“The Raspberry Lemon Drop is a direct descendant of the original Lemon Drop, invented in the 1970s by Norman Jay Hobday at Henry Africa's in San Francisco. Henry Africa's, the first "fern bar," was designed to be more welcoming to women with its plants, Tiffany lamps, and lighter, sweeter cocktails. The raspberry variation emerged in the 1990s-2000s as part of the broader trend of adding fresh fruit purées and high-quality liqueurs to classic cocktails. It represents the bridge between the artificially flavored cocktails of the 1980s and the fresh-ingredient-focused drinks of the modern craft cocktail era, playing a key role in the "neo-martini" movement.”