We've all heard of cocktails and most of us like to drink them at various events, parties, but hardly anyone knows their history. Or maybe you think they are incurred in the twentieth century. If you think so then you are wrong. No one knows exactly when and how in cocktails created. The only thing that is known is that the first definition of cocktail was published on May 13, 1806 in New York magazine "The balance," as the editor's response to a letter from a reader. The answer was: "Cocktail is a stimulating beverage that contains the distillate of any kind of alcohol, sugar, water and bitters.", also known to the public as yet: "Bittered shing." It's a cocktail in the original, but by the time cocktail they started calling all mixes beverages that contain alcohol.Today, cocktail usually consisting of one or more types of alcohol (base), fruit juices, sugar, honey, ice, and even milk or cream.
Modern definitions of cocktails says that stimulating cocktail drink which combines distillates with other ingredients in order to achieve a sophisticated culinary balance, often including bitter, and must be served well chilled.
Cocktails are not exactly new creation as many think. They were born in America, but why? Immigrants from Europe to America, they brought in variety of alcoholic beverages, and in the meantime they have learned to make brandy from wine, grain, rum, whiskey, etc. The bars that are open settlers in the beginning of the banquet of everything contained alcohol, and since they came from different countries, the variety of drinks on offer was great.The oldest mixed drink that can be classified as "american drink" is "julep" which is mentioned in a chef from 1540, while cocktails and drinks group calling itself flips formed about 200 years ago. Early published the first book of cocktail recipes. The first guide in the world of bartending written in 1862 by Jerry Thomas (The Professor).It was called "Bartender's Guide" and included 90 recipes of which only 19 were for cocktails, and the rest were recipes for punch and Fig. Thomas signed a drink was the Blue Blazer, which he made with the burning whiskey pouring it from the mixer to the mixer. Soon after he published the book "Bartender's Manual" Harry Johnson, who was posted best-selling books for bartenders. It contained 34 cocktail recipes in addition to standard recipes for baby.
In Europe, the cocktails or mixed drinks, arrived during World War II, along with the American soldiers who fought on the Allied side. Thanks to his book published in 1930. "The Savoy Cocktail Book" Harry Craddock has brought a large number of cocktails to Europe and made a significant impact on the popularity of mixed drinks in the Old World. In the mid 19th century in a London hotel they serve mixed drinks designed exclusively for the elite, while ordinary customer remains in a pub drinking beer or whiskey.After the Second World War, the cocktails have become popular in Europe. American soldiers are missing their beverages that are accustomed to, so it is not surprising that many of the others to work as bartenders in Europe, so that they could find and cocktails outside luxury casino and hotel bars.
You probably impressed by the history of cocktails. There now you know the history of your favorite kinds of drinks. :) Cheers!
