Defend your buzz with bombs of knowledge and no one will question your decision to indulge before noon.
The Bellini is named after an Italian painter.
In 1948, when Giuseppe Cipriani — owner of Harry's Bar in Venice — first mixed white peach puree with Prosecco, the color reminded him of the pink hue in a particular painting. And so he named the drink after the artist of that painting, 15th-century Venetian Giovanni Bellini. (Coincidentally, Ernest Hemingway hung out at Harry’s Bar and referred to the spot in his book Over the River and Into the Trees, increasing the bar’s popularity and spreading the gospel of the Bellini.) Tell that story at brunch and everyone will agree that you deserve another round.
Recipe here.
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Mint juleps were originally a breakfast drink.
The mint julep's oldest relative is the Arabic julab, a medicinal drink made with water and rose petals. Europeans eventually traded that in for mint and booze. And later, Americans added bourbon whiskey into the mix. In 1803, the British historian John Davis was the first to record the mint julep's existence in print, defining it as a morning drink. So when you drink mint juleps before noon, just cite history and say, "British historian John Davis wrote that this is how the Virginian farmers did it back in 1803." And everyone will understand why whiskey before noon is smart.
Recipe here.
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Sangrias became a thing when water was dirty and wine was cheap.
Validate your 11 a.m. sangria as a healthier option than water. In the Middle Ages, booze was the safest thing to drink since alcohol kills bacteria in contaminated liquids. To give their drinks a punch, most Europeans would add spices, fruits, and brandy to their wine. One variation on that was the Spanish sangria, named after the bloody color of red wine. The drink made its way stateside when Spain served cups of sangria at the 1964 World's Fair.
Recipe here.
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The margarita is named after either an actress or a socialite.
A lot of people claim to have invented the margarita. One story is that a man named Carlos Herrera invented the drink in Tijuana in 1938 after he allegedly made it for an aspiring actress named Marjorie King. She was allergic to all hard liquors except tequila, so Herrera combined the elements of a tequila shot — salt and lime — and poured it over ice.
Another claimant to the title was a Dallas socialite Margarita Sames, who is said to have made the eponymous drink at her Acapulco vacation home in 1948. Whomever it was, the world slurs a big fat "thank you."
Recipe here.
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