Cocktail History Flashcards
Who was Jerry Thomas?
Star bartender of America’s golden age. Traveled the world and wrote the first book on bartending in 1852 “Bartender’s Guide.”
What is the ‘original’ 1806 definition of a cocktail?
“Cock-tail, then in a
stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water,
and bitters it is vulgarly called a Bittered Sling, “
What is a sling?
Spirit, Sugar, Water
When was the first book on cocktails written? By Who?
1827, University students at Oxford. “Oxford Night Caps: A Collection of Receipts for Making Various Beverages at the University”
When was the word ‘Mixologist’ coined?
1856
When was fat washing invented and how?
2007 - Don Lee of PDT with Benton’s washed bourbon
When did Barrel Aging cocktails come about?
2010, Barrel aged Negroni by
