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Alcohol
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Highball | A cocktail with a mixer added to it. Ex. Club soda, tonic, ginger ale, ginger beer |
| Rocks Glass | AKA Old Fashioned glass AKA Low Ball Often uses higher-proof drinks |
| Double Rocks Glass | |
| Spritis/Liquor | Distilled beverage Ex. Vodka, rum |
| Rotgut | Poor quality, cheap liquor |
| ABV | Alcohol by Volume Percentage of pure alcohol in a drink |
| Neat | A shot of liquor served alone at room temperature with no ice or mixer |
| On the rocks | A drink served over ice |
| Up | A drink that is shaken or stirred with ice, then strained and served in a cocktail glass without ice |
| Top Shelf | The highest quality, most expensive spirits |
| Mixer | Non-alcoholic ingredients like soda or juice added to spirits |
| Beer | Malted barley, hops, yeast and water (4-6% alcohol) |
| Wine and cider | Fermented grapes (10-15% alcohol) or fermented apple juice (4-8% alcohol) |
| Spirits | Vodka, gin, rum, tequila, whiskey, brandy (30-50%) |
| Sake | Japanese rice wine (12-16% alcohol) |
| Fortified wines and liqueurs | Port, sherry (15-22% alcohol) Sweetened spirits with added flavors (15-30% alcohol) |
| Old Fashioned | Classic cocktail made with whiskey (bourbon or rye), sugar, bitters, |