History of Cocktails

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A Cocktail is a mixed drink consisting of two or more ingredients which can be stirred, shaken or built up, with a good garnish & eye appealing look. 

This is a considerable debate as to when & where cocktail was invented or who made the first cocktail?
There's one theory that says that there was a barman in america who had large containers in which he used to pour out the left over drinks of the day, the container was in a shape of a cock and the tap of the cock was through the tail, this economical container drink got famous and was called cocktail by the locals 

Whatever may be the theory around the word but the history of cocktails & its getting famous can be traced into the early 19th century, When there was a prohibition of sell & consumption of alcohol in America, This led to a cocktail revolution in the country as many illegal, speak-easy bars started serving them, this gave us some classic cocktails which are still famous today a good example would be a screwdriver which is just a mix of vodka with orange juice.

Then came the Era of 1980's where cocktail was considered as a fancy drink among the drinkers like the Dirty Martini, Pink lady, French 75 these cocktail became highly famous & found a new interest corner among the people, it made it so famous that people started having it eevn during their breakfasts 
Today, Cocktails are a very famous & interesting concept to any bar, Specialist cocktails have become unique selling point of many restobars, With the ease of making it with the help of many viable equipment's today  with the rise in bitters & different vermouth's have enhanced the cocktail game in the market & made them more flamboyant & exotic, easy access has also made it a homely affair.


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