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Vin Mariani
During a time in World history when there were legal drinks that contained cocaine, Vin Mariani, meaning Mariani Wine, exceeded the others by providing an alcoholic beverage with almost four grams more cocaine per ounce than any of its competitors.
The process used to create Vin Mariani was to soak the cocoa leaves in Bordeaux wine. The ethanol in the alcohol would cause a chemical reaction in the leaves and act as a solvent that would extract the cocaine from the leaves.

Due to an impressive marketing by the drink's creator, Angelo Mariani, which included an endorsement from People Leo XIII, the drink took off rapidly in Paris and even in America. However, an American named John Pemberton copied the drink's recipe and procedure. Pemberton had to develop a non-alcoholic cocaine-laden beverage during prohibition, so he created Coca-Cola.
By itself, cocaine yields benzoylecgonine and ecgonine methyl ester. However, when alcohol is added to the equation, a powerful psychoactive agent called cocathylene is formed. It is far more potent, and dangerous, than cocaine itself.
The drink was popular from the 1860s to around 1915 and has been imbibed by some famous historical figures including "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Thomas Edison, Ulysses S. Grant, Jules Verne, Queen Victoria, H. G. Wells, Emile Zola, and Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, the creator of the Statue of Liberty.

Absinthe
One of the most legendary alcoholic drinks in the world, absinthe has become symbolic of artists and renegades. The neon-green drink, which was rumored to drive people insane, has gained notoriety of being not only a hallucinogenic drink, but also one of the only universally banned alcoholic beverages in the world.
The drink became incredibly popular in France in the 1840s, to the point where it was becoming a detriment to the economy and society of France. It became known as the Green Fairy, due to the color of the drink, and since it's banning in 1915, it has built an almost mythic following.
The preparation of the alcohol is seen as a major part of the experience of consuming absinthe. The drink lacks any sugar and is incredibly bitter. So, there is a triangular slotted spoon, which resembles a cake-knife, that you place a sugar cube on. You then pour either water, or a liqueur called Ricard, over the cube, dissolving it into the absinthe, giving it a cloudy look.
During prohibition, the drink was portrayed as a psycho-hallucinogenic, addictive drink that is far worse than normal alcohol.

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