Mixed drink or cocktail?
Add anther one to the category of learning something new every day. It seems that most of us conflate mixed drinks with cocktails.
"A
mixed drink is, at its core, any beverage that includes alcohol as an ingredient. Since cocktails involve more than just alcohol, such as flavoring, this is where the line of delineation resides. Under this definition, a martini is classified as a mixed drink, and not a cocktail."
Another way to look at it is that a mixed drink is any mingling of an alcoholic spirit with one non-alcoholic component, such as in gin and
tonic, whereas a
cocktail generally comprises three or more liquid ingredients, at least one of which is alcoholic.
Can you identify the cocktails?
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| Screwdriver #1: photo by Cliff Hutson |
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| Bourbon & Tonic: photo by Cliff Hutson |
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| Ranch Water: photo by Cliff Hutson |
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| Backyard Daiquiri: photo by Cliff Hutson |
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