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A fun sweet shot/up cocktail, the Silver Streak is great in batches or as a stand alone cocktail.  With Gin, Licor 43 Liqueur and Advocate, a traditional Dutch alcoholic beverage made from eggs, sugar, and brandy, it can double as a dessert cocktail.  Additionally, it would be great poured over ice cream or a cheese cake!
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Via Food and Wine – CONTRIBUTED BY PHILIP WARD

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The Ritz Hotel in Paris claims origin of the Side Car. The first recipes for the Sidecar appear in 1922, in Harry MacElhone’s Harry’s ABC of Mixing Cocktails and Robert Vermeire’s Cocktails and How to Mix Them. It is one of six basic drinks listed in David A. Embury’s The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks (1948).
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A surprisingly good cocktail the sweet of the melon liqueur and the sour of the grapefruit juice balance each other out to let the fire of the Tequila come through.  Great summer sipping cocktail.
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There are many stories claiming to describe the origin of the Sex on the Beach. One claims that the cocktail originated in Florida in the spring of 1987 based on the timing of the introduction of Peach Schnapps.
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Gin and Juice with a cherry now that’s a win.
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Many drinks are an offshoot of the Gin and Vodka drinks out of the 20’s and 30’s that are part of the Cap Codder family which is Vodka and Cranberry. There are many variations on this drink like the Bay Breeze, Sea Breeze, (Vodka, Grapefruit and Cranberry), Greyhound… Any way you look at it these drinks remind you of summer by the sea! 
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The Screwdriver reportedly got its name because American petroleum engineers in Saudi Arabia secretly added vodka to small cans of orange juice and stirred the mixture with their screwdrivers in the late 40’s. It gained prominent in the 50’s and has remained a popular drink since. It is usually one of the first drinks many people try since all you can really taste is the orange juice. It is an easy addition to your party list with only 2 ingredients, Vodka and OJ. 
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Love this presentation of the Bloody Mary for a great Halloween cocktail.  The eyeball is a cherry pepper with a pearl onion just for a “scary” garnish!
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In 1838, Antoine Amedie Peychaud, owner of a New Orleans apothecary, treated his friends to brandy toddies of his own recipe, including his “Peychaud’s Bitters,” made from a secret family recipe. The toddies were made using a double-ended egg cup as a measuring cup or jigger, then known as a “coquetier” (pronounced “ko-k-tay”), from which the word “cocktail” was derived. Thus, the world’s first cocktail was born!
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