The origin of cocktails

One day, after a banquet, there were various kinds of wine left on the table. Some cups had 1/4 left in them, and some cups had 1/2 left in them. A waiter who was cleaning the table mixed three or five glasses of various leftover wines together, and it tasted better than the original single wines. Then, the waiter makes several kinds in different combinations, and so on. After that, the mixed wine was distributed to everyone to drink, and everyone rated it highly. As a result, this method of mixing drinking became famous and spread. It is unclear why it is called a "cocktail" and not a drink.

The second theory is that in 1775, Pelesco, who immigrated to Allentown, New York, opened a drugstore in the downtown area, manufacturing various refined wines and selling them to customers. One day he mixed eggs into medicinal wine and sold them, and received a lot of praise. Since then, there have been many customers and business has been booming. At that time, most people in Allentown, New York, spoke French. They called it "cocktail" with a French accent, which later evolved into the English "cocktail". Since then, cocktails have become people’s favorite mixed drinks, with more and more styles.

Third, it is about the 19th century. American Clifford runs a hotel by the Hudson River. There are three things that the Ke family is proud of, which are known as the three unique things of the Ke family. First, he has a fat, strong, and majestic big rooster, and is a famous player in the cockfighting ring; second, his wine library is said to have the most outstanding wines in the world; third, he boasts about his daughter Aine Millie. She is the most beautiful woman in the city and seems to be the only one in the world. There was a young man named Akinruth in the town who came to this hotel every night to relax for a while. He was a crew member on a cargo ship plying the Hudson River. Years later, he and Iron Millie fell in love. This young man has a good temperament and is down-to-earth in his work. Old Kerry liked him from the bottom of his heart, but he often teased him and said, "Young man, do you want to eat swan meat? I'll give you a condition. You can work hard to become a captain." The young man is very perseverant. , studied hard, worked hard, and finally became a captain a few years later, and Ain Millie naturally became his wife. At the wedding, the old man was very happy. He took out all the best aged wines in the wine cellar and blended them into a "unparalleled wine". He also decorated the rim of the wine glass with rooster tail feathers, which was extremely beautiful. Then he toasted to his daughter and grand son-in-law, and shouted "Long live the cocktail!" Since then, cocktails have become popular.

Fourth, it is said that during the American Independence period, there was an Irish girl named Bytus who opened a hotel near New York. In 1779, some American and French officials from Washington's army often visited the hotel and drank a mixed stimulant drink called "Bressol". However, instead of drinking and enjoying themselves peacefully, these people often made fun of the shopkeeper and compared Bytus to a little hen for fun. One day, the young lady was so angry that she came up with an idea to teach them a lesson. She found a rooster's tail feather from the farmer's chicken coop and inserted it into the "Brexo" cup. It was given to the officers to drink as a curse on these men who looked like rooster tails. Although the guests were surprised when they saw this, they couldn't understand it. They just thought it was extremely beautiful, so a French officer casually shouted "Long live the rooster tail." From then on, "Bressol" with rooster tail feathers added became "cocktail" ” and has been passed down to this day.

Fifth, legend has it that many years ago, a British ship docked in the town of Canerje on the Yucatan Peninsula, and the crew went to the town's bar to drink. There was a young man on the bar terrace who used a tree branch to stir up the mixed wine for the sailors. After drinking it, a sailor felt that the aroma of the wine was extraordinary. It was a wine that he had never drunk in his life. So, he walked up to the young man and asked: "What is the name of this wine?" The young man thought he was asking about the name of the branch, so he replied: "Kolajie, Kajie." "This is a Spanish sentence, which means "cocktail". The boy originally replied jokingly with the shape of the branch resembling a rooster's tail feathers, but the crew mistakenly thought it was "cocktail wine." From then on, "cocktail" became the name of mixed wine. Alias.

There are various theories about the origin of the cocktail.

For example,

1 evolved into Cocktail after the name of a certain noble woman Oxc-hitel. Indicates nobility: the rooster tail feathers symbolize heroic spirit; the colorful cocktail tail symbolizes the bartender's beauty and superb bartending skills; etc. In fact, the origin of cocktails has no practical significance, it is just a cocktail party for drinkers to enjoy and relax. It’s just one more conversation topic while enjoying a perfect cocktail. However, it’s not hard to imagine that since there are so many beautiful legends about the origin of cocktails, cocktails may indeed have their own unique charm.

2 Cocktails originated in a tavern in Elmsford, New York, in 1776, decorated with cocktail feathers. One day when the tavern was almost sold out of all kinds of drinks, some officers came in and wanted to buy drinks. A waitress named Betsy Flanagan poured all the leftover wine into a large container, plucked a feather from a big rooster, stirred the wine and served it to the guests. The officers looked at the quality of the wine and couldn't taste it, so they asked Betsy. Betsy replied casually: "This is a cocktail!" An officer heard the word and raised his glass happily. He gave a toast and shouted: "Long live the cocktail!" From then on, the name "cocktail" came into being.