notable favorites which emerged in this period

But by the 1980s the drink found a resurgence in sales which has continued up till the present day. Following the Martini many other cocktails became widely known and a common fixture in bars throughout the United States and Europe, with new creations appearing all the time. It was during this period that many of todays most popular cocktails were invented  Tom Collins, The Manhattan, The Pisco Sour to name a few. The Singapore Sling and the Sidecar are two notable favorites which emerged in this period.It is impossible to gauge for sure, but cocktails are said to date back to the 16th century, if not earlier.While the cocktail has had its ups and downs it has always remained a permanent fixture in the popular conscience thanks to aperitifs consumed with religious regularity in the literature of Ernest Hemingway; James Bonds partiality for a shaken martini; and the classic scene in Casablanca  when Humphrey 

Bogart mutters the immortal line heres looking at you kid as he concocts a champagne cocktail for Ingrid Bergman. One of the oldest known cocktails is the Mojito which was sipped with satisfaction in Cuba under the name of the fact that gin was easily accessible. This recipe guided one through the process of creating an early incarnation of the Martini and by the beginning of the 20th century this cocktail had become known nationwide. Throughout the epoch of Prohibition  in the United States, when alcohol became an illegal substance, cocktail consumption consequently dipped yet cocktails were still sold in illicit speakeasies and enjoyed in private cocktail parties with wide popularity.Following the repeal of the 18th amendment the popularity of cocktails burgeoned as new cocktails were invented such as the Margarita in 1948. 

A few years later in 1806 the cocktail appeared again in the American magazine The Balance which described the drink in simple terms as a stimulating liquor, comprised of spirits of any kind, sugar, water and bitters.However it was not until the beginning of the 19th century that the term cocktail first appeared in recorded history. The first reference to the drink appeared in an American newspaper the Farmers Cabinet in 1803 when a contributor claimed he Drank a glass of cocktail  excellent for the head. Though many of these early concoctions were far from the luxurious flavors we are used to today, the mixture for a long time was aimed at masking the taste of harsh alcohol rather than complimenting it.

 While the liquor in the cocktails during this time diminished these drinks were still readily available thanks to the likes of the notorious Al Capone and his bootlegging empire in Chicago. Yet the cocktails popularity subsided slightly during the 1960s and 1970s as wine and marijuana became favored by the youth.It was not until much later in the 19th century that the cocktail grew in popularity so much so that the first cocktail recipe China Ratchet Straps was included in Jerry ThomasBartenders Guide in 1862. From the late 19th century through to the 1920s is a period regarded by many as the beginning of the cocktails golden age.