Bartender’s Bible Gary Regan once stated “… since the Rose’s product has such a long and impressive history (which predates the gimlet), I am inclined to think that Rose’s was the ingredient that invented the drink.”

The gimlet is a cocktail typically made of gin or vodka and lime juice (such as Rose’s).

Servings: Makes 4

For the bourbon it is made with, this seasonal Manhattan cocktail is named the Perfect Turkey. 

Bourbon is an American whiskey, a type of distilled spirit, made primarily from corn and named for Bourbon County, Kentucky. It has been produced since the 18th century.

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Raspberries are a rich source of vitamin C, manganese, and dietary fiber and contents of B vitamins 1-3, folic acid, magnesium, copper and iron are considerable in raspberries.  

Raspberries contain significant amounts of polyphenol antioxidants such asanthocyanin pigments linked to potential health protection against several human diseases.

Due to their rich contents of antioxidant vitamin C and the certain polyphenols, raspberries have an ORAC value (oxygen radical absorbance capacity) of about 4900 per 100 grams, including them among the top-ranked ORAC fruits.

Although tulips are associated with Holland, both the flower and its name originated in the Ottoman Empire. The tulip is actually not a Dutch flower as many people tend to believe. The tulip, or “Lale” as it is called in Turkey, is a flower indigenous to Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey and other parts of Central Asia. A Dutch ambassador in Turkey in the 16th century, who was also a great floral enthusiast, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, got their very names because of their Persian origins. Tulips were brought to Europe in the 16th century.

Between 1634 and 1637, the early enthusiasm for the new flowers triggered a speculative frenzy now known as the tulip mania and tulip bulbs were then considered a form of currency.

The origins of brandy are clearly tied to the development of distillation. Concentrated alcoholic beverages were known in ancient Greece andRome and may have a history going back to ancient Babylon. Brandy, as it is known today, first began to appear in the 12th century and became generally popular in the 14th century.

Brandy Alexander became popular during the early 20th century. It was supposedly created at the time of the wedding (picture left of royal couple returning to Buckingham Palace) of the Princess Royal Maryand Viscount Lascelles, in London, in 1922.

Servings: Makes 1