The cocktail umbrella is a small (about 10 centimeters) collapsible umbrella made of colored paper, cardboard and a toothpick; used to decorate cocktails, ice cream, desserts. Usually, an umbrella can be folded and unfolded [1] .
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History of origin
The exact date of the invention of the cocktail umbrella is unknown [2] [3] . It is believed that in the 1930s Trader Wick (Victor Bergeron) invented the , owner of a network of tiki bars in America . Some researchers believe that this happened in the late 1950s and attributed the invention to a bartender named Harry Yee (Hilton Waikiki bar, Hawaii ). It has been suggested that cocktail umbrellas were a marketing ploy to attract women to bars [4] [5] [6] .
Construction and Production
Usually, a cocktail umbrella is made of multicolored decorative paper, cardboard, toothpicks. Umbrella folds in 16 or more sections [7] [8] . According to Vedomosti (2009), umbrellas for cocktails were not made in Russia and imported from other countries [9] .
In many umbrellas for cocktails you can find old Chinese newspapers used for their production. To find them, you need to remove the top of the umbrella and unravel a small piece of paper located at the end of the base. According to Travel + Leisure travel magazine , the “secret message” contained in a cocktail umbrella can be an excellent opportunity to talk in a bar [10] .
Security features
According to the observations of Professor Daniel Weiks, evaporation of alcohol vapors in the sun does not occur faster than in the shade, if the temperature of the cocktail is the same, so alcohol in a cocktail with ice is safe, regardless of the presence of an umbrella. Peter Wolhardt, a professor of chemistry at the University of Berkeley, argues that after the ice melts and the temperature of the cocktail rises above 0 ° C, the vapor pressure of the alcohol rises and it evaporates more actively. But, in his opinion, this conclusion is irrelevant, because cocktails are drunk long before this point [4] .
Notes
- ↑ Why in a cocktail umbrella . We do not know what came first - the chicken or the egg. But we can tell you where in the cocktails there are umbrellas . magazine "Bolshoi" (September 7, 2015) . Circulation date March 24, 2017. Archived March 24, 2017.
- ↑ Susie Behar, Robert Yarham, 2011 .
- ↑ Cecil Adams . Who invented the cocktail umbrella - and why? (eng.) The Straight Dope (November 17, 2000). Circulation date March 24, 2017. Archived March 24, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 Rochelle Bilow. The Cocktail Umbrella . Bon Appétit (21 March 2014). Circulation date March 24, 2017. Archived March 24, 2017.
- ↑ Miss Cellania. Why Do They Put Umbrellas in Your Drink? . Eddie Deezen. (eng.) Neatorama (2 November 2012) . Circulation date March 24, 2017. Archived March 24, 2017.
- ↑ Clair McLafferty. The Myth (and History) of the Cocktail Umbrella (Eng.) . Tales of the Cocktail (19 February 2016). The appeal date is March 27, 2017. Archived August 20, 2016.
- ↑ Elise Jimenez. How to Make Paper Drink Umbrellas (English) . eHow . Circulation date March 24, 2017. Archived March 24, 2017.
- ↑ How to Make Cocktail Umbrellas (English) . Ebay (10 March 2016). The date of circulation is March 26, 2017. Archived March 26, 2017.
- ↑ Editorial: Made in Russia . Statements (February 27, 2009). Circulation date March 24, 2017. Archived March 24, 2017.
- ↑ Erika Owen. There's a secret secret hiding in your cocktail umbrella . Business Insider (10 March 2017). The appeal date is March 25, 2017. Archived March 25, 2017.
Literature
- Susie Behar, Robert Yarham. Inventions That Changed the World (100 Greatest). - Igloo Books , 2011. - P. 108. - 160 p. - (100 Greatest). - ISBN 978-0-85734-653-7 .
Links
- Cocktail Umbrellas on Wikimedia Commons
- Tiki Restaurant and Cocktail Umbrella Inventor Dies . Don the Beachcomber, credited with inventing the tiki bar and cocktail umbrella, died. (eng.) History (Australian TV channel) . The appeal date is March 25, 2017. Archived March 25, 2017.