used to make
