This Sweet, Fruity Cocktail Was One Of George Washington's All-Time Favorites - Chowhound

Graphicaartis/Getty Images Although the word cocktail didn't appear in print until the early 19th century, mixed drinks were popular during the formative years of the U.S. Since the 1690s, American taverns served egg-based flips — boozy eggnog-like creations with milk, spices, and rum. And in the South, farmers crafted a precursor to the mint julep with whisky and mint. It goes as no surprise, then, that the…