Gibson (cocktail) bartenders' guides sometimes gave the recipe as 50/50 gin and vermouth, Gibsons in the early days were much drier than other martinis. A third version, supported by Kazuo Uyeda in "Cocktail Techniques", states that Gibsons started as very dry martinis garnished with a cocktail onion to distinguish them from traditional martinis, but as the fondness for drier martinis became popular the onion became the only difference. There is no direct evidence that Charles Dana, or any other Gibson, created the drink. But, Charles Dana Gibson was certainly the artist who created the Gibson Girl illustrations—popular from the 1890s through about
El Presidente (cocktail) a variation of "El Presidente" on their larger planes, the "Clipper Cocktail" consisting of golden rum, vermouth and grenadine. There are multiple claims to the invention of the cocktail. One story is that it was an American bartender Eddie Woelke who named it after Menochal after moving to Havana. Another claim is that it was invented at the "Vista Alegre", a Havana establishment frequented by Americans, or that it was invented by Menochal himself. El Presidente (cocktail) The El Presidente is a mix of rum, orange curaçao, dry vermouth, and grenadine. The El Presidente earned its acclaim in Havana, Cuba