Speakeasy

"The best cocktails, like the best moments in life, are often the simplest ones." 🍸

"Just like a cocktail, life is a beautiful blend of ingredients that create a unique experience."🍸

"Life, like a cocktail, should be enjoyed one sip at a time."🍸

The most widely accepted story claims that Jennings Cox, an American engineer, created the drink around 1898, after the American invasion of Cuba during the War of 1898. Cox managed mines around the town of Daiquirí and with the workday complete, he invited a friend over for a drink to escape the scorching heat. Cox combined the local Cuban rum, with lime, sugar, and ice in a cocktail shaker and gave it a forceful shake. His guest was enthralled with the drink and asked what it was called. Surprised, Cox admitted the potion had not yet been named but thought it resembled something close to a rum sour. His guest scoffed at the underwhelming tone of “rum sour” and instead suggested calling it a “daiquiri” for the town where they worked. Thus, the Daiquiri was born.

CREATED IN 1920 DURING PROHIBITION ALL CREDIT FOR ITS CREATION GOES TO ONE OF TWO AMERICAN BARTENDERS, BOTH BASED IN HAVANA DURING PROHIBITION: FRED KAUFMAN AND EDDIE WOELKE. WHICHEVER BARMAN IT WAS, LEGEND CLAIMS THEY MADE IT FOR MARY PICKFORD WHILE SHE WAS FILMING A MOVIE WITH HER HUSBAND, DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, AND THEIR FRIEND, CHARLIE CHAPLIN. TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE ARE CREDITED WITH CREATING THE COCKTAIL NAMED AFTER MARY. ONE IS EDDIE WOELKE, AN AMERICAN BARTENDER WHO MOVED TO HAVANA, AND THE OTHER IS FAMED HAVANA BARTENDER FRED KAUFFMAN. WOELKE WORKED AT THE JOCKEY BAR, AND KAUFFMAN AT THE HOTEL SEVILLE. REGARDLESS OF WHO WAS THE FIRST TO SHAKE UP THIS DELICIOUS CONCOCTION, IT HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME AND IS STILL POPULAR ALMOST 100 YEARS LATER.