In Part 2 of our cocktail history series, we move from surprising misconceptions to the true story of how the cocktail was born — and how it went global. From Peter Bent’s first printed cocktail menu in 1810 to the rise of New York’s bartending scene, we trace how America became the birthplace of mixology. Then comes Prohibition, sending master bartenders like Harry Craddock overseas to London’s Savoy Hotel, where he penned the iconic Savoy Cocktail Book. We explore Paris’s American Bar, Toulouse-Lautrec’s role in popularizing cocktails, and even the beginnings of the Tiki revolution. Along the way, we uncover how these movements created timeless drinks like the Bloody Mary, the White Lady, and more.

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