Origin of the cocktail?
In the old sailing ship days, English ships used to pause for trade in a small Mexican port named Campeche. Not surprisingly, the sailors adopted the local taverns as their homes away from home. One inn, in particular, be-
came popular on account of a mixed drink called a “drac.” The ingredients were stirred with a rough wooden spoon made from the root of the plant, “eolade callo,” so named because of its resemblance to the rear feathers of the fighting cock. The presentation became famous and the English translation, “cock-tail,” subsequently became synonymous with the drink itself.
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Press, 3 June 1981, Page 16
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