You can drink tequila and mescal as shots, and vodka is served chilled with food (zakuski) in its native land. Bourbon, rye and whiskey drinkers might add some ice or a splash of water. Gin is meant to be mixed, however, as the botanicals (herbs, spices etc.) come to life in cocktails and add complexity to the drink. This is why so many classic cocktails call for gin.
Site Map. James Cook was born on 27th October 1728 in Marton, now part of Middlesbrough. His father, James, was originally from Scotland, and had married Grace Pace from Thornaby on Tees. He was an agricultural labourer and moved about the area to find work on local estate farms.
Captain James Cook did face problems on his journeys, particularly his first major voyage to New Zealand and Australia's east coast.Whilst in Tahiti, Cook's crew had difficulties with native stealing items from a fort he constructed for the storage of his scientific equipment.ontrary to popular opinion, Cook did NOT discover Australia, nor New Zealand, but he was important for several reasons: On his first journey, departing in 1768, he commande â¦ d the 'Endeavour' on an expedition to chart the transit of Venus.