Cocktails were very popular during the Prohibition in the 1920’s, because mixers could be used to cover up the smell of alcohol in bars. A gentleman known as  Old Man Bishop had a stroke of luck when he disguised a powerful  drink by mixing tequila, vodka, gin, rum, whiskey, with maple syrup. Since booze wasn’t as free flowing back then, drinks were made to be a lot stronger, and this one did just the trick. If one didn’t know better it would appear that you might just be sipping on an iced tea.