Rooster Tail

Original name of a cocktail coined in Yonkers, NY by Betsy Flanagan during the Revolutionary times

The Origin of the Cocktail:

The originator of the {cocktail} was {Betsy Flanagan}, who owned and operated a tavern during the Revolutionary times near Yonkers. The story goes, the american officers raided a British Commissary and stole several male birds, which they brought to Betsy and asked her to roast, and on the evening of the feast Betsy decorated each bottle and jar in her {tavern} with the tail feathers of the roasted fowl. Betsy would use the tail feathers to stir the drinks for her guests. During the party officers kept calling out to Betsy for more {drinks} which turned into asking for those {"Cocktails"} hence the name {"COCKTAIL"} was born.

Calling for another drink the barmaid poured the liquor in a glass and stirred it with a rooster tail.

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