World Cocktail Day
World Cocktail Day is a global celebration of cocktails; it marks the publication date of the first definition of a cocktail on May 13 in 1806.[1]
The New York tabloid The Balance and Columbian Repository defined a cocktail as "a stimulating liquor, composed of [[spirits of any kind, sugar, water and bitters". It was written by editor Harry Croswell in response to a reader’s inquiry.[2]
References
- "World Cocktail Day". World Cocktail Day. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
- "A Toast to World Cocktail Day". Bevvy. 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
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