So that, coupled with Williams Pierce's advice, makes me even more motivated to reward the ones that catch my eye on a drinks menu. Here are seven I'd order just for the name. For the menu ...

The Spanish name was probably a corruption of a Nahuatl ... One theory refers to a 19th century New Orleans socialite who served mixed drinks in egg cups, known in French as coquetiers.

We talk about the names of cocktails a lot in this space, and the reason we do is that they matter more than you might think. Forget national fame—even on the single bar’s menu, a drink simply ...