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First Cocktail 5,000 Years Old

Posted by Zonk on from the it's-got-a-little-bit-of-age-to-it dept.

Praxiteles writes "The first cocktail was...grog?! From the article: 'The first cocktail ever was made in Mesopotamia 5,000 years ago, using wine, beer, apple juice and honey. Patrick McGovern defined the mix as "grog", an archaic drink that in the United States is sold as the Midas Touch'."

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  1. Grog!? by Bastian · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I'm pretty sure that you have to have diluted rum somewhere in there for it to be grog.

  2. This is where to get it by Alien54 · · Score: 1, Redundant
    Midas Touch Golden Elixir

    Possibly available October 1st via these fine distributors

    a fine product of Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, the Delaware's first brew-pub opened in the resort beach community of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.

    --
    "It is a greater offense to steal men's labor, than their clothes"