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Days & Drinks Subscribe Contact Get Drink of the Day Alerts! Gin Whiskey Rum Agave Spirits Brandy Other Liquors Get Drink of the Day Alerts! Gin Whiskey Rum Agave Spirits Brandy Cognac Other Liquors ———————–DAYS & DRINKS CONTACT May 13 The Improved Whiskey Cocktail World Cocktail Day It’s World Cocktail Day today, May 13! Last year we celebrated this august event with an Old Fashioned cocktail, but today we’ll move on to later developments in the bartending world with the Improved Whiskey Cocktail. The whole genre of improved” cocktails refers to adding flavorings beyond sugar and bitters to what were the original cocktails and the Improved Whiskey Cocktail is an exemplar. READ MORE Your Online Cocktail Calendar Our compiled Drink of the Day feature provides an answer to that age old question: what should I have to drink today? Search by Cocktail or Spirit Whether you want to look up cocktails by the ingredient you favor or find the Drink of the Day for a specific date, we have you covered. Always in Hand Whether you seek to improve your home cocktail game or pull up a recipe to show your bartender, we have answers and recipes to make them. May 13 The Improved Whiskey Cocktail World Cocktail Day It’s World Cocktail Day today, May 13! Last year we celebrated this august event with an Old Fashioned cocktail, but today we’ll move on to later developments in the bartending world with the Improved Whiskey Cocktail. The whole genre of improved” cocktails refers to adding flavorings beyond sugar and bitters to what were the original cocktails and the Improved Whiskey Cocktail is an exemplar. READ MORE Your Online Cocktail Calendar Our compiled Drink of the Day feature provides an answer to that age old question: what should I have to drink today? Search by Cocktail or Spirit Whether you want to look up cocktails by the ingredient you favor or find the Drink of the Day for a specific date, we have you covered. Always in Hand Whether you seek to improve your home cocktail game or pull up a recipe to show your bartender, we have answers and recipes to make them. Recent Drinks of the Day May 11 Elder Fashion Cocktail The day Monty Python formed May 10 Eagle Cocktail National Golf Day May 9 Dirty Sock Cocktail Lost Sock Memorial Day May 7 Cosmopolitan Cocktail National Cosmopolitan Day May 5 Finnish Long Drink For National No Pants Day May 4 The Mint Julep Kentucky Derby time May 3 Hot Ham Water Cocktail Anniversary of the first spam May 1 Pete’s Word – a Last Word Variation May 1 Naked and Famous Cocktail A cross betwen the Last Word and the Paper Plane May 1 Final Ward – a Last Word variation May 1 The Last Word Cocktail The Mr. Potato Head school of bartending May 1 Dernier Mot – a Last Word Variation May 1 Dirty Word – a Last Word variation April 30 The Brandy Crusta New Orleans becomes a state April 29 Mr. Burns Cocktail The Simpsons sets an episodes record April 28 Hair of the Lion Cocktail National Hairball Day April 26 Nuclear Daiquiri For Chernobyl blowing its top. April 25 Milano Torino Cocktail Italian Liberation Day April 22 Jack’s Word Cocktail Jack Nicholson’s birthday April 21 Queen Elizabeth Cocktail In honor of Her Majesty the Queen April 20 Applejack Rabbit Jimmy Carter Rabbit Incident April 19 Amaretto Sour National Amaretto Day April 18 Poison Arrow Cocktail Lucrezia Borgia’s birthday April 17 El Presidente cocktail Bay of Pigs invasion April 16 The Suffering Bastard Kingsley Amis’ birthday April 15 Don’t Give Up the Ship Cocktail A bad day for the Titanic April 12 Green Hat Cocktail George Cassiday - bootlegger for Congress April 11 Napoleon Cocktail Napoleon sent into exile April 9 Savoy Hotel Special National Winston Churchill Day April 8 Pastry War Margarita National Empanada Day April 6 Death & Taxes Cocktail Repeal of the Beard Tax April 5 Ready Room Cocktail First Contact Day April 3 Brown Derby Cocktail The famous Brown Derby restaurant April 2 The Hoskins Cocktail and Amer Picon April 1 Italian Exit Cocktail