Drink Made Juice Created Serving Cocktails Types Served

In the United States, "bartenders" (people who work in a bar, serving drinks to customers) have to be familiar with many types of cocktails. Some of the most popular cocktails have a "rich" (interesting, with many details) history.

A "Mai Tai" is a sweet drink often served on beaches. It is typically made with rum, Curacao "liqueur" (liquor; hard alcohol), and lime juice, and often a small paper umbrella is used to decorate the glass. The name of the drink is "derived" (taken and adapted) from the Tahitian word for "good." Apparently the Mai Tai was invented by a man in San Francisco, who made the drink for some friends, one of whom was Tahitian and said, "It is very good!"

A "Long Island Iced Tea" looks like a glass of iced tea, but it "has a punch" (has a lot of alcohol). It is made by mixing several types of alcohol, such as tequila, vodka, rum, triple sec, and gin, and usually served with a twist of lemon. There are "competing claims" (more than one person who claims to have done something) to the invention of the drink. A man claimed to have created the drink in Long Island, New York in 1970. But other people say that is was created earlier, in the 1920s in Tennessee. However, there are many "variations" (different recipes) of the drink, so it's hard to say where it "originated" (started).

The "Bloody Mary" is a "complex" (with many flavors) cocktail made with vodka, tomato juice, and many spices and other flavorings, including "celery" (long, green vegetable), olives, "cayenne pepper" (hot red pepper), lemon juice, and salt. The drink may have been created in Paris, New York, or London, depending on whom one believes.