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The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks is a book about cocktails by David A. Embury, first published in 1948. [1] The book is noteworthy for its witty, highly opinionated and conversational tone, [2] as well as its categorization of cocktails into two main types: aromatic and sour; its categorization of ingredients into three categories: the base, modifying agents, and special flavorings and coloring ...
They may make the drink sweeter, more sour, or more savory. Some mixers change the texture or consistency of the drink, making it thicker or more watery. Drink mixers may also be used strictly for decorative purposes by changing the color or appearance of the drink. They also simply increase the volume of a drink, to make it last longer.
Nesquik is a brand of food products made by Swiss company Nestlé. In 1948, Nestlé launched a drink mix for chocolate-flavored milk called Nestlé Quik in the United States; this was released in Europe during the 1950s as Nesquik. [1] Since 1999, the brand has been known as Nesquik worldwide. [1]
Traditionally, the liquor is consumed in a single gulp and is then "chased" by the beer, which is sipped. [9] [10] The liquor and beer may be mixed by pouring or dropping the shot into the beer. The mixture may be stirred. [9] If the shot glass is dropped into the beer glass, the drink can also be known as a depth charge. [11]
Alcohol measurements are units of measurement for determining amounts of beverage alcohol. Alcohol concentration in beverages is commonly expressed as alcohol by volume (ABV), ranging from less than 0.1% in fruit juices to up to 98% in rare cases of spirits. A "standard drink" is used globally to quantify alcohol intake, though its definition ...
You can usually hit that level by drinking 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine, or 1.5 ounces of hard liquor such as whiskey, vodka, rum, or gin. For adult males, an episode of binge drinking is ...
Red Eye – beer, tomato juice (or clamato in Canada), with optional lemon or hot sauce [2] Sake bomb – Shot of sake poured or dropped into a glass of beer; Shandy or radler – Beer with lemonade, citrus soda, ginger beer, ginger ale, or fruit juice, e.g. grapefruit [3] [4] [5] Snakebite – Equal parts lager and cider; Somaek – Soju mixed ...
The strength of beer is measured by its alcohol content by volume expressed as a percentage, that is to say, the number of millilitres of absolute alcohol (ethanol) in 100 mL of beer. The most accurate method of determining the strength of a beer would be to take a quantity of beer and distill off a spirit that contains all of the alcohol that ...