100 Years of American Cocktails Shown Decade by Decade in a Two-Minute Time-Lapse

In this two-minute time-lapse video by Mode Glam, expert bartender Adam Delany of Tradition in San Francisco prepares up a century’s worth of American cocktails, decade by decade while dressed in the attire of the times.

Our MODE bartender, Adam Delaney is journeying through time with a specialty cocktail to mark each decade. He covers everything, from a 1920s champagne cocktail, to a Sex and the City-worthy Cosmopolitan, to the ubiquitous Old Fashioned. We’ll drink to that!

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Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.