1930-1940
Macka – invented in France at the start of the 1930, probably at the Bar Basque at St-Jean-de-Luz.
Olympic – invented between 1930 and 1934 by Frank Meier at The Ritz Hotel bar in Paris.
Bee’s Knees – invented between 1930 and 1936 by Frank Meier at The Ritz Hotel bar in
Paris.
Red Lion – invented in London in 1933 by Arthur A Tarling.
Zombie – Invented by Donn Beach in 1934 at Don the Beachcomber restaurant in California.*
Hurricane – Invented by Pat O’Brien in the mid 1940’s at his speakeasy called Mr. O’Brien’s Club Tipperary in New Orleans s.*
B & B – probably appeared in 1937 in New York; attributed to the Club 21.
Black Rose – invented before 1936 by Frank Meier at The Ritz Hotel bar in Paris.
Green Hat – invented before 1936 by Frank Meier at The Ritz Hotel bar in Paris.
Highbinder – invented before 1936 by Frank Meier at The Ritz Hotel bar in Paris.
Prince of Wales – appeared in 1936 in France; attributed to Jack Van Land of Harry’s Bar in Le Touquet.
Margarita – Origin is unknown, but Carlos “Danny” Herrera claims he invented the drink in 1938 at his restaurant, Rancho La Gloria, in Mexico.*
Hemingway Special – invented for Ernest Hemingway in 1939 by Antonio Melan in Cuba.
Pink Daiquiri – invented in 1939 in Cuba; also known as a Daiquiri No 5.
Doctor Funk – invented by Don the Beachcomber in California.
Floridita Daiquiri – invented by Benjamin Orbon at the Florida in Cuba.
Marama Rum Punch – invented by Don the Beachcomber in California.
Pearl Diver -invented by Don the Beachcomber in California.
1940-1950
Moscow Mule – invented in 1941, probably at the Cock ‘n’ Bull restaurant in Hollywood.
Irish Coffee – invented in 1943 by Joe Sheridan at Foynes airport in Ireland.
Mai Tai – Invented by Victor J. Bergeron in 1944 at his restaurant, Trader Vic’s in Oakland, California.*
Scorpion – recipe published in 1946 by Trader Vic, who invented it in Oakland, California.
Vodka Martini Extra-Dry appeared at the Stork Club in New York in 1946.
Bellini – invented in 1948 at Harry’s Bar in Venice by Arrigo Cipriani.
El Diablo – recipe first published at the end of the 1940s in the United States.
Screwdriver – Origin unknown. Invented in the late 1940s in the United States. s *
Red Snapper – first publication of the name given to a Bloody Mary at the Saint Regis Hotel in New York.
