26-30 Cocktail Facts
26. Brazil has a national cocktail, the Caipirinha. – Source
27. Swizzle sticks in cocktails were originally made from twigs from the Swizzlestick Tree which grows in the Caribbean. – Source
28. The ‘Mickey Slim’ was a cocktail made by adding the pesticide DDT. – Source
29. A bartender made an award-winning cocktail that tastes like money. – Source
30. The Frozen Mudslide cocktail was invented at Rum Point on Grand Cayman Island, but there is no rum in the drink. – Source
31-34 Cocktail Facts
31. The cartoon “Tom and Jerry” got its name from a Christmas cocktail invented in the 1820s. – Source
32. The term “Black and Tan” referring to the beer cocktail came from the Royal Constabulary Reserve Force which was formed by the British to help quell the Irish war of independence in 1919. The “Black and Tans” were known for their brutality in dealing with the revolt. – Source
33. The cocktail tequila sunrise was popularized by The Rolling Stones on their 1972 U.S. tour. After enjoying the drink at their launch party, the band kept ordering it at bars all over the country. They went as far as dubbing their whole tour “the cocaine and tequila sunrise tour”. – Source
34. The Monkey Gland is a cocktail created in the 1920’s. It was named after a ridiculous surgical procedure that involved grafting monkey testicles into humans. – Source
#27 is a bit misleading. The tree was nicknamed “swizzlestick” because its branches were used for that purpose, specifically in the Rum Swizzle. Not the other way around, as it is implied.