National Cocktail Day is observed on Friday, March 24th,
2017. It has been observed annually on March 24th
since 2014. If an ice-cold cocktail sounds good
to you right about now, go grab your cocktail shaker.
Cocktails are drinks typically comprised
of alcoholic beverages mixed with other tasty ingredients.
Whether you
enjoy one before, during or after dinner, with a few of your favorite friends
or during a romantic evening with that special someone, today's cocktails are
available in all sorts of refreshing and tasty flavors.
This annual holiday, created by
cocktail enthusiast Jace Shoemaker-Galloway, not only celebrates the
ginormous variety of cocktails, but also encourages folks to create their own
original concoction and share it with others.
The first mention of a
cocktail was in The Balance and Colombian
Repository on Tuesday May 13, 1803 from Hudson, New York. From this beginning, people have taken the
concept and run with it until today when cocktail is the preferred way to enjoy
an alcoholic beverage. From the classic
to the creative, National Cocktail Day is the perfect day to
kick back and unwind with a favorite cocktail or two. Whether you prefer yours
shaken or stirred, on the rocks or frozen, why not celebrate with one or two of
the following
cocktail recipes? And as always, please drink responsibly.
