The Thirteen Greatest Cocktails of All Time - Tiki Drinks and Food

C Cammo Member San Diego Joined: May 18, 2006 Posts: 2041	C Cammo Posted posted on Sun, Jul 6, 2008 3:20 PM The problem is; the Manhattan probably - get this - pre-dates the Old Fashioned. The exact dates are really hard to pin down, though. You're right about the OF being the prototype cocktail, but only in the old archaic (1800's) understanding of the word 'cocktail'. There were lots of other mixed drinks out at the time, but they were called Toddies, Slings, Flips, etc. Cocktail meant a drink with bitters or vermouth as the smoothing ingredient, a bit of sugar, a bit of ice. And all this goes right to the point - to use the old meaning of cocktail you have to throw out all the Tiki drinks. And cripes, we can't do that, so 'Cocktail' as far as this thread goes is the current understanding of the word - meaning a single drink concoction, no wine or beer. More laytah...

The problem is; the Manhattan probably - get this - pre-dates the Old Fashioned. The exact dates are really hard to pin down, though.

You're right about the OF being the prototype cocktail, but only in the old archaic (1800's) understanding of the word 'cocktail'. There were lots of other mixed drinks out at the time, but they were called Toddies, Slings, Flips, etc. Cocktail meant a drink with bitters or vermouth as the smoothing ingredient, a bit of sugar, a bit of ice.

And all this goes right to the point - to use the old meaning of cocktail you have to throw out all the Tiki drinks. And cripes, we can't do that, so 'Cocktail' as far as this thread goes is the current understanding of the word - meaning a single drink concoction, no wine or beer.

More laytah...

Post #391978 by Cammo on Sun, Jul 6, 2008 3:20 PM