ocr: There are different version of how the term 'cocktail" came into being. One IS that the first cocktail was served during the American Revolution. In 1776,Betsy Flanagan,a lavern owner, serveda concoction of rum, - rye and fruit juices to Washington's: officers. She wouldgarnish each drink with arooster feather. A Frenchman in the group came up with the toast, Vivele coq's tail" which later became cocktail." -
