Cocktails quiz
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Which tart green citrus fruit provides the sour juice for a classic Daiquiri?
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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.
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Why did British soldiers in 19th-century India originally mix gin with tonic water?
Answer: To prevent malaria
Why: Quinine extracted from cinchona tree bark tasted intensely bitter, so British officers masked the medicinal flavor with sugar, lime, and gin.
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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.
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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.
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Bartender Dick Bradsell created which popular coffee cocktail in 1980s London?
Answer: Espresso Martini
Why: Bradsell initially named his coffee-and-vodka creation the Vodka Espresso before 1990s glassware trends popularized the martini suffix.
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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'.
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