Massachusetts’ Signature Cocktail, According to Website

Massachusetts has a list of "official" things, such as the official cookie (chocolate chip), flower (mayflower), tree (American elm), muffin (corn muffin), bird (chickadee), bean (baked navy bean), berry (cranberry) and more. There is even an official glee club song, "The Great State of Massachusetts."

However, Massachusetts does not have an official state alcoholic beverage. How bizarre, considering the way people love to drink around these parts.

Though there is no official alcoholic beverage, Massachusetts does have a "signature cocktail," according to popular website BuzzFeed. What might that be?

If you are under 50 years old, you might not have heard of the Cape Codder.

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BOSTINNO says, "Apparently, every state has a signature cocktail," at least according to BuzzFeed.

What is a Cape Codder? BOSTINNO says, "It's just a fancy name for a vodka cranberry." The site says, "It was invented in the '60s, so now only people over 50 still know to call it that."

BuzzFeed says, "The drink was conceived by the Ocean Spray cranberry growers under the name 'Red Devil,' which was later changed to the 'Cape Codder' in the 1960s."

The Spruce Eats says, "The Cape Cod (or Cape Codder) is one of the easiest mixed drinks that you will find. There is no mystery about it: it is quite simply vodka and cranberry."

The site says, "This is one of those easy vodka cocktails that is a good everyday drink. It is reliable and one that you can mix up in minutes."

The Cape Codder brings back memories of the piano bar happy hour at the Holiday Inn on Hathaway Road in New Bedford in the late '70s.