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How 26 Alcoholic Drinks Got Their Names

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You drink martinis and manhattans and mint juleps and pina coladas and tom collins and hell, so much more. Have you ever stepped back and wonder how these cocktails were named? Mental Floss’ resident genius John Green shares the origin stories of 26 different cocktails so you can learn some. Warning: he’s really good at this rapid fire brain melting session. [Mental Floss]

https://gizmodo.com/debunking-50-common-misconceptions-5990700

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