1955 The U K B G Guide to Drinks (2nd edition revised)

U. K. B. G. GUIDE TO DRINKS served drinks to visiting American officers during a conference with her father. The Americans approving of the drink ^-nd 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 pwn 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 fantastic as another where drinks are mixed.

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