Cocktails

Cocktails

Any of various short mixed drinks, consisting typically of gin, whiskey, rum, vodka, or brandy, with different admixtures, such as vermouth, fruit juices, sweet flavorings, or even coffee, and usually chilled.

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Manhattan Medium

Beverages; Cocktails

The Manhattan Medium is a cocktail composed of rye or Canadian whiskey, dry vermouth, sweet red vermouth, Angostura bitters and a Maraschino cherry as a garnish.

Manhattan Dry

Beverages; Cocktails

The Manhattan Dry is a cocktail composed of rye or Canadian whiskey, dry vermouth, Angostura bitters and a twist. It differs from a regular Manhattan by having dry vermouth instead of sweet vermouth ...

Kir Royal

Beverages; Cocktails

The Kir Royal is a cocktail composed of champagne and crème de cassis. See also: Kir

Kir

Beverages; Cocktails

Kir is a cocktail composed of white wine and crème de cassis and is normally drunk before a meal or snack in France. It is named after Felix Kir, a mayor of Dijon, who popularized the drink after ...

Gibson

Beverages; Cocktails

The Gibson is a cocktail composed of gin and dry vermouth, garnished with a pickled onion. It is very similar to the martini cocktail, and the only difference is, is that a martini has an olive ...

Daiquiri

Beverages; Cocktails

The Daiquiri is a cocktail composed of white rum, lime juice and gomme syrup. The cocktail is named after a beach near Santiago, Cuba and was created in that area in around 1900.

Frozen Daiquiri

Beverages; Cocktails

The frozen Daiquiri is a cocktail composed of white rum, lime juice, gomme syrup and ice. The beverage is normally made in a blender, which gives it a similar texture to a smoothie. See also: ...