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In the movie The Bad Seed, Rhoda Penmark talks about the "Scuppernong arbor" in the family's yard. In William Faulkner's novel Absalom, Absalom!, Thomas Sutpen, and Wash Jones drink whiskey and laugh together in the Scuppernong arbor on Sutpen's estate. Scuppernongs are mentioned in Chapter 25 of MacKinlay Kantor's Civil War novel Andersonville.
One of Finland's strongest alcohol drinks served with snaps is Marskin ryyppy, named after Marshal C. G. E. Mannerheim. [ 1 ] The word "snaps" also has the same meaning as German Schnapps ( German: [ʃnaps] ), in the sense of "any strong alcoholic drink".
The stinger is a duo cocktail, in that it uses only two ingredients: a spirit and a liqueur. [9] The classic stinger recipe uses three parts brandy and one part white crème de menthe. [10] However, stinger recipes vary, and some recipes call for equal parts brandy and crème de menthe. [7]
DeKuyper Royal Distillers (Dutch pronunciation: [dəˈkœypər]) is a privately held Dutch company in the business of manufacturing and marketing distilled spirits and liqueurs.
Beer brewed following a 13th-century recipe using gruit herbs. Gruit (pronounced / ˈ ɡ r aɪ t /; alternatively grut or gruyt) is a herb mixture used for bittering and flavouring beer, popular before the extensive use of hops. [1] The terms gruit and grut ale may also refer to the beverage produced using gruit. Today, however, gruit is a ...
A flip is a class of mixed drinks. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term was first used in 1695 to describe a mixture of beer, rum, and sugar, heated with a red-hot iron ("Thus we live at sea; eat biscuit, and drink flip"). [1] The iron caused the drink to froth, and this frothing (or "flipping") engendered the name. Over time ...
A borg's high alcohol content and convenient packaging facilitates binge drinking, with a typical recipe calling for a fifth of vodka, equivalent to about 16 drinks. [1] The drink has been touted as a hangover remedy and a harm reduction strategy, supposedly counteracting the effects of alcohol with water and electrolytes , but these claims are ...
Advocaat (/ ˈ æ d v ə k ɑː / ⓘ AD-və-kah, Dutch: [ɑtfoːˈkaːt] ⓘ) or advocatenborrel is a traditional Dutch alcoholic beverage made from eggs, sugar, and brandy. [1] The rich and creamy drink has a smooth, custard-like consistency. The typical alcohol content is generally between 14% and 20% ABV.