The discovery of Pompeii March 31 La Tour Eiffel Cocktail Eiffel Tower dedicated March 29 Smoke and Mirrors Cocktail National Smoke and Mirrors Day March 28 Grasshopper Cocktail National Trigycerides Day March 27 Tom Collins Charles Tanqueray’s Birthday March 24 The Godfather Cocktail Leave the gun, take the cannoli March 23 Oaxaca Old Fashioned National Tamale Day March 22 The Dirty Martini FDR works to abolish Prohibition March 21 The Caipirinha Ayrton Senna’s birthday March 20 The Hundred Year Old Cigar Cocktail Kick Butts Day March 19 The Arbitrary Nature of Time Daylight Savings Time March 17 The Blackthorn Cocktail For St. Patrick’s Day March 16 Shifting Sands Cocktail Las Vegas becomes a city March 15 The Improved Holland Cocktail Franciscus Sylvius’ birthday March 14 Salt & Vinegar Martini National Potato Chip Day March 12 Rusty Nail Jack Kerouac’s Birthday March 10 Tin Can Telephone Cocktail In honor of the first phone call March 8 Hanky Panky Cocktail For Ada Coleman on International Women’s Day March 6 Doctor’s Orders Cocktail Better than take two aspirin and call me in the morning March 6 White Russian The Big Lebowski and Dude Day March 5 Boston Massacre: Stone Fence March 5 The Drunk Uncle Boston Massacre March 2 Dartmouth Highball Dr. Seuss’ birthday February 28 Frozen Negroni Bredo Morstoel and Frozen Dead Guy Days February 27 The Jack Rose John Steinbeck’s favorite drink February 26 The Honeymoon Cocktail For Jackie Gleason’s birthday February 24 The Jimbo World Bartender Day February 22 The Buñueloni Luis Buñuel’s birthday February 22 Margarita For National Margarita Day February 20 The Ferrari Cocktail For Enzo Ferrari’s birthday February 19 Queen’s Park Swizzle For the invention of the swizzle stick February 18 Airmail Cocktail Anniversary of the first official airmail February 17 Martinez Cocktail For World Cat Day February 15 Purgatory Cocktail For Galileo’s birthday February 14 Tommy Gun Cocktail St. Valentine’s Day Massacre February 13 Vieux Carre Cocktail A NOLA drink for Mardi Gras February 13 The Sazerac A New Orleans classic for Mardi Gras February 13 The Marconi Cocktail For World Radio Day February 13 Ramos Gin Fizz Another Mardi Gras drink February 12 Venetian Cocktail For National Biscotti Day February 9 The Caipifruta Carmen Miranda’s Birthday February 8 White Lady Cocktail Harry MacElhone makes it Harry’s New York Bar February 6 The Singapore Sling For Raffles and Singapore February 4 Bacardi Cocktail For the day Bacardi was founded February 2 Bacon Washed Old Fashioned National Tater Tot Day February 2 Hot Gin Toddy Groundhog Day February 1 And to All a Good Night Cocktail David Letterman’s late night premiere January 31 Stinger Cocktail Anniversary of The Green Hornet January 29 The Breakfast Martini For W.C. Fields’ birthday January 28 Hallelujah Cocktail A day to toast Panama January 26 Tasmanian Twister Cocktail For Australia Day and the Rum Rebellion January 25 Bobby Burns Cocktail The obvious drink for Burns Night January 23 Django Reinhardt Cocktail January 21 Bulletproof Monk Cocktail For Rasputin’s birthday January 20 Black Sabbath Cocktail Ozzy Osborne bites the head off a bat January 19 Jolene’s Bittersweet Cocktail A drink for Dolly Parton’s birthday January 18 Tuxedo Cocktail For Cary Grant’s birthday January 17 Southside Cocktail Perfect for Al Capone’s birthday January 15 Boston Rum Punch The Boston Molassacre January 14 Divorce Papers Cocktail For the Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio wedding January 13 Trainspotter Cocktail Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison January 12 Waterfront Cocktail Herman the Cat, Expert Mouser U.S. Coast Guard (retd.) January 10 Cocktail a la Louisiane The first steamboat arrives in New Orleans January 8 Velvet Elvis Cocktail A clear choice on Elvis’ birthday January 7 Hotel Nacional Cocktail Meyer Lansky flees Cuba January 4 Alchemist Cocktail For Isaac Newton’s birthday January 2 Lawbreaker Cocktail In remembrance of the 55 mph speed limit January 1...