True History of the Cocktail

Many Believe the first definition for a cocktail was printed in:

The Balance, and Columbian repository: in 1806 as "a bitter-sling composing of spirit, sugar, water, bitters" or something right?


VERY WRONG.

Here is the actual paper and by the way, I provide authors, page numbers, and photos.



The Balance, and Columbian repository: Volume 5 - Page 279 by By Ezra Sampson, George Chittenden, Harry Croswell









Where does it give this definition? IT DOES NOT!

This "cocktail" reference in speaking obviously about the type of racing horse. Which is exactly where the word cocktail derives, from the term for a half breed racing horse. The most famous being that of "fashion" which was the southern famous offspring of two other famous racing mares. This is how the good ol' fashioned came about.

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