The underlying newspapers are cited through this book, not directly examined here. First surviving definition, first use and invention are different claims. Hudson’s colonial-whaling chronology and original-julep claims need corroboration.
Don Cazentre, Spirits & Cocktails of Upstate New York: A History (2017). Supplied ebook PDF positions, not print-page numbers.
Cazentre discusses the May 6 and May 13, 1806 Balance & Columbian Repository exchange and an earlier 1803 printed use; contemporary Hudson drinks deliberately reinterpret the historical definition.
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Cocktail definition is not cocktail invention
September 29 audit: all 227 main-text pages read, every page visually surveyed and 20 details enlarged. Source remains Partial Source for cropped PDF186 menu and partly illegible embedded fine print. This entry's paraphrase and locator were rechecked; historical corroboration, recipe testing, native-byte and browser verification are separate.
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Evidence
Cazentre discusses the May 6 and May 13, 1806 Balance & Columbian Repository exchange and an earlier 1803 printed use; contemporary Hudson drinks deliberately reinterpret the historical definition.
Location and context
No access, PDF 12–24; Cocktail definition is not cocktail invention. Supplied ebook PDF positions, not print pagination. Full analysis 
Annotation
The underlying newspapers are cited through this book, not directly examined here. First surviving definition, first use and invention are different claims. Hudson’s colonial-whaling chronology and original-julep claims need corroboration.
Verification checklist
Verified means source fidelity only. Publication claims and practical tests remain separate.