Atomic (cocktail)

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The Atomic cocktail is a champagne cocktail that was popularized by the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce and local casinos in the 1950s.[1][2][3][4][5] During this period, Las Vegas was sometimes called the "Atomic City".[6]

The name has been used generically to refer to many similarly themed cocktails that were created around the same period, usually referencing atoms, nuclear fission, or rocket flights.[7]

  1. ^ Pride, Ray (September 21, 2018). "Yucks and Cover: A Review of 'The Atomic Cafe'". newcityfilm.com. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  2. ^ Lapis, Diane; Peck-Davis, Anne (July 10, 2018). Cocktails Across America. The Countryman Press. ISBN 9781682681459. Retrieved February 7, 2019. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Bliss, Laura (August 8, 2014). "Atomic Tests Were a Tourist Draw in 1950s Las Vegas". Bloomberg. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "Atomic Cocktail". diffordsguide.com. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  5. ^ "Atomic Cocktail". cocktails.foodviva.com/. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  6. ^ Blitz, Matt (April 26, 2016). "Miss Atomic Bomb and the Nuclear Glitz of 1950s Las Vegas". popularmechanics.com. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  7. ^ Bosker, Gideon (1998). Atomic Cocktails. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. p. 8.