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Cocktail Quotes

On bartenders, chefs, and the perfect mix.

These cocktail quotes debate who really makes a great cocktail, a bartender or a chef, while crowning the mint julep among America's most iconic drinks. See our Drink quotes for more.

Horseradish is one of those perk-me-ups. You can use it in a cocktail sauce, you can bread fish with it - it loses its punch when cooked. It's a 'What is that?' flavor. It adds depth of flavor to things.

Quotes by Tom Douglas

The trick to scrambled eggs is to remove half the milk from the container and shake what's left as hard as you can, like a cocktail shaker, before you whisk it into the eggs.

Quotes by Sloane Crosley

A grenade launcher will easily take out a tank; a Molotov cocktail placed in its air intake will destroy one as well.

Quotes by Sebastian Junger

If there is a specialty cocktail I enjoy, it's the Moscow mule.

Quotes by Scott Michael Foster

Bar Quotes

The writer is a mysterious figure, wandering lonely as a cloud, fired by inspiration, or perhaps a cocktail or two.

Quotes by Sara Sheridan

The ascot connotes informality. It is something one might wear at a cocktail party in one's own flat but is not something you wear out in public.

Quotes by Roger Stone

'The Mark' I played a psychiatrist. And in the '50's everybody went to a psychiatrist because if you didn't, you'd have nothing to talk about at cocktail parties.

Quotes by Rod Steiger

Our profession is very much like going to a cocktail party, you check out the guest list.

Quotes by Robert Stack

I can think of many reasonable excuses for needing a cocktail, but Cinco De Mayo is always a no-brainer.

Quotes by Rachel Hollis

Celebration Quotes

Kook means the clueless beginner who paddles his surf board out to the other surfers in the lineup and starts chattering away like it's a cocktail party, completely ignores all the finely-tuned protocols of surf that have developed over decades.

Quotes by Peter Heller

It's still thrilling, even if my work is something that people even pretend they're interested in on a first date or at a cocktail party.

Quotes by Mary Pilon

Cocktail parties for me can be nerve-racking. The brevity of conversations, the number of them - it's not my sweet spot.

Quotes by MacKenzie Bezos

During holiday parties I end up recycling a lot of my cocktail dresses and just wearing a layering piece, like a blazer and tights, with it.

Quotes by Lauren Conrad

I don't view Twitter as a promotional tool but as a really, really, really cool cocktail party.

Quotes by Kurt Busiek

Cocktails Quotes

Every athlete at his peak is going to perform with a different mental cocktail. I thrive in the underdog, reserved, it's-not-over-till-it's-over mindset.

Quotes by Kevin Jorgeson

A cocktail can be made by the bartender. But the cocktail also can be made by the chef.

Quotes by Jose Andres

Aside from the martini, the mint julep may be the most iconic cocktail in America.

Quotes by Jonathan Miles

It is possible to stand around with a cocktail in one's hand and talk with everyone, which means with no one.

Quotes by Jerzy Kosinski

Palestinian ideology has become a lethal cocktail of radical nationalism and Islamic fundamentalism.

Quotes by Jack Schwartz

Drink Quotes

I don't have a fondness for movies, which leaves me stranded when it comes to cocktail party chat, but I prefer language and books.

Quotes by Heather Mac Donald

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Frequently Asked Questions

What's debated in these cocktail quotes?
Mostly who deserves credit for a good cocktail — a bartender or a chef — plus a clear favorite named among America's most iconic drinks.
Is the mint julep mentioned specifically?
Yes, it's singled out as arguably the country's most recognizable mixed drink, ranking just behind the martini for name recognition.
Do any quotes connect cocktails to cooking technique?
One does, describing a method for scrambling eggs that borrows directly from shaking a cocktail shaker.
Is horseradish featured in this topic?
Yes, one quote praises horseradish in cocktail sauce, noting it adds a real punch of flavor to otherwise plain dishes.
What's a good next topic after Cocktail quotes?
Our Drink quotes broaden the subject beyond cocktails to beverages in general.

One quote even borrows cocktail-shaking technique for scrambling eggs, showing how far the word reaches beyond the bar. Continue with our Bar and Cocktails quotes.