Just like us, fictional characters in our favourite books poured themselves a little liquor to handle the complexities of life from time to time. They also ordered a quick cocktail to cherish an event or help themselves during a difficult hour. Great for us, the characters are fictional but the cocktails are not. Here are 5 real cocktails that you can drink like your favourite protagonists
1. Mint Julep, The Great Gatsby
A refreshing cocktail, Mint Julep is a bourbon-based beverage that uses mint as one of the ingredients. Mentioned by the character of Daisy in The Great Gatsby, the cocktail was supposed to calm her husband down in the popular book. A smooth cocktail, the sales of Mint Julep rose after the book was published.
2. Vesper Martini, Casino Royale
Known as ‘Bond’s Drink’, Vesper Martini rose to fame in a matter of days with everyone wanting a taste of it. Featured in author Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale, it took only a little time for bartenders to offer it to their guests all over the world. Everyone harnessed the power of James Bond with this gin-based cocktail in their hand. Don’t forget, it’s shaken, not stirred!
3. White Angel, Breakfast at Tiffany’s
The character of Holly Golightly ordered a White Angel early in the book. A vodka and gin-based drink, the cocktail is a strong soldier and not an angel as the name suggests. But this did not stop the women from ordering a serving at a time when female alcohol consumption was still looked down upon.
4. Scotch & Soda, The Catcher In The Rye
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One of the ways Caulfield experienced adulthood was by ordering a Scotch & Soda in the book. Not a cocktail but this drink requires a special mention in this listicle. The Catcher In The Rye made this drink famous, with people trying it for themselves wherever the book was distributed for sale. Till date, you will find people having their drink like Caulfield does, not knowing how and where it originated from.
5. Jack Rose, The Sun Also Rises
Jake Barnes could drink just about anything but he did ask for a classic Jack Rose while waiting for Lady Brett Ashley in the book. Popular in the early 1900s, the cocktail uses applejack brandy as a base spirit, and that is where it gets its name from – Jack from the applejack brandy and rose from the colour grenadine gives to the drink.
