Atomic (cocktail)

[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.

[13][14] In his 1998 book Atomic Cocktails, Gideon Bosker discusses the term and lists drink recipes inspired from this period with such names as the Rocket Man, Apricot Fission, and Cognac Zoom.

[15] Various "atomic" cocktails were served in the panoramic Sky Room of the Desert Inn, which had the highest view in Las Vegas at the time.

[6][16] Patrons reportedly "drank like fish" and sang songs as they watched atomic bomb tests detonate in the distance.

Trader Vic's revised Bartender's Guide later listed newer Space Needle, Panoramic Punch and Milky Way cocktails.