This refreshing cocktail was first served in Harry's Bar in Venice sometime in the 1930s or '40s. Named after the Renaissance artist, it is traditionally made with white peaches.
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Bellini
Irish Coffee
(Irish whiskey, coffee and cream cocktail)
Warm up on a cold, wet winter night with an Irish coffee, invented in the 1940s on a cold night at an Irish airport and perfected by Americans in foggy San Francisco.
Eggnog
(American egg and cream Christmas beverage)
Although descended from European winter restorative beverages, or “noggins,” eggnog is an American invention that appeared in the late 1700s.
Planter’s Punch
(Caribbean rum punch)
This fruity punch has become a popular beverage to serve to guests throughout the Caribbean. Recipes vary widely, but they all contain rum, lime juice and a sweetener or other fruit juices.
Pisco Sour
(Chilean-Peruvian brandy cocktail)
Pisco is a type of brandy made from muscat grapes that is found in Peru and Chile. Even though it is named after Peruvian town, both countries claim the pisco sour as their national drink.
Piña Coladas
(Puerto Rican pineapple-coconut cocktail)
This drink — whose name simply means “strained pineapple” — was invented in the 1950s or 1960s in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Aquavit
(Swedish herb-infused vodka)
Aquavit, or akvavit, is a Scandinavian spirit that is popular at large celebrations like weddings, Christmas and mid-summer festivals, where it is served ice cold in small shot glasses.