Pink Lady (cocktail) need to mask the gin's bad taste. At the latest in the 1930s the Pink Lady started to acquire the image of a typical "female" or "girly" drink due to its name and sweet creamy flavor usually associated with a woman's taste in publications like "Esquire's" "Handbook for Hosts" (1949). It is said of the Hollywood star and sex symbol Jayne Mansfield, that she used to drink a Pink Lady before a meal. Subsequently, the cocktail fell out of favour with male cocktail critics, who were put off by its alleged "female" nature. The writer and bartender Jack Townsend speculated
El Guapo (Cocktail) El Guapo (Cocktail) The El Guapo Cocktail is a spicy cocktail containing Tequila (or Mezcal, if preferred), simple syrup, lime wedges, cucumber slices, and hot sauce. There are many permutations of this cocktail, using different ingredients or ingredient proportions, but the basic cocktail may be made using: The cocktail is prepared by first muddling the lime wedges and cucumber slices in the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Next, fill the shaker half way with fresh, clean ice. Then, add the tequila or mezcal and shake. Pour the contents of the shaker into a tumbler with some of the cucumbers and