THE HISTORY OF COCKTAILS Flashcards
[ BRIEF HISTORY ] From early C____ to laser cocktails via the saloons of the Wild W___, mixed drinks have a surprisingly long history.
China, West
Most believe that wine is at least 1_____ years old and beer and mead rather o___
10’000, older
3’000 years ago the Minoan C____ were blending a p___-cocktails of bear, mead and w___
Cretans, proto-cocktails, wine
In Homer’s Iliad, s____- girls prepared con____ of wine, cheese, honey and raw o____
slave-girls, concoctions ( sự pha chế) , raw onions
The Greeks used to flavor their wine with everything from h___ to s____
honey, seawater
In Pagan England, wassail ( sự ăn uống rượu chè), an a______ blend based on c___, was served in co_____ cups bowls to celebrate the harvest
aromatic, cider, communal
From beer spike with in______ such as henbane ( cây kì nham) through to wine in____ with thyme, it’s safe to say that the desire to both increase effects of b______ and to improve the taste of r___ products have been with the human race for millennia.
intoxicants, infused, booze, raw
[ A TASTE OF INDIA ]
1. P___ originally from India is 1____ years old.
2. Di______ existed longer than in E.U
3. Europeans discovered and c______ India in the 1__ century
4. Punch made it to E_____
5. Rum, news____, in punch served h___
6. Infused ( ngâm ) with new citrus f___, punch was served cold for s____
- Punch, 1500
- Distillation ( sự chưng cất )
- colonized, 17th
- Europe
- spirit, hot
- fruits, summer
[ TAVERNS AND PIONEERS ] ( quán rượu và người tiên phong )
1. Cocktails were s___, served warm in the 1__ century
2. In the 16___ beer was sweetened with s___, molasses or dried p____ with rum, spices and e___
3. Heated in its t___ with red hot iron, the Negus appeared in 17____
4. 1700s appearance of Sherry Cobblers, Slings, Toddies and Sangarees
- sweet, 18th
- 1690, sugar, pumpkin, eggs
- tankard ( cốc vại), 1732
[ ICE ICE BABY]
1. In the 19th century, ice was for sale in U_____, a______ carbonation, re_____ and continuous di_____ were invented
2. In the 1830’s the Mint Julep attained its c____ form
3. Sazerac came to life, Angostura b__ appeared in 182__
4. In 184___, the miners ( công nhân ) drank Gin C____ for breakfast
- U.S, artificial, refrigeration, distillation
- classical
- bitters, 1824
- 1849, cocktails
[ NEWS FROM ELSEWHERE ]
1. B_____ traditions were known for mixed drinks in the 1_63s, fruit blends topped with f___
2. British Navy brought me_____ blends and pink gin for upset tummies
3. The French combined liqueurs in 18_0s, pousse-c___ served after dinner
4. Italians made a_______ wines and liqueurs
- British, 1863, fizz
- Medicinal
- 1850s, cafe
- aromatized
[ CELEBRITY BARTENDERS ]
1. Jerry Thomas published first known bartender g___ in18_2
2. The book features Cobb____, Crus____, Cocktails, Fix__, Todd____, So___, Sli____ and Sma____
3. He toured Europe showing off his bartending skills with a set of s____ bar tools for the Blue B____
- Guide, 1862
- Cobblers, crustas, Fixes, Toddies, Sours, Slings, Smashes
- silver, blazer
[ SALOONS OF GILDED AGE ] ( quán rượu thời kì hoàng kim)
1. Fancy saloons offered ga____, live music and ladies of the night
2. 19th century the ra_____ appeared
3. As___ House, the Hoff____ House, Manhattan Club, Jo___ Club and Metr______ Hotels were hosting the new rich
4. Manhattan, cha_____ cocktails and bourbon appeared as well.
- gambling
- railroad
- Astor, Hoffman, Jockey, Metropolitan
- Champagne
[ PROHIBITION AND CUBA ]
1. Volstead Act signed prohibiting re______ consumption of alcohol
2. Some distilleries ( nhà máy chưng cất) shut down in 19___
3. Bartenders head to C___ where Americans came to drink freely
4. Cuba gave he world the D___ and the M___
5. B______’s Associations created in 1924
- Recreational
- 1919
- Cuba
- Daiquiri, Mojito
5.Barmen
[ FEDS AND SPEAKEASIES ]
1. Speakeasies came to life, r____ bar and club in one
2. They featured el_______ systems to conceal ( giấu giếm ) signs of alcohol
3. The stork club had a secret wine cellar behind a w___
4. In 1933 prohibition ended and cocktails went on s____, Humphrey Bogart fixing C______ cocktails and James Bond having a M____
- restaurant
- elaborate
- wall
- screen, champagne, martini