History
Cocktail Eras
Historical browsing paths for cocktail styles, books, bars, and recipe attribution.
Pre-Prohibition
The period before United States Prohibition when many foundational American cocktail templates and bar manuals took shape.
Prohibition-era
The U.S. Prohibition period and its international ripple effects across drinking culture, hotel bars, and expatriate cocktail scenes.
Mid-century cocktails
A broad post-Prohibition period covering mid-century lounge drinks, hotel bar recipes, early vodka-era classics, and popular mixed drinks.
Postwar tiki
The era of rum-forward, theatrical tropical drinks, tiki bars, elaborate garnishes, and escapist cocktail presentation.
Disco cocktails
A late 20th-century period associated with sweet, colorful, approachable drinks and liqueur-forward builds.
Modern cocktail renaissance
The revival of fresh juice, classic recipes, careful technique, historic research, and bartender-led cocktail culture.
Contemporary tiki revival
The modern revival of tiki and tropical cocktails through historically informed rum programs, updated technique, and contemporary bar service.
Contemporary craft cocktail era
The current period of global cocktail exchange, ingredient specialization, nonalcoholic innovation, and high-concept bar programs.