The earliest known mention is from an 1838 diary of a Canadian traveler to the United States, Katherine Jane Ellice, but it did not gain international name recognition until Charles Dickens included the drink in The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit.
[3] The Sherry Cobbler emerged during the 1830s and became one of the most popular mixed drinks in the 19th century United States.
The earliest known reference to a "Cobbler" dates the diary of Canadian traveler Katherine Jane Ellice.
The King's Cobbler was made with rhubarb amaro called Zucca rabarbaro instead of fortified wine.
Other ingredients were muddled strawberry, fresh lemon juice and simple syrup, with a mint leaf garnish.