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Names for soft drinks in the United States vary regionally. Soda and Pop are the most common terms for soft drinks nationally, although other terms are used, such as, in the South, Coke (a genericized name for Coca-Cola). Since individual names tend to dominate regionally, the use of a particular term can be an act of geographic identity.
Fix – traditional long drink related to Cobblers, but mixed in a shaker and served over crushed ice; Fizz – traditional long drink including acidic juices and club soda, e.g. gin fizz; Flip – traditional half-long drink that is characterized by inclusion of sugar and egg yolk; Julep – base spirit, sugar, and mint over ice.
Soft drinks – a soft drink is a drink that typically contains water (often, but not always, carbonated water), usually a sweetener and usually a flavoring agent. The sweetener may be sugar , high-fructose corn syrup , fruit juice, sugar substitutes (in the case of diet drinks) or some combination of these.
The drink is sold as a concentrate, which is mixed with water or sometimes milk just before consumption. A pre-diluted version known as Calpis Water (カルピスウォーター, Karupisu Wōtā), or its carbonated variety, known as Calpis Soda (カルピスソーダ, Karupisu Sōda), is also available.
The Cuban Adalor cocktail is a drink calling for fresh peach smashed with a fork and topped with Champagne. It was published in a Cuban drink guide book in 1927. [8] The Adalor cup is a similar punch drink made with "melocoton" from the 1930 book Manual Oficial of the Club De Cantineros from Cuba. [9] Melocoton is a peach grafted on a quince ...
Schnapps (/ ʃ n ɑː p s / or / ʃ n æ p s /) or schnaps is a type of alcoholic beverage that may take several forms, including distilled fruit brandies, [1] herbal liqueurs, infusions, and "flavored liqueurs" made by adding fruit syrups, spices, or artificial flavorings to neutral grain spirits.
Horlicks – the name of a malted milk hot drink and company. In 1883, U.S. patent 278,967 was granted to William Horlick for the first malted milk drink mixing powder prepared with hot water; Milo – a chocolate and malt powder which is mixed with hot or cold water or milk to produce a beverage popular in many parts of the world