078 I Said Mixed Drinks. These are Definitely Not Cocktails - 18th Century Social Drinking

The History of American Food · Mar 1, 2023 · 30m

Turns out colonists were making mixed drinks in America... before there was America, or cocktails (officially). Some were elborate and required prep-work (syllabub, cherry bounce), some were super familliar (whiskey Tod?), and some were just a shot and a beer - but together - probobly.

If you want to know what the equivalent of rolling up to the bar and asking for a Jack and Coke in the days before either of those existed, stop in for a listen.

And yes - the Mint Julep is older than America, but not the version with chipped ice. That's later.

If you want to hear me do a bad job of pronouncing…