Why do they call it a cocktail?

Answer 1

cause those with coc ks usually get some tail after about 4 drinks

Answer 2

I cheated and got this from the Almighty Wilipedia
There are several plausible theories as to the origin of the term "cocktail". Among them are:

Colonial taverns kept their spirits (rum, brandy, whiskey, gin, applejack) in casks, and as the liquid in the casks lowered, the spirits would tend to lose both flavor and potency, so the tavern keeper would have an additional cask into which the tailings from the low casks could be combined and sold at a reduced price, the patrons requesting the "cock tailings" or the tailings from the stop cock of the cask. This was H.L. Mencken's belief.
Cocktails were originally a morning beverage, and the cocktail was the name given as metaphor for the rooster (cocktail) heralding morning light of day. This was first posited in 2004 by Ted Haigh in "Vintage Spirits & Forgotten Cocktails", and can be distinguished from the theory "take two snips of the hair of the dog that bit you", which refers to consuming a small bit of alcohol the morning after a "binge drinking night" to curb the effects of the symptoms of the hangover, which symptoms are actually the result of a mini-withdrawal/down-regulation effect.
Some say that it was customary to put a feather, presumably from a cock's tail, in the drink to serve both as decoration and to signal to teetotalers that the drink contained alcohol.
Another etymology is that the term is derived from coquetier, a French egg-cup which was used to serve the beverage in New Orleans in the early 19th century.[1]
The beverage was named for a mixed breed horse, known as a "cock-tail" as the beverage, like the horse, was neither strictly spirit nor wine — it was a mixed breed.
The word could also be a distortion of Latin [aqua] decocta, meaning "distilled water".


You just asked this to see how many times the word cock would be starred out!

Answer 3

Cocktail, which has been formed from the combination of “cock” and “tail”, has meant the meaning of a “mixed drink” for nearly 200 years. In fact, it should be mentioned here that the history of the process of mixing the drinks goes in the same parallel with the history of humanity. For example, it is known that Pharaohes in the old Egypt mixed different kinds of drinks and served them to their guests.

It is said that the first cocktail has been done A.C. in the second century during the period of Emperor Commodius. The components of the mixture were lemonade and powdered grass. Furthermore, the first book about cocktail was published in the 17th century by London Distillers Company. The mixtures that the book mentioned in it were too much complicated and the introduction part talked about the medical worth of these mixtures.

For the first time in 1806 an American magazine gave the definition of cocktail as “Mixture of alcohol, sugar, water and bitters”. Furthermore, where the name comes from is a mystery.

Answer 4

It all started in the 16th century. Typically beverages were served using the feathers of a rooster as a "coaster" of sorts. Eventually people started calling it a "rooster tail" and finally around 1764 it was changed to "cocktail".

Either that or I made it up!!!!!

Answer 5

Where the name cocktail came from is anyone's guess, but that has not stopped its devotees from imagining. Perhaps its source is coquetier, French for "egg cup." Perhaps its source is cockale, an English drink said to consist of ale and chicken broth.

Answer 6

no idea but for some reason it annoys me when people call it that......its a "drink" not a "cocktail" lol

Answer 7

because after having a few a guy's co*k always tries to get a piece of tail...idk. just a spur of the moment thought...happy day:)

Answer 8

Because if you drink enough of them you might get a ***** in your tail LOL.

Answer 9

I've often wondered about that myself...

Answer 10

yah
umm y???
hehehe a c o c k's tail
lol
wait y is it censored????
sorry