The margarita has been attributed to Tail o' the Cock bartender John Durlesser, who was said to have created the drink as a tribute to his girlfriend in 1949.

More recent theories, however, say that we owe it to a woman named Margarita Sames, who came up with the idea for the drink at a Christmas party in 1948.

Either way, both stories name the Tail o' the Cock as the first bar in America to serve the margarita, and the different legends behind it just make it even more fun to drink, right? ...

The margarita has been attributed to Tail o' the Cock bartender John Durlesser, who was said to have created the drink as a tribute to his girlfriend in 1949.

More recent theories, however, say that we owe it to a woman named Margarita Sames, who came up with the idea for the drink at a Christmas party in 1948. Either way, both stories name the Tail o' the Cock as the first bar in America to serve the margarita, and the different legends behind it just make it even more fun to drink, right?

This MIDORI Margarita uses MIDORI in place of Curaçao (or Cointreau), providing a fresh addition to the margarita family with the delectable flavor of succulent melon.

The MIDORI Sour is just like any mixed drink that adds sweet and sour flavors to a spirits base. In some countries, people like to add a little soda to the MIDORI Sour.

In America, however, similar cocktails tend not to contain carbonated soda, which means the sweet and sour mix's flavors really come through.

In the MIDORI Sour, the sweet and sour mix transforms MIDORI's sweetness into a soft, mellow aroma, making it as refreshing as any soft drink.

Ever noticed how some cocktails have the same name but quite different ingredients?

Of course, this doesn't happen much with classic drinks, but for “evolving” cocktails like the Illusion, various different recipes may exist and still be called by the same name.

This MIDORI Illusion is made as a short cocktail, and is particularly popular among flair bartending circles.

The five ingredients blend together creating an interesting flavor fusion ...

The key lesson to remember when making a liqueur cocktail: simple is best.

The ideal type of drink is one that lets us directly experience the liqueur's true flavor.

Up until the late 20th century, liqueurs were considered as “additives” to be mixed with other ingredients, but the “liqueur + fruit juice” trend changed this way of thinking and liqueurs came to be seen as main players themselves.

Mixing MIDORI with lemonade maximizes MIDORI's delicious flavor ...

First created in a T.G.I Friday's restaurant in Busan, Korea, this cocktail has become a hit in bars around the world.

June Bug is another name for the cotinis nitida beetle, a bug which inhabits the trees of hardwood forests.

The June Bug cocktail was probably named for its brownish golden color which resembles that of the beetle ...

Sparkle is a great word to describe a bubbly drink.

Indeed, it features in the names of several cocktails, but most of these are mixes of spirits (or liqueurs), fruit juices and soda, meaning they get their bubbles from the carbonated soda included in them. ...

Sex on the Beach is a highball drink loved by people around the world, and this version with MIDORI – possibly the first ever Sex on the Beach – was created in America in the 1990s.

It's one of those cocktails with a playful name, and people around America have had fun experimenting with different versions of the drink, meaning that no one "standard" recipe has been established ...

The spumoni is a cocktail originating in Italy, made from the Italian bitter liqueur Campari.

Just like a Campari Soda or Campari with orange juice, a spumoni can be served before dinner as an apéritif, or to be enjoyed with a meal.

The cocktail's name stems from the Italian word “spumare,” meaning to effervesce or foam up.

The MIDORI Spumoni is a little sweet to treat as an apéritif or to complement a meal in ...

This exquisite cocktail took home the grand prize at the US Bartenders Guild Annual Competition in 1978.

Its major sales point is the superb balance achieved between five different ingredients, that manages to maintain each one's unique characteristics.

Everyone knows MIDORI goes well with pineapple juice, but the addition of pistachio liqueur in the same quantity as MIDORI works as a perfect complementary accent ...