LCBO Food & Drink Travel 2025

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The Name Game BY CHARLENE ROOKE PHOTOGRAPHY BY MAYA VISNYEI

The exact origins of many historical cocktails can be obscure, but some are so closely identified with places that they’re named for them. Think of sipping a Manhattan in chic New York bars not far from where it was first stirred, or of enjoying a Blue Hawaii on the Waikiki beach where it was invented. Here are some myths and urban legends, original ingredients and iconic recipes for a flight of place-named cocktails scattered across the globe and, if you go, where to sample pro takes.

Find a recipe for Irish Coffee at LCBO.com/fdtravel25

FOOD STYLING BY CHRISTOPHER ST. ONGE; PROP STYLING BY ANDREA M c CRINDLE WHAT This blend of Irish whiskey and coffee sweetened and crowned with whipped cream is often served in a clear glass coffee mug topped with a sprinkling of shaved chocolate, cinna mon or coffee beans. Irish Coffee

WHERE In the days when transatlantic flights required a mid-route stopover, the air port in Foynes, Ireland, near Limerick was a common refuelling point for people and planes. In the 1940s, the airport created Irish Coffee as its pro motional drink and passenger buzz popularized it all over the world.

TRY Taste the original version at

The Sheridan Bar & Restaurant at Shannon Airport in Ireland. At Jameson Whiskey’s Midleton Distillery in Cork or Bow Street Distillery in Dublin, the iconic con coction is served with the letter “J” dusted in nutmeg on top.

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