The Word Cocktail, and its Origins
Slashfood pointed to a couple options on the history of how cocktails came to be called cocktails. Naturally, I tured to Wikipedia for some further reading, and there were close to a dozen other variations. I think this is my favorite since it says cocktails are meant for the morning.
Cocktails were originally a morning beverage, and the cocktail was the name given as metaphor for the rooster (cocktail) heralding morning light of day.
Tags: bar, drinks, vernacular
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