“The Sherry Cobbler emerged in 19th-century America with no single documented inventor, though some historians point to Martha King Niblo as a possible originator. The most credible first-hand account comes from Katherine Jane Ellice's 1838 diary. By the 1830s, it had become the most popular mixed drink in America, spreading internationally and captivating European palates. At the 1867 Exposition Universelle in Paris, Americans served so many Sherry Cobblers they went through 500 bottles of sherry daily. Charles Dickens immortalized it in "Martin Chuzzlewit" (1844), cementing its international fame. The cocktail revolutionized drinking culture by popularizing both crushed ice and drinking straws.”