Talk:Classic cocktail

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This page needs a better name. Philvarner 06:06, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

The drinks on this page have not had their redirects done. Waiting until it gets it's final name.

Fixing the article
I think this could be a good list of mixed drinks from the "classic" period of drinks but as it stands now the article is in very bad shape. We already have the List of cocktails article which lists all cocktails segregated by base liquor but perhaps a similar list limited to this era would be useful.

I'm not sure what the original author of this article had in mind but he/she apparently did not get very far with it. I do not think it's a good idea to list recipes here; if the recipe exists from a reliable source then it should have its own article otherwise the page will quickly become unwieldy. SQGibbon (talk) 16:41, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

- I think that this article does a poor job as an index of classic cocktails in general, and a rather decent job for planter's punch-- it should be separated into a stub for "classic cocktails" and a page for planter's punch. --Moreover, curating a list of "classic" cocktails is an abstract endeavor which additionally mixes current popularity with historical relevancy. Further, should it be a list? Should the cocktails themselves be talked about? Or should the article just discuss the periods constituting the classical era and their effects on cocktails of their times? ---Finally, the name "classic cocktails" may be too unsuitably generic a title for which to create a definition: many cocktails created after the end of prohibition are now considered cultural "classics"; prohibition-era cocktails originating in the US have their own characteristics from the unique conditions (low-grade ingredients dressed up with sweetness); cocktails in Europe at the time of the US prohibition were in many ways propagated through hotels catering to US expatriates or travelers, but had much better quality spirits to engage; cocktails pre-1900 often invoke their cultural roots as tinctures (herbal remedies) or cordials (fruit based, non-alcoholic-- often for vitamin c deficiency in sailors). 108.80.232.220 (talk) 21:21, 29 May 2012 (UTC)