[3] Bergeron's 1947 Bartender's Guide called for the drink to be served in a ceramic "gremlin bowl.
"[5] The drinks were in general named after the mythological Gremlin creatures that caused mechanical problems for World War II aviators.
As a morale builder Bergeron sent packages of his drinks to fliers in the South Pacific.
[7] The drink may have been part of the general competition between Bergeron and Donn Beach, who had served in World War II.
[8] Beach allegedly had a B-26 Bomber with a painted "Don the Beachcomber" on its fuselage named after him, and he had also created aviation themed cocktails such as the Q.B.