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While the [[Mixed Drink]] is simply any (hopefully tasty) combination of spirits, juices, mixers, etc. There are a variety of different types of mixed drinks which have evolved over the years which attempt to categorize the specifics of how such a drink is constructed. One of the most popular today, is the [[Cocktail]]. Originally defined as "Spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters", such a designation would allow a customer to walk into any bar and as for a "gin cocktail" or "brandy cocktail" and the bartender would know precisely what they wanted. While many of these different drink categories have fallen out of use, the following is a relatively complete list of what some of the different types of mixed drink that were being ordered: | While the [[Mixed Drink]] is simply any (hopefully tasty) combination of spirits, juices, mixers, etc. There are a variety of different types of mixed drinks which have evolved over the years which attempt to categorize the specifics of how such a drink is constructed. One of the most popular today, is the [[Cocktail]]. Originally defined as "Spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters", such a designation would allow a customer to walk into any bar and as for a "gin cocktail" or "brandy cocktail" and the bartender would know precisely what they wanted. While many of these different drink categories have fallen out of use, the following is a relatively complete list of what some of the different types of mixed drink that were being ordered: | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! Name | |||
! Ingredients | |||
! Method | |||
! Service | |||
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| [[Alexander]] | |||
| Spirit, Crème de Cacao, Cream | |||
| Shaken, Served Up | |||
|- | |||
| [[Bishop]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Buck]] | |||
| Spirit, Ginger Ale, Lemon Juice | |||
| Served over Ice | |||
|- | |||
| [[Bump]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Champerelle]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Cobbler]] | |||
| Wine or Spirit, Sugar, Fruit | |||
| Shaken, Served over pellet ice | |||
|- | |||
| [[Cocktail]] | |||
| Spirit, Sugar, Water, Bitters | |||
| Shaken or Stirred, Served Up or On The Rocks | |||
|- | |||
| [[Collins]] | |||
| Spirit, Citrus Juice (lemon), Sweetener, Soda | |||
| Served in an ice filled glass | |||
|- | |||
| [[Cooler]] | |||
| Spirit, Soda | |||
| Served in an ice filled glass | |||
| Garnished with a long spiral of citrus peel | |||
|- | |||
| [[Crusta]] | |||
| Spirit, Sugar, Water, Lemon Juice, Bitters | |||
| Shaken, Served Up in a sugared rim glass | |||
| Garnished with a long spiral of citrus peel | |||
|- | |||
| [[Cup]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Daisy]] | |||
| Spirit, citrus juice, grenadine (or raspberry syrup) | |||
| Stir in ice filled glass | |||
| Top with soda water (optional) | |||
|- | |||
| [[Egg Nog]] | |||
| Spirit, eggs, milk, sugar | |||
| Served cold or with hot water added | |||
|- | |||
| [[Fix]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Fizz]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Flip]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Frappe]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Grog]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Highball]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Julep]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Mist]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Mull]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Neat]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Negus]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[On The Rocks]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Posset]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Pousse Café]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Puff]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Punch]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Rickey]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Sangaree]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Scaffa]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Skin]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Shot]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Shrub]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Sling]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Smash]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Sour]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Swizzle]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Syllabub]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Toddy]] | |||
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| [[Up]] | |||
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| [[Well Drink]] | |||
|} |
Revision as of 16:14, 1 February 2021
While the Mixed Drink is simply any (hopefully tasty) combination of spirits, juices, mixers, etc. There are a variety of different types of mixed drinks which have evolved over the years which attempt to categorize the specifics of how such a drink is constructed. One of the most popular today, is the Cocktail. Originally defined as "Spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters", such a designation would allow a customer to walk into any bar and as for a "gin cocktail" or "brandy cocktail" and the bartender would know precisely what they wanted. While many of these different drink categories have fallen out of use, the following is a relatively complete list of what some of the different types of mixed drink that were being ordered:
Name | Ingredients | Method | Service |
---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Spirit, Crème de Cacao, Cream | Shaken, Served Up | |
Bishop | |||
Buck | Spirit, Ginger Ale, Lemon Juice | Served over Ice | |
Bump | |||
Champerelle | |||
Cobbler | Wine or Spirit, Sugar, Fruit | Shaken, Served over pellet ice | |
Cocktail | Spirit, Sugar, Water, Bitters | Shaken or Stirred, Served Up or On The Rocks | |
Collins | Spirit, Citrus Juice (lemon), Sweetener, Soda | Served in an ice filled glass | |
Cooler | Spirit, Soda | Served in an ice filled glass | Garnished with a long spiral of citrus peel |
Crusta | Spirit, Sugar, Water, Lemon Juice, Bitters | Shaken, Served Up in a sugared rim glass | Garnished with a long spiral of citrus peel |
Cup | |||
Daisy | Spirit, citrus juice, grenadine (or raspberry syrup) | Stir in ice filled glass | Top with soda water (optional) |
Egg Nog | Spirit, eggs, milk, sugar | Served cold or with hot water added | |
Fix | |||
Fizz | |||
Flip | |||
Frappe | |||
Grog | |||
Highball | |||
Julep | |||
Mist | |||
Mull | |||
Neat | |||
Negus | |||
On The Rocks | |||
Posset | |||
Pousse Café | |||
Puff | |||
Punch | |||
Rickey | |||
Sangaree | |||
Scaffa | |||
Skin | |||
Shot | |||
Shrub | |||
Sling | |||
Smash | |||
Sour | |||
Swizzle | |||
Syllabub | |||
Toddy | |||
Up | |||
Well Drink |