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Cocktails by origin

Order these classic cocktails by the year each was first created. Place all 28 cards on one timeline, one at a time — three wrong guesses and the run is over.

Cocktails by origin
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Order these classic cocktails by the year each was first created. Drag or tap it onto the line
Cocktails
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Cocktails
28
Cards
3
Lives per run
release years and dates
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How Cocktails by origin is played

Every card in this deck carries a hidden value on the same scale — release years and dates — and the run is one long sorting problem. The first card is dealt face up. Each card after it goes into the gap where you think it belongs, and the value only shows once it lands. Get it wrong three times and the run ends with whatever you had placed.

This deck can also be shuffled together with any other deck measured in release years and dates — tick several on the deck tree to build one longer timeline out of them.

What's in the deck

28 of the 28 cards you could be dealt. The values stay hidden until you place them.

  • Sazerac New Orleans creation tied to Antoine Peychaud's apothecary
  • Mint Julep Southern US bourbon and mint cooler popularized in Kentucky
  • Manhattan Whiskey and vermouth mix linked to New York's Manhattan Club
  • Martini Gin and vermouth classic evolved from the Martinez
  • Old Fashioned Whiskey, sugar and bitters, named at a Louisville club
  • Daiquiri Rum and lime drink named for a Cuban mining town
  • Margarita Tequila, lime and orange liqueur from the US-Mexico border
  • Mojito Cuban rum, mint and lime highball from Havana
  • Negroni Italian aperitivo of gin, vermouth and Campari in Florence
  • Piña Colada Puerto Rican rum, coconut and pineapple blend
  • Cosmopolitan Vodka and cranberry cocktail that rose to fame in the 1990s
  • Bloody Mary Vodka and tomato juice drink from Harry's New York Bar Paris
  • Tom Collins Gin and lemon fizz named in a New York hoax
  • Whiskey Sour Whiskey, lemon and sugar sour documented in Wisconsin
  • Gimlet Gin and lime cordial tied to the British Royal Navy
  • Sidecar Cognac, orange liqueur and lemon from post-WWI Paris
  • Mai Tai Rum tiki drink credited to Trader Vic in Oakland
  • Moscow Mule Vodka, ginger beer and lime served in a copper mug
  • Sex on the Beach Vodka and fruit juice cocktail from the 1980s Florida scene
  • Long Island Iced Tea Multi-spirit highball from Long Island, New York
  • Aviation Gin, maraschino and violet liqueur cocktail
  • French 75 Gin and Champagne cocktail named for a WWI field gun
  • Caipirinha Brazilian cachaça, lime and sugar national drink
  • Dark 'n' Stormy Bermuda rum and ginger beer highball
  • Bellini Prosecco and peach purée from Harry's Bar in Venice
  • Espresso Martini Vodka and coffee cocktail invented in London
  • Paloma Tequila and grapefruit soda drink from Mexico
  • Singapore Sling Gin sling created at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore

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