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By Ramon Johnson, About.com Guide to Gay Life

History Of The Gay Cocktail

Friday June 26, 2009
Have you ever ordered a Cosmo on a busy bar night? Gay site Queerty dares us to ask for the queer staple and await what's bound to be a crocked look from the bartender.

Queerty says "one of the best ways to take the temperature of the gay community is to see what they're drinking." A gage of the community? Maybe not. A snapshot into the character of a person? Definitely.

Travel through time from before the Cosmo to the return of the classics with this brief history of the gay cocktail.

Personally, I'm a sucker for a good 12 or 15-year scotch. Who's buying?

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June 27, 2009 at 1:21 pm
(1) CLIVERDUM says:

martini

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