Independent secondary corroboration for the structural role of bitters in early American cocktail lineage.
The source reproduces an earlier newspaper definition and relies on cocktail scholarship. The original newspaper and Imbibe! should remain preferred publication evidence.
McKiernan and DeSalle reproduce Harry Croswell's 1806 definition of a cocktail as spirits, sugar, water, and bitters and distinguish that bittered formula from earlier slings.
Printed p. 272 / PDF sheet 282
Printed p. 271 / PDF sheet 281
Chapter 22 — Cocktails and Mixed Drinks
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