What’s Coow Woow?

A Coow Woow is supposedly the the first mixed drink served in America back in 1664.

I found the drink while trying to do a bit of research on New England’s history with Rum manufacturing. As you can see in the recipe listed below, the Coow Woow is Rum heavy. Not something you’d normally think of when you think of New England.

If you’d like to try a Coow Woow, pour 2 oz. Rum and 1 oz. ginger brandy over crushed ice. Stir and strain into a cocktail glass.

I hope to add more history, and it’s pronunciation, here.


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CoowWoow.com is a website dedicated to cocktails and those that love them.

The Blog started out as a place for me to post some writings about cocktails and specifically my research trying to recreate the Coow Woow, but it’s morphed into more.

Now I’m using it to document and share the reading I’m doing related to cocktail trends and preparation for opening my store The Boston Shaker.

Folks can feel free to e-mail me at info (at) coowwoow [dot] com - (Thanks to Chris for pointing it out)

This site, or The Boston Shaker, does NOT endorse underage drinking. Cocktails are to be appreciated by responsible adults of legal drinking age in their country.

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