Moscow Mule - the Moscow Mule was created 1941-46 but remained popular through the 1950s, 60s and 70s as vodka, the spirit on which it's based, grew in popularity. Merry Widow(er) - So popular was the Merry Widow that it evolved with different versions - Jones' Complete Bar Guide (1977) lists five variations including the Merry Widow Fizz. Harvey Wallbanger - Created in 1952 by Donato "Duke" Antone and heavily advertised from 1973 onwards to promote sales of Galliano liqueur. Grey Hound to quote Jones "this is a Salty Dog with no salt - or a Tailless Dog." Golden Cadillac - Luxuriant and creamy this has two key ingredients for this decade: Galliano and orange juice. Godfather - The Godfather film was released in 1972 and by the time Jones' Complete Bar Guide was published in 1977, The Godfather Cocktail (with scotch) was joined by The Godmother (with vodka) and The Boss (with bourbon). There is some confusion between a Blue Hawaii and a Blue Hawaiian - the Blue Hawaiian is blended with cream of coconut.īrandy Alexander - originated in the 1930s. Hence, below I've listed cocktails born during the 1970s (in bold) as well as older drinks that enjoyed a revival or their heyday during the seventies (click names for recipes).īlue Hawaii - At the start of season six of the Mad Men television series, Don Draper is served a Blue Hawaiian, the most popular of the blue curaçao cocktails which emerged in the 1970s and grew in popularity during the 1980s. Of course, cocktails which were popular during the seventies weren't necessarily created in the 1970s, in the same way that the Porn Star Martini, which has proved such a massive hit in the teenies, was created by Douglas Ankrah at the start of the previous decade (2002). The huge influence on cocktails during the 1970s was the start of vodka's ascendancy - an influence that would last through the next three decades. Galliano was the most popular liqueur in America during the decade and so had a dramatic influence on cocktail recipes of the time (like St-Germain in the last decade). After dinner would come liqueurs - the likes of Drambuie, Grand Marnier and Bénédictine, poured at room temperature from cocktail cabinets or home bars into nifty little liqueur glasses. The fondue set and the Hostess Trolley were at their height of popularity during the 1970s, as was the dinner party where they were shown off to the bell-bottom jeans and platform shoe clad neighbours. The double entendres continued through the 1970s and into the 80s to spawn a large Slow Screw family of cocktails. All these drinks feature in the cocktail bible of that decade, Stan Jones' 1977 Jones' Complete Bar Guide. This was the decade when the relatively innocent-sounding Sloe Gin Fizz was combined with the Screwdriver to create the Slow Screw, which then inevitably became the Slow Comfortable Screw Up Against The Wall. With disco came flared trousers, Saturday Night Fever (released 23rd March 1978) and Disco Drinks - the sleazier the name the better. The Disco Era is said to have been "born on Valentine's Day 1970, when David Manusco opened The Loft in New York City, and it rapidly faded in 1980". So, what were the big cocktails of the 1970s and are they worth revisiting today? People remember, or think they remember what they were drinking and these memories link to significant events in their lives. Iconic cocktails mark every decade as much as charting songs, fashion and design.
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