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The lucky recipient gets to choose from a selection of gifts ranging from cocktail kits to packages of wine and premium spirits.

The Old-Fashioned is the crème of the cocktail crop—according to Don Draper, at least.

She said that her co-star, Alfre Woodard, talked to her about it a cocktail party that night.

There was a first-class lounge with a sunken well and cocktail bar.

Or what if an ingredient in your beer or cocktail machines has gone bad without knowing it?

"It's all right, but I'm afraid your cocktail will be tepid," he said.

Slum lowered his cocktail and turned a disgusted look on him.

In Trumet a cocktail is a dreadful thing; but here it isn't.

The first cocktail you drink will be the signal for me to clear decks for action.

Now had she been thoroughbred, I was all right; as a cocktail, I was all wrong.'

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any mixed drink with a spirit base, usually drunk before meals
( as modifier ): the cocktail hour

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first attested 1806; H.L. Mencken lists seven versions of its origin, perhaps the most persuasive is French coquetier "egg-cup" (15c.; in English cocktay ). In New Orleans, c.1795, Antoine Amédée Peychaud, an apothecary (and inventor of Peychaud bitters) held Masonic social gatherings at his pharmacy, where he mixed brandy toddies with his own bitters and served them in an egg-cup. On this theory, the drink took the name of the cup. Used from 1920s of any mix of substances (e.g. fruit , Molotov ). Cocktail party first attested 1928.

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A mixture of drugs, usually in solution, for the diagnosis or treatment of a condition.

A treatment regimen that includes a combination of several drugs, to enhance their individual potency.

A cigarette of marijuana and tobacco, with marijuana put into the end of an ordinary cigarette
A cigarette of more than a single narcotic (1960s+ Narcotics)

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What is a Cocktail?

Definition and History of the Cocktail

The official definition of a "cocktail" according to the modern Merriam-Webster Dictionary is "an iced drink of wine or distilled liquor mixed with flavoring ingredients." That's a pretty broad definition, but reflects the modern practice of referring to almost any mixed drink as a cocktail.

The first published definition of the Cocktail appeared in an editorial response in The Balance and Columbian Repository of 1806.

This read: "Cocktail is a stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters." It is this definition of ingredients that we continue to use when referring to the 'ideal' cocktail.

When Was the Cocktail Created?

People have been mixing drinks for centuries, but it wasn't until the 17th and 18th centuries that the precursors of the cocktail (the Slings, Fizzes, Toddies, and Juleps) became popular enough to be recorded in the history books. It is unclear where, who, and what went into the creation of the original cocktail, but it seems to be a specific drink rather than a category of mixed drinks during that time.

The first published reference to the cocktail appears in the Farmer's Cabinet (Amherst, New Hampshire, April 28, 1803). The spoof editorial tells of a "lounger" who, with an 11 a.m. hangover, "…Drank a glass of cocktail - excellent for the head…" In Imbibe!, David Wondrich attributes the first known cocktail recipe in print to Captain J.E.

Alexander in 1831 who calls for brandy, gin or rum in a mix of "…a third of the spirit to two-thirds of the water; add bitters, and enrich with sugar and nutmeg…"

Where Did the Name "Cocktail" Originate?

There are as many stories behind the origin of the name cocktail as there are behind the creation of the first Margarita or the Martini.

As always, some are preposterous, some believable and who knows, one may be the truth. None the less, the stories are interesting.

A popular story behind the cocktail name refers to a rooster's tail (or cock tail) being used as a Colonial drink garnish. There are no formal references in written recipes to such a garnish.
In the story in The Spy (James Fenimore Cooper, 1821) the character "Betty Flanagan" invented the cocktail during the Revolution. "Betty" may have referred to a real-life innkeeper at Four Corners north of New York City by the name of Catherine "Kitty" Hustler. Betty took on another non-fiction face, that of Betsy Flanagan. Betsy was likely not a real woman, but the story says she was a tavern keeper who served French soldiers a drink in 1779 garnished with tail feathers of her neighbor's rooster. We can assume that Kitty inspired Betty and Betty inspired Betsy, but whether or not one of the three are responsible for the cocktail is a mystery.
The rooster theory is also said to have been influenced by the colors of the mixed ingredients, which may resemble the colors of the cock's tail. This would be a good tale today given our colorful array of ingredients, but at the time spirits were visually bland.

How to Make a Classic Martini Like a Pro

Because it's time to start drinking like a grown-up.

There is no other cocktail that has quite captured the public imagination like the classic martini. Whether it's James Bond drinking his the wrong way—it should be stirred, as shaken martinis tend to be too diluted—or the image of the 1920s flapper, it's a cocktail that exudes both class and sophistication.

And, made right, it also tastes pretty damn good. Luckily it's not very difficult to make it right. All you need are the proper ingredients, a martini shaker, a chilled glass, and a reasonably high alcohol tolerance.

