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A borg's high alcohol content and convenient packaging facilitate 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 ...
The drink was first made by a bartender of Brooks's Club in London in 1861 to mourn the death of Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's Prince Consort. [1] [2] It is supposed to symbolize the black armbands worn by mourners. [3] It was said that “even the champagne should be in mourning.” [3] [4] Today, the drink is not exclusive to mourning. [3]
An alcoholic drink is a drink that contains ethanol, commonly known as alcohol. Alcoholic drinks are divided into three general classes: beers , wines , and distilled beverages . They are legally consumed in most countries, and over one hundred countries have laws regulating their production, sale, and consumption. [ 1 ]
The B-52 (also B52 or Bifi or Bifty) cocktail is a layered shot composed of coffee liqueur (), Irish cream (Baileys Irish Cream), and Grand Marnier (in later versions replaced with triple sec or Cointreau).
A standard drink is a notional drink that contains a specified amount of pure alcohol. The standard drink is used in many countries to quantify alcohol intake. It is usually expressed as a measure of beer, wine, or spirits. One standard drink always contains the same amount of alcohol regardless of serving size or the type of alcoholic beverage.
The traditional recipe was created in 1752 by Abraham Kunze [], an apothecary living in Riga. [6] In 1762, Kunze published an advertisement for the balsam in the December 23rd issue of the Rigische Anzeigen [] newspaper, describing its purported healing properties and instructions for use and offering it in flasks, cruses and bottles of an unspecified volume sealed with wax with his initials ...
A smash is a casual icy julep (spirits, sugar, and herb) [32] cocktail filled with hunks of fresh fruit, so that after the liquid part of the drink has been consumed, one can also eat the alcohol-infused fruit (e.g. strawberries). The history of smashes goes back at least as far as the 1862 book How to Mix Drinks. [33]
Bloody Mary. A Bloody Mary is a cocktail containing vodka, tomato juice, and other spices and flavorings including Worcestershire sauce, hot sauces, garlic, herbs, horseradish, celery, olives, pickled vegetables, salt, black pepper, lemon juice, lime juice and celery salt.