Cocktail

Question 1

cocktail

Answer 1

any beverage that contains three or more ingredients if at least one of those ingredients is alcohol

Question 2

highball

Answer 2

a mixed drink that contains only a distilled spirit and a mixer, such as soda or fruit juice

a family of mixed alcoholic drinks that are composed of an alcoholic base spirit and a larger proportion of a non-alcoholic mixer

may refer to the practice of serving drinks in tall glasses

Question 3

duo

Answer 3

a cocktail that contains only a distilled spirit and a liqueur

Question 4

trio

Answer 4

a cocktail that contains a distilled spirit, a liqueur, and a mixer

Question 5

tumbler

Answer 5

a flat-bottomed beverage container usually made of plastic or glass

Question 6

old fashioned glass

Answer 6

also called lowball glass or rocks glass

a short tumbler used for serving an alcoholic beverage, such as whisky, with ice cubes (“on the rocks”)

typically have a wide brim and a thick base (or tunc), so that the non-liquid ingredients of a cocktail can be mashed using a muddler before the main liquid ingredients are added

Question 7

tunc

Answer 7

a term colloquial to the Midlands of the United Kingdom that is used to describe the thick deposit of glass (e.g. old fashioned glass) that forms the base of the vessel.

Question 8

collins glass

Answer 8

a glass tumbler which typically will contain 300 to 410 millilitres (11 to 14 imp fl oz; 10 to 14 US fl oz). It is used to serve mixed drinks, especially Tom Collins cocktails. It is cylindrical in shape and narrower and taller than a highball glass

Question 9

highball

Answer 9

a glass tumbler that can contain 240 to 350 millilitres (8.4 to 12.3 imp fl oz; 8.1 to 11.8 US fl oz).[1][2] It is used to serve highball cocktails and other mixed drinks

Question 10

shot glass

Answer 10

a small glass designed to hold or measure spirits or liquor, which is either drunk straight from the glass (“a shot”) or poured into a cocktail. A “shot” of liquor is not the same as a “shooter”

Question 11

shooter

Answer 11

an alcoholic mixed drink that contains 30 millilitres (1.0 US fl oz) of two or more spirits. Some shooters also have a non-alcoholic ingredient. They are generally drunk quickly, rather than being sipped

Question 12

toast

Answer 12

a ritual in which a drink is taken as an expression of honor or goodwill. The term may be applied to the person or thing so honored, the drink taken, or the verbal expression accompanying the drink,

The toast as described here is rooted in Western culture, but certain cultures outside that sphere have their own traditions in which consuming a drink is connected with ideas of celebration and honor.

Question 13

“straight up” (or “up”)

Answer 13

an alcoholic drink that is shaken or stirred with ice and then strained and served without ice in a stemmed glass

Question 14

neat

Answer 14

a single, unmixed liquor served without being chilled and without any water, ice, or other mixer. Neat drinks are typically served in a rocks glass (old fashioned- glass), shot glass, snifter, Glencairn glass, or copita.

Question 15

fabulist

Answer 15

a liar, especially a person who invents elaborate, dishonest stories