Fill a metal shaker with cracked ice.
Pour in the dry vermouth (we prefer Noilly Prat), stir briefly, and strain out (this may be discarded).
Add 4 ounces of gin (we prefer Tanqueray, Bombay Sapphire, or Beefeater). You want it around 94-proof.
Stir briskly for about 10 seconds, strain into a chilled cocktail glass, and garnish with an olive or a lemon twist.

There are quite a few variations on the traditional martini. For instance, garnish it with a cocktail onion rather than an olive or lemon and it becomes a Gibson. There are also syrupy sweet concoctions that co-opt the name and the glass but little else. These are to be avoided.

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Origin of the Word “Cocktail” for an Alcoholic Drink

Typically some type of hard liquor mixed with any of a variety of ingredients, although the idea of the cocktail is likely as old as the hills, its name is a relatively recent invention.

There is debate about when the term was first used. According the The London Telegraph, the word is first found in print in a March 20, 1798 satirical newspaper article about what must have been a hell of a party. Of particular note, was the account of drinks imbibed by William Pitt (the younger) which included “L’huile de Venus,” “parfait amour,” and “‘cock-tail (vulgarly called ginger.)'” Some challenge whether “cocktail” in this article truly referred to an alcoholic drink, or something else.

Others point to an April 28, 1803 article from The Farmer’s Cabinet in Vermont, where to drink a cocktail was claimed to be “excellent for the head.”

Regardless, certainly by 1806, the word was being used with its current meaning. In the May 13th edition of the newspaper, Balance and Columbian Repository, the editor defined a cocktail as: “a stimulating liquor composed of spirits of any kind – sugar, water, and bitters.”

Source of the Name

As with the first instance of the term, the exact derivation is also somewhat up for debate.

Egg-Cup (Coquetier)

The Online Etymology Dictionary attributes the origin of the cocktail to a mispronunciation of the French word for eggcup coquetier (pronounced in English as cocktay). Apparently, a New Orleans apothecary (and inventor of Peychaud bitters), Antoine Amédée Peychaud served brandy mixed with his bitters in eggcups in the late 18th century.

The Dregs (Cock tailings)

A second theory holds that the name is derived from the term “cock tailings,” the result of the practice of tavern owners combining the dregs (tailings) of nearly empty barrels together into a single elixir that was sold at bargain prices. This only makes sense when you know that the spigot of a barrel was sometimes referred to as a “cock.”

Docked Horse (Cock Tail)

During the early 17th century, an animal, particularly a horse, with a docked tail, was said to have a “cock tail.” By the 19th century, unlike other horses, thoroughbreds did not have docked tails, so when a regular horse was entered into a race, its cock tail was noted – and became a term synonymous with an adulterated horse. Since horse racing and liquor go together like peaches and cream, this theory holds that the word “cock tail” was soon used to mean an adulterated spirit.

Bonus Cocktail Facts

How to Mix Drinks, written by “Professor” Thomas in 1862, is said to be the first bartender’s guide and had 10 cocktail recipes.
The Old Fashioned (whiskey, bitters, sugar, water and a bit of fruit if you have it) derives its name from drinkers in the late 19th century requesting to have a drink made in the old-fashioned way.
The High Ball (whiskey and water or soda) is said to date back to 1898, with the “high” referring to the tall glass, and “ball” meaning a drink of whiskey.
Mrs. Julius S. Walsh, Jr. held the first cocktail party in May 1917 in St. Louis, an event that the St. Paul Pioneer Press described as “the newest stunt in society.” Fifty guests attended the one-hour affair.
From 1920 to 1933, the selling, transporting, or manufacturing of alcohol was illegal in the United States due to the 18th Amendment and Prohibition. Filling the void, and satisfying the demand of the public, bootleggers quickly began manufacturing, distributing and selling illegal alcohol (often called “moonshine” and “bathtub gin”). It is reported that Al Capone, who had a brother who was a Prohibition officer, raked in $60 million each year through the distribution of illegal alcohol, while Uncle Sam lost $11 billion in tax revenue and spent $300 million to enforce the law.
Beyond the wasted tax dollars, the U.S. government also intentionally poisoned certain alcohol supplies that they knew American citizens would drink, killing at least 10,000 people. Worse still, when the death tolls started rolling in, congress seriously considered ramping up the program in order to weed out the less desirable members of the United States, namely people who drank alcohol. At the time, alcohol and those who drank it were commonly blamed for most of the problems with the world.
During Prohibition, one of the favorite cocktails served in Miami Florida’s speakeasies was The Bee’s Knees – a concoction of bathtub gin, mixed with enough lemon and honey to make it tasty.
Grape growers during Prohibition began selling “bricks of wine,” which were primarily blocks of “Rhine Wine.” These often included the following instructions: “After dissolving the brick in a gallon of water, do not place the liquid in a jug away in the cupboard for twenty days, because then it would turn into wine.”
The Mai Tai was brought back to the states by servicemen who had been stationed overseas and enjoyed the fruity cocktails of the South Pacific. The mixture of rum, curacao and lime juice was a favorite in the post-war 1940s.
The 1950s saw the Sloe Gin Fizz (sloe gin is gin made from “sloe” berries), which is a tasty mixture of Sloe gin, rum, lemon, Cointreau and a little ginger ale. The1960s brought us the Whiskey Sour, a combination of whiskey, sour mix and a spritz of soda.
If you ever wondered what was in a Harvey Wallbanger (a 1970s fav) here it is: vodka, o.j. and Galliano.
The Margarita, which first became popular in the 1980s remains the best-selling cocktail today. Its popularity may be attributable to the simplicity of its recipe – lime juice, orange liqueur and a healthy dose of tequila.

