Cocktails quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which cocktail expression originated from an old folk belief for curing hangovers?

   Answer: Hair of the dog

   Why: The idiom comes from the medieval superstition that rabid dog bites could be treated by applying hair from the biting dog.

2. 2 Medium

   Why did British officers in India mix gin with tonic water?

   Answer: To prevent malaria

   Why: Quinine from cinchona bark was so bitter that British officers in India added sugar and gin to make the malaria remedy easier to swallow.

3. 3 Hard

   Camillo Negroni swapped the soda water in an Americano for what?

   Answer: Gin

   Why: Florence bartender Fosco Scarselli finished it with an orange twist instead of the Americano's lemon, marking it out as a different drink.

4. 4 Easy

   Which cocktail is traditionally served in a distinctive solid copper mug?

   Answer: Moscow Mule

   Why: To move unsold Smirnoff, Heublein boss John Martin toured bars with a Polaroid, photographing bartenders holding the copper mug.

5. 5 Medium

   Bartender Dick Bradsell created which popular coffee cocktail in 1980s London?

   Answer: Espresso Martini

   Why: Bradsell first served it off-menu as a Vodka Espresso at the Soho Brasserie; it was the Espresso Martini only by the late 1990s.

6. 6 Hard

   Which herbal liqueur sweetens a classic Vieux Carré?

   Answer: Bénédictine

   Why: The drink takes its name from the French name for the New Orleans French Quarter, 'Vieux Carré'.