How cocktails were invented? Who invented first cocktail?

Answer 1

History
It is a little-known fact that mixed drinks are a fairly recent invention. Up until Prohibition (a period of from 1920-1933 when the United States of America banned all alcoholic beverages), most people in most of the world drank their liquor straight. The first cocktails had been invented in the middle 19th century, but they were simple affairs of liquor, water and bitters (bitters are combinations of herbs and spices, often having a medicinal effect; the most common nowadays are Angostura bitters). But cocktails had yet to really take off.

That all changed during Prohibition. The alcohol which was smuggled in from Canada, Mexico and the more enjoyable parts of the USA was rough, raw stuff, often cut with pure ethanol and other, rather less palatable adulterants. In fact, the liquor of the time was practically undrinkable. To solve this vexing problem, people turned to mixing their liquors with various other ingredients to mask the flavour.

Even after Prohibition's well-deserved end, the new cocktails remained popular. Women in particular enjoyed these sweeter, less potent beverages. Men, of course, went along with them. In time, drier cocktails such as the martini were invented. One could say that the mixed drink had matured.

Theory of Mixed Drinks
The basic mixed drink consists of a liquor and a mixer in a ratio ranging from 1:1 to 1:2. More advanced drinks add more liquors and mixers and play with the proportions. The key is to have a final product which is not too strong, not too weak, not too sweet and not too dry. These qualities are greatly dependent on the drinker; a full-grown man is much more likely to prefer a dry martini than is a 12 year old girl. These also depend on when the drink is being consumed. Many people enjoy sweet aperitifs before dinner and drier digestifs afterwards. On the other hand, many times a sweet cocktail is drunk with dessert.

Answer 2

Bloody Hell!!


I was going to give you my standard answer that always amazes the drunks at my bar and gets me some pretty good tips. But Mr. Textbook up there nailed it. I'd go with him. He seems to know what he's talking about. After all, he used paragraphs and everything. Only thing he failed to mention was THE original cocktail. It's called the Sazerac. 1 OZ Bourbon, dash pernod, 1 tsp white sugar, dash bitters and a wedge of a lemon. Crush and grind all the contents together and then add the Bourbon and pernod (also can use Samboca). Enjoy in a rock or old fashioned glass.

Answer 3

The first cocktail was invented by Robinson Cocker,(his nickname was Rob big tail) a survivor by a wreck. He had only a vodka flagon and in the island had only a coconut tree. He got a coconut and put vodka inside. He had invented the cocktail.

Answer 4

I have heard several theories as to where the word "cocktail" comes from. Here is a website with a few ideas:

http://www.drinkboy.com/Essays/CocktailOrigins.html

Answer 5

Otto Von Bismarck.

Answer 6

Long Island Iced Tea. If you don't trust the alcohol, add a little Thiopental Sodium.

Answer 7

i just know Jerry Tomas invented first martini.

Answer 8

I was going to answer this but cmhurley said pretty much what I was going to say.