What do you think of when you hear the word “cocktail”? Most likely, you think of a mixed drink – something alcoholic that you drink at a party or during a night out. But what is a cocktail, exactly?

A cocktail is a drink that contains two or more ingredients, at least one of which is alcoholic. The word “cocktail” is derived from the French word “coquetier”, meaning “glass for a woman’s coquetry”. In the early 1800s, cocktails were typically …