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Post by ginb4breakfast on May 29, 2015 17:10:47 GMT
Hello. A group of us our getting deep into Elemental Mixology, and I have a question about the origin of the term 'Thoroughbred'. While other sections dealing with each category of mixed drink demonstrate some historical precedent for the terms and categorization, the Thoroughbred is rather mysterious. The term makes sense for a spirit served neat or straight, but is there is historical reference for the use of the word? Thanks in advance for any info.
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Post by Andrew on May 30, 2015 18:06:30 GMT
Hello!
The names for all genres and sub-genres in the book have some historical precedent -- except for Thoroughbreds, Ensembles and Juiceballs. It was very astute of you to have noticed. In the case of the Thoroughbreds, I just let the original meaning of the word cocktail -- a mixed breed horse similar in quality to to a thoroughbred horse -- suggest a similar mixological appropriation of the word thoroughbred. Before 2009, I called this genre "neats and straights." It always seemed cumbersome to me. I was happy when 'thoroughbred' occurred to me back in 2008. I was a little embarrassed that the obvious extrapolation took that long for me to think of.
For another group, I used to use the term 'duos and trios' after Gary Regan's lead. It always bugged me, because adding one more liquor to a 'trio' really wouldn't turn it into something else. I was relieved when the French word for 'together', 'ensemble', occurred to me.
Juiceball is obvious by extrapolation from highball.
I hope that I have answered in a way that makes sense! Please let me know if you any other question!
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Post by ginb4breakfast on Jun 4, 2015 2:05:30 GMT
Thanks for the response. The term totally makes sense; you nailed it!
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