When Did People Start Saying “Bucket List?” A brief search on Google reveals that this is a new term – believed to have first been coined for the 2007 movie “Bucket List” with Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. It probably derived from the Old English idiom “to kick the bucket” which means “to die.” So credit for the current use of the term is given to the film’s screen writer, Justin Zackham. A May 29, 2015 article in SLATE magazine confirms the credit and cites a column in the Wall Street Journal in which Vocabulary.com executive editor Ben Zimmer and word researcher Hugo van Kemenade acknowledge this origination. However, Bucket List was not included in the fifth edition of the American Heritage Dictionary because “it needs a few more years in usage before it proves itself worthy of addition to the big book.” Nevertheless, the term has been frequently picked up in contemporary usage and cultural coincidences. Such as on Glee, 17 year old Kurt Hummel, took out his iPhone to make note of the things he intends to do before he dies, one being “arrive at school in a hot air balloon.” Tony DiNozzo on NCIS, shaken by a terrorist attack and worried about his mortality, printed out a list which included “date a Bond girl and/or Miss Universe.” Doofus Andy on Parks & Recreation listed on his bucket list “winning the lottery, making the best g
rilled-cheese sandwich ever….”. Well whatever is on your bucket list, come and join us at The Brandy Bar + Cocktails for our “bucket list.”
Bucket List Cocktail – Brandy, Absinthe rinse, fresh squeezed lemon juice, honey syrup, cardamom bitters
Harvey Wallbanger – Brandy, hazelnut liqueur, orange juice
Pearl Harbor Cocktail – Brandy, Midori melon liqueur, pineapple juice
Tom Collins – Frost brandy, gin, fresh squeezed lemon juice, simple syrup, club soda
Sex On the Beach –Frost brandy, peach brandy, crème de cassis, orange & cranberry juice
Singapore Sling – Cherry brandy, Frost brandy, gin, Benedictine, simple syrup, lime, club soda (due to the number of ingredients, this drink takes longer to prepare so be patient)
Etter Kirsch (Swiss Cherry) pour