44 Drinks for 44 Presidents: The Ultimate Inauguration Cocktail List

31. William Howard Taft — Manhattan

The judge enjoyed his straight with two cherries.

30. Herbert Hoover — Long Island Iced Tea

Prohibition-conscious imbibers relished this enticing tall drink, which contained everything on the bar except "the kitchen sink."

29. Calvin Coolidge — cranberry juice and soda

A gentle New England tonic to fortify one’s Puritan constitution.

28. Warren G. Harding — Seven and Seven

This drink was a popular highball among the "Ohio Gang," especially when served at Speaker "Nicky" Longworth’s poker games.

27. Woodrow Wilson — French 75

A Versailles’ favorite used to toast the "League" and the end of the "war to end all wars."

26. Theodore Roosevelt — Ward 8

A politically charged concoction, brought to D.C.  by "Big Stick" Republicans from New York.

25. William McKinley — Gin Rickey

Lime-infused long drink made popular at the Chicago Exposition.

24. Grover Cleveland — Sazerac

The New Orleans sensation swept the nation in the 1880s.

23. Benjamin Harrison — Ramos Gin fizz

Popularized a block from the White House after construction of the first soda fountain at the Willard Hotel.

22. Grover Cleveland — Moët & Chandon champagne

The nation celebrated a White House wedding with the finest of French champagne.

21. Chester A. Arthur — The Gibson

Popular with Tammany Democrats, it's named for Chester’s mentor Senator Gibson from New York.

20. James A. Garfield — Dewars Scotch

Andrew Carnegie had the Scottish Distillers’ send the new president a case for his inaugural.

19. Rutherford B. Hayes — Orange Blossom

Washington’s pressmen spiked the oranges with gin at the "tea totalling" Hayes inaugural in 1877.

18. Ulysses S. Grant — Roman Punch

It was so cold in DC that this fruit and champagne refresher froze solid in the bowl.

17. Andrew Johnson — Brandy Toddy

 Johnson relied on this potion to cure "various, vicarious vapors" known to afflict residents of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

16. Abraham Lincoln — apple cider

Although known to have acquired a taste for corn whiskey  in his earlier years, fresh-pressed apple juice would revive his constitution.

15. James Buchanan — French Claret

This red wine was the spirit of choice in socially astute pre-war D.C.

14. Franklin Pierce — Oachtel

This nectar of the Aztec gods was discovered by the hero of the Mexican War and introduced first in New England, then in Washington, D.C.

13. Millard Fillmore — Brandy Crusta

All the rage in New York and London.

12. Zachary Taylor — Mamie Taylor

This ginger-infused refresher was named for Taylor’s corn-cob "smokin’" sweetie.

11. James K. Polk — Jack Daniel's and water

Tennessee "walkin’" whiskey is served as a manifest premonition of our nation’s destiny in 1850.

10. John Tyler — Southern-style Mint Julep

Henry Clay mentored our 10th chief executive in the fine art of building this compromisingly elegant elixir.

9. William H. Harrison — hot spiced cider

"Twas a cold and rainy day in March when 'Tippecanoe' walked up the avenue of the presidents to the White House."

8. Martin Van Buren — Hennessy martini

 An aristocratic mixture, first given to "little Van" by the Lafayette in 1825.

7. Andrew Jackson — rye whiskey

A two- finger pour of Tennessee’s Democratic, frontier finest.

6. John Quincy Adams — hot buttered rum

A New England toddy with the spiced flavor of the West Indies.

5. James Monroe — Sherry Cobbler

 This cool long drink is often called America’s first cocktail, popularized during the Revolution.

4. James Madison — French champagne

First lady "Dolly" loved all things fashionable and French.

3. Thomas Jefferson — Meritage red wine

Our third president learned to love French wine while in Paris in the 1780s.

2. John Adams — Bitter Sling cocktail

Made with a mix of rum and brandy, two of New England’s finest distilled products.

1. George Washington — Madeira wine

Our first chief executive favored Malmsey, a fortified wine from this Mediterranean isle. He was also partial to fruit brandies and rye whiskey, which he distilled at Mount Vernon.