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Polaris (coctail)

Polaris is a cocktail made of fruit juices and various rums. It first appeared in late 2018, invented by Orestis E. Adam, a Greek cocktail enthusiast.

History

Legend has it that one day, in the year 2018, Orestis E. Adam, hosted two of his closest friends at his place in Athens, Greece. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss several important issues that troubled the three men. Issues that demanded their full attention. As the evening progressed and their mood improved, they decided to blow some steam and pour themselves some drinks. Orestis E. Adam checked all the available ingredients in his house, with which he could make his friends some cocktails. Unfortunately for him, the ingredients at hand were not enough to provide his friends with a proper cocktail that they were accustomed to. That is when he decided to improvise. He had recently purchased a bottle of fresh juice, made by apple and passion fruit. He mixed that with two types of rum he had available (Bacardi black and Havana club 7 years old), added a small piece of freshly cut apple, some cinnamon powder and vanilla mint leafs as garnish and some crushed ice.

Etymology

His two friends were Polidefkis (Pollux) and Aristidis (Aris). Orestis E. Adam took the first three letters of each of their names, 'Pol' and 'Ari' and added the letter 's' at the end to match the way Greek male names end. He came up with the word 'Polaris'. There and then he made his decision. That would be the name of his newly created cocktail.

References:

Orestis E. Adam, 'My Diaries: a guide through my past activities. Orestis E. Adam, 'The memories of a non important man'. Orestis E. Adam, My actual memories.