What's In a Name

Dave Mitton (“Mitty” to his clients) isn’t your average bartender : he doesn’t just pour drinks, he creates them. He’s invented a brand new scotch cocktail that needs a name, or it could end up on the rocks (and not in a good way). With the help of legendary mixologist Dale de Gross (from New York’s famous Rainbow Room), we revisit the libations of the past to help Mitty choose a name that rolls off the tongue. From the classic (Martini, Manhattan) to the raunchy (Wallbanger, Gorilla Fart) we are reminded that the cocktail is a reflection of history. The Prohibition brought us sweet concoctions to mask the screech, and the Cold War brought us drier martinis to allay the fears. History and cocktails have gone hand in hand, or shall we say, hand to mouth? Bottoms up.