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Milk Punch

Cognac, vanilla, cream, sugar, nutmeg. It is thought that milk punch was first created in the 1600s, reaching the peak of its popularity in the 1700s through mid-1800s. The earliest written record of this drink was found in a 1711 cookbook. Like many old recipes, milk punch was created to soften rough whiskey. Many famous people were known to be fond of this smooth-tasting libation. Ben Franklin created his own recipe for milk punch and enclosed it in a letter to one of his acquaintances in 1763. In modern times, milk punch has gained popularity in places like New Orleans, often utilized for its ability to stop a hangover in its tracks. Milk punch is best consumed at any hour of the day.

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Mother-in-Law

Aptly named, this cocktail is indeed a stiff enough drink to prepare you for a visit with the in-laws. This recipe comes from Brooks Baldwin's Grandma Baldwin, who inherited the recipe from her mother-in-law prior to World War I. The then unnamed cocktail recipe was discovered crammed in Grandma Baldwin's recipe box.

Negroni

The most widely reported version of the Negroni's origin was invented at Caffe Casoni in Florence, Italy in 1919. Legend says that Count Cornillo Negroni asked his friend, bartender Forsco Scarselli, to strengthen his favorite cocktail - the Americano - by replacing the soda water with gin. Scarselli added an orange garnish, rather than the lemon usually served with an Americano, and the drink took off.

Paper Plane

Created in 2007 by Sam Ross, mixologist in New York. Paper Plane is the cocktail with Amaro that has made the cocktail bars all over the world fall in love and now it has become a "Modern Classic". In 2016, the New York Times celebrated it as the representative of the category of "Equal-parts cocktails," which means those cocktails with a maximum of five ingredients in equal parts. The Paper Plane was originally based on the prohibition-era cocktail, The Last Word.

The Bishop

A whiskey sour made with bourbon, lemon juice, egg white, and sugar. A recipe from the 1700s derived from sailors who spent long months at sea, risking major malnutrition and development of scurvy. Sailors began searching for a way to evade scurvy with the small rations they had onboard. It had been discovered that eating citrus was an effective way to combat scurvy, so ships often left port with rations of lemons, limes, or oranges for sailors to eat. Given that refrigeration was also not available, sailors would take liquor like rum, whiskey, or gin on ships to have something safe to drink over long journeys. Over time, the citrus was mixed with a liquor and water to create a drink that would not only quench thirst, but also prevent the onset of scurvy.

19th Century or 20th Century

Buffalo Trace Bourbon, Lillet Aperitif, cacao, lemon, and angostura bitters. Option to substitute Aviation Gin to make it a 20th Century. Both cocktails come with a historic story stemming from the 20th Century Limited Train that traveled from New York to Chicago with limited stops. This train traveled during the incredible era of the Baldpate Inn, 1902-1967. One of the treats served to the travelers was this delicious cocktail created by the stewards of the train.

Hemingway Daiquiri

Ernest Hemingway needed a bathroom. Or so the story goes. The novelist stopped into Havana’s El Floridita bar, not far from the hotel where he lived during much of the 1930s. On his way out, he noticed the bartender setting up daiquiris. Never one to walk past a drink, Hemingway took a sip. "Not bad," he said, but he preferred them with no sugar and double the rum. The bartender made one as specified and then named the drink after him.