The Hanky Panky cocktail was created in the early 1900s by Ada (Coley) Coleman, head bartender at the American Bar in the Savoy Hotel in London. She created it for actor Sir Charles Hawtrey, who requested, "something with a bit of punch in it." After hours of experimenting, she presented this new concoction to him. Upon tasting the drink, Hawtrey exclaimed, "By jove! That is the real hanky panky!" The name stuck. I love the fact that a woman invented this cocktail during a time period when it was very unconventional for a woman to work as a bartender!