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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Cup

Beverages; Cocktails

A punch-type drink that made up in quantities of cups or glasses in preference to a punch bowl.

Fix

Beverages; Cocktails

A sour-type drink similar to the daisy, made with crushed ice in a large goblet.

Flip

Beverages; Cocktails

A chilled, creamy drink made of eggs, sugar, and a wine or spirit. Brandy and sherry flips are two of the better known kinds.

Grog

Beverages; Cocktails

A rum-based beverage with water, fruit juice and sugar, commonly served in a large mug.

Mist

Beverages; Cocktails

A liquor served over a glass filled with crushed ice, often a way of serving liqueur as an after dinner drink.

Old Fashioned

Beverages; Cocktails

The Old Fashioned is one of the most popular Bourbon Whiskey cocktail. Recipes vary with different bars and modern adaptations of the drink however a solid base for the Old Fashioned is: 1 tablespoon ...

Tom Collins

Beverages; Cocktails

Basically gin with sparkling lemonade, the Tom Collins cocktail was born of the Great Tom Collins Hoax of 1874. The hoax began as a game, in which someone would ask another if he'd seen Tom ...