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Concoction is the process of preparing a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients, and also the result of such a process. Historically, the word referred to digestion , as conceived by Aristotle who theorized that this was the result of the heat of the body acting upon the material, causing it to mature and ripen.
The average number of people who drink as of 2016 was 39% for males and 25% for females (2.4 billion people in total). [4] Females on average drink 0.7 drinks per day while males drink 1.7 drinks per day. [4] The rates of drinking varies significantly in different areas of the world. [4]
The first documented definition of the word "cocktail" was in response to a reader's letter asking to define the word in the 6 May 1806, issue of The Balance and Columbian Repository in Hudson, New York. In the 13 May 1806, issue, the paper's editor wrote that it was a potent concoction of spirits, bitters, water, and sugar; it was also ...
Fix – traditional long drink related to Cobblers, but mixed in a shaker and served over crushed ice; Fizz – traditional long drink including acidic juices and club soda, e.g. gin fizz; Flip – traditional half-long drink that is characterized by inclusion of sugar and egg yolk; Julep – base spirit, sugar, and mint over ice.
The first chocolate drink is believed to have been created by the Mayans around 2,500-3,000 years ago, and a cocoa drink was an essential part of Aztec culture by 1400 AD, by which they referred to as xocōlātl. [42] [43] The drink became popular in Europe after being introduced from Mexico in the New World and has undergone multiple changes ...
Bartender Don Carlos Orozco reputedly named a new drink after Mexican-German patron Margarita Henkel Cesena, a frequent customer to the cantina. [2] Cesena was a ranch operator by trade, and it is disputed whether she was the daughter of a German ambassador as the story claims.
Theriac or theriaca is a medical concoction originally labelled by the Greeks in the 1st century AD and widely adopted in the ancient world as far away as Persia, China and India via the trading links of the Silk Route. [2] It was an alexipharmic, or antidote for a variety of poisons and diseases.
For decades, until the 2010s, the iconic Sioux City sarsaparilla bottle was sold in retail stores in the United States.. Sarsaparilla (UK: / ˌ s ɑːr s p ə ˈ r ɪ l ə /, US also / ˌ s æ s p ə ˈ r ɪ l ə / sas-pə-RIL-ə) [1] [2] is a soft drink originally made from the vine Smilax ornata (also called 'sarsaparilla') or other species of Smilax such as Smilax officinalis. [3]