Cocktail History

Question 1

Who was Jerry Thomas?

Answer 1

Star bartender of America’s golden age. Traveled the world and wrote the first book on bartending in 1852 “Bartender’s Guide.”

Question 2

What is the ‘original’ 1806 definition of a cocktail?

Answer 2

“Cock-tail, then in a
stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water,
and bitters it is vulgarly called a Bittered Sling, “

Question 3

What is a sling?

Answer 3

Spirit, Sugar, Water

Question 4

When was the first book on cocktails written? By Who?

Answer 4

1827, University students at Oxford. “Oxford Night Caps: A Collection of Receipts for Making Various Beverages at the University”

Question 5

When was the word ‘Mixologist’ coined?

Answer 5

1856

Question 6

When was fat washing invented and how?

Answer 6

2007 - Don Lee of PDT with Benton’s washed bourbon

Question 7

When did Barrel Aging cocktails come about?

Answer 7

2010, Barrel aged Negroni by