7 cocktails that found their fame at hotel bars

The hotel bar is storied and full of promise; it's a place where you can feel the residue of that things have happened, and, at the same time, there's a feeling of potential.  It's a place where people from different worlds collide, where travelers might try on a fantasy self and locals might seek anonymity. It's a pick-up joint and a spot for shady business deals. It's maybe the last remaining place to tell the bartender all your secrets.

In short, the hotel bar is a temporary space, a fantasy space. And as such, it's been, throughout history and around the world, the site of both artistic inspiration and cocktail innovation.  Hotel bartenders around the world have influenced how and what we drink.

Click through the slideshow to read the stories of seven cocktails that made their debuts at hotel bars.

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