Perhaps I'm being particular here, but that wouldn't be a cocktail - it would be a mixed drink (and is called such in the article) based on the definition of a cocktail at the time:
"a stimulating liquor comprised of spirits of any kind, with sugar, water, and bitters included"
I've never thought about this before, but I think there's a good argument that tea technically falls in the category of bitters.
After all, bitters are just an infusion of plant material. What is tea but an infusion of plant material?
On the other hand, bitters generally include many different plants and seems to be quite concentrated, while tea is just one plant and isn't as concentrated.
I guess asking whether tea is bitters is kind of like asking if hot dogs or tacos are sandwiches...
I assume that bitters must have a base of alcohol, but only because I'm not aware of any bitters that don't use alcohol as the solvent to create the extract.
crazygringo|1 year ago
After all, bitters are just an infusion of plant material. What is tea but an infusion of plant material?
On the other hand, bitters generally include many different plants and seems to be quite concentrated, while tea is just one plant and isn't as concentrated.
I guess asking whether tea is bitters is kind of like asking if hot dogs or tacos are sandwiches...
fein|1 year ago