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A negroni cocktail with an orange twist served on the rocks "On the rocks" refers to liquor poured over ice cubes, and a "rocks drink" is a drink served on the rocks.Rocks drinks are typically served in a rocks glass, highball glass, or Collins glass, all of which refer to a relatively straight-walled, flat-bottomed glass; the rocks glass is typically the shortest and widest, followed by the ...
Dating back to at least the 1900s, it was a non-alcoholic mixture of ginger ale, ice and lemon peel. [2] By the 1910s, brandy, or bourbon would be added for a "horse's neck with a kick" or a "stiff horse's neck." The non-alcoholic version was still served in upstate New York in the late 1950s and early 60s, but eventually it was phased out.
The global alcoholic drink industry exceeded $1.5 trillion in 2017. [3] Alcohol is one of the most widely used recreational drugs in the world, and about 33% of all humans currently drink alcohol. [4] In 2015, among Americans, 86% of adults had consumed alcohol at some point, with 70% drinking it in the last year and 56% in the last month. [5]
Drunk last night. Drunk the night before, Gonna get drunk tonight like I never been drunk before, For when I'm drunk I'm as happy as can be; For I am a member of the Souse family Chorus Singing Glo-ri-ous! Glo-ri-ous! One keg of beer for the four of us! Singing glory be to God that there are no more of us; For one of us could drink it all alone ...
A Bedtime Drink by Dutch painter Johannes Rosierse (c. 1860) A nightcap is a drink taken shortly before bedtime. For example, a small alcoholic beverage or glass of warm milk can supposedly promote a good night's sleep. [1] [2]
Red wine is one of the most enjoyed alcoholic beverages around the world. And it’s known to be high in polyphenols—a type of antioxidants that may lessen your risk of heart disease and might ...
When Bond has presumably ordered a drink from room service to his hotel room, it is mixed by a waiter, who says "one medium dry vodka martini mixed like you said, sir, but not stirred." (A slice of lime was in the bottom of the glass.) Later, Dr. No presents Bond with a drink—"A medium dry vodka martini, lemon peel. Shaken, not stirred."
One might as well throw water into the sea as to do a kindness to rogues; One law for the rich and another for the poor; Opportunity does not knock until you build a door; One swallow does not make a summer; One who believes in Sword, dies by the Sword; One who speaks only one language is one person, but one who speaks two languages is two people.