1960 The U K B G Guide to Drinks (3 rd edition revised)

U. K. B. G. GUIDE TO DRINKS conference with her father. The Americans approving of the drink and later introducing it at home, named it "Cocktail"after the king's daughter: being the nearest they could get in their language to her name. And then also there is the story of Betsy Flanagan, tavern-keeper in America in pre-Civil War days, who was said to have mixed drinks to her own recipe and these became known as "Cock's Tails"owing to an escapade in which she and others were involved. The Guild is of the opinion that it will always be a matter of conjecture as to the origin of the"Cocktail"as we know it; one claim appears to be as fanta.stic as another where drinks are mixed.

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