You can drink tequila and mescal as shots, and vodka is served chilled with food (zakuski) in its native land. Bourbon, rye and whiskey drinkers might add some ice or a splash of water. Gin is meant to be mixed, however, as the botanicals (herbs, spices etc.) come to life in cocktails and add complexity to the drink. This is why so many classic cocktails call for gin.
Site Map. James Cook was born on 27th October 1728 in Marton, now part of Middlesbrough. His father, James, was originally from Scotland, and had married Grace Pace from Thornaby on Tees. He was an agricultural labourer and moved about the area to find work on local estate farms.
1776-1784 Henry Co., VA. 1784 Migration to KY. About 1725 - William Cook II was born about 1725 in Virginia, the only known son and child of William Cook I and Anne Griffin (Griffith). (The Cook Book by Eunice Cook Konold, p.29) There is speculation that William Cook II may have had a brother John Cook.