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Interesting "Cocktail" trivia

By Enoch
March 12, 2014 in Cocktails

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Posted March 12, 2014

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Posted March 12, 2014

Just read a book on the history of cocktails and it turns out the term originally referred to drinks that were drunk in the morning, often mixed with bitters to help with hangovers from the night before. The "cocktails" were the end of the morning hours that came after the cock crowed. Just thought it was interesting.......