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I have a theory that maybe the origin of the term “cocktail” to describe a mix or assortment can come from the fact that the cocks have usually a tail that has several colors (mix of colors), that could justify the concept for describing a mix

According to Arch Merril, newspaper reporter for the D C in Rochester, a tavern keeper’s wife in Lewiston, NY used to put a rooster tail in alcoholic beverages around 1813 and served it to British soldiers. Coincidentally, that tavern was the only structure NOT burned by British troops during the War of 1812

My theory is the name originated from a girls night out of mixed drinking telling story’s of their spouses or lovers.

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Any of various mixed alcoholic drinks consisting usually of brandy, whiskey, vodka, or gin combined with fruit juices or other liquors and often served chilled.
n. Medicine A mixture of drugs, usually in solution, for the diagnosis or treatment of a condition.
n. Medicine A treatment regimen that includes a combination of several drugs, so that their combined effect is more potent than that of any of the drugs used individually.
n. An appetizer made by combining pieces of food, such as fruit or seafood: fruit cocktail; shrimp cocktail.
adj. Of or relating to cocktails: a cocktail glass; a cocktail party.
adj. Suitable for wear on semiformal occasions: a cocktail dress.

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n. A mixed alcoholic beverage.
n. A mixture of other substances.
n. A horse, not of pure breed, but having only one eighth or one sixteenth impure blood in its veins.
n. A mean, half-hearted fellow; a coward.
n. A species of rove beetle, so called from its habit of elevating the tail.
adj. festive, lively

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n. A beverage made of brandy, whisky, or gin, iced, flavored, and sweetened.
n. A horse, not of pure breed, but having only one eighth or one sixteenth impure blood in his veins.
n. A mean, half-hearted fellow; a coward.
n. A species of rove beetle; -- so called from its habit of elevating the tail.

from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A bird of the genus Alectrurus.
n. A name of a European insect, Ocypus or Goërius olens, one of the rove-beetles or Staphylinidæ. Also called devil's coach-horse (which see, under devil).
n. A horse which is not thoroughbred, but has some impure blood, generally one fourth or less, but sometimes one half; hence, an underbred person.
n. An American drink, strong, stimulating, and cold, made of spirits, bitters, and a little sugar, with various aromatic and stimulating additions.
n. Cocktail beer.

n. a short mixed drink
n. an appetizer served as a first course at a meal

Etymologies

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The word cocktail has spawned more mixological inventiveness than any other Global English term.

The oldest definition that anyone has found for the term "cocktail" describes a drink with exactly four ingredients: A spirit of course, water, bitters and sugar.

The first definition of the term cocktail appeared in a New York newspaper in the late 1800's.

Start at what I call the cocktail and hors d'oeuvres section, which is right past the cash registers.

To Jerry Shapiro, executive director, "Life and Style Weekly", you are reporting that Michael Jackson was taking what you call a cocktail of drugs.

This cocktail is my idea of a tasty retro drink, salty and spicy, just the way I like it.

Maybe then what we refer to as cocktail party banter, what we see as obvious and unchangable, would be more widely understood and appreciated.

For instance, we were in one of the maximum-security blocks here, where they explained that some of the prisoners throw what they call cocktail number fours on some of the guards, which contains urine, fecal matter, semen and spit.

"Now, that's what I call a cocktail," said Officer Hogan, as he ordered up (on a complimentary basis) the Havanas.

These were dark days in cocktail history to be sure.

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Origin first attested 1806; H.L. Mencken lists seven versions of its origin, perhaps the most persuasive is Fr. coquetier "egg-cup." In New Orleans, c.1795, Antoine Amédée Peychaud, an apothecary (and inventor of Peychaud bitters) held Masonic social gatherings at his pharmacy, where he mixed brandy toddies with his own bitters and served them in an egg-cup. The drink took the name of the cup, in Eng. cocktay. Cocktail party first attested 1928.

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Origin of the Word “Cocktail” for an Alcoholic Drink

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