A well-known 'cocktail' in ancient Greece was named kykeon. It is mentioned in the Homeric texts and was used in the
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The term cocktail can refer to a wide variety of drinks; it is typically a mixed drink containing alcohol.
When a combined drink contains only a distilled spirit and a mixer, such as soda or fruit juice, … See more

The origin of the word "cocktail" is disputed. It is presumably from "cock-tail", meaning "with tail standing up, like a cock's", in particular of a horse, but how this came to be applied to alcoholic mixed drinks is unclear. Th… See more

There is a lack of clarity on the origins of cocktails. Traditionally cocktails were a mixture of spirits, sugar, water, and bitters. By the 1860s, however, a cocktail frequently included a liqueur.
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