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Here, a special cocktail made for Perrier at The Court (Rome). On page 116,
a Roman Negroni by Matteo Zed at The Court (Rome). On page 117, a Hugo

On page 118, the Riva cocktail prepared with St-Germain and the elderflower harvesting (© Bacardi Group).

The list of timeless cocktails also includes the Manhattan, and bitters), the Negroni (an evolution of the Americano), and the
made with American rye whiskey, red vermouth, bitters, and a super young Spritz, which was added by the IBA to the list of New
maraschino cherry; this cocktail, which was created in the 1880s Era Drinks in 2011.
at the Manhattan Club in New York, is also celebrated in Some Like As for the oldest cocktail recipe? “When it comes down to
It Hot and Sex and the City. The Old Fashioned is still one of the it, Gin and Tonic is considered the first. This ancient cocktail
best sellers: a classic made with bourbon, angostura, soda water, was created in the Indies in the mid-Eighteenth century when
sugar, and decorated with an orange peel and cherry, its recipe was Queen Victoria was the head of the British Empire,” says Piaz-
first written down in the Old Waldorf Astoria Bar Book of 1931. And za. “At the time, British troops stationed in India had to take
let’s not forget about the Daiquiri and the Mojito, made with white daily doses of quinine, an extremely bitter antimalaria treat-
rum and associated with Hemingway, who used to drink them in ment. The best way to make it palatable was to add water, gin,
the famous Bodeguita del Medio in Havana, and the tequila-based and lime juice. After they returned home, they were nostalgic
Margarita. Then there are some very Italian drinks like the Ameri- of the bitterish beverage, so the Gin and Tonic spread from In-
cano (born as a variation of the Milano-Torino, with red vermouth dia to around the world.”

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