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"Cock tail, then, is a stimulating liquor composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters — it is vulgarly called a bittered sling and is supposed to be an excellent electioneering potion," went this inaugural mention.
The museum is worth the trip as a homage to the American creation of "stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water and bitters," as it was defined in an 1806 newspaper article on display.
The Old-Fashioned is about as close as you can get to one of the earliest-known definitions of the cocktail itself: "a stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters," according to a New York state newspaper in 1806.
In it, the editor stated, "Cocktail is a stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water and bitters it is vulgarly called bittered sling and is supposed to be an excellent engineering potion, inasmuch as it renders the heart stout and bold, at the same time that it fuddles the head.
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