mixed drink

A drink made of one or more kinds of liquor combined with other ingredients, usually shaken or stirred before serving.

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mixed′ drink′

an alcoholic drink combining two or more ingredients.

[1940–45]

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Noun

mixed drink - made of two or more ingredients

alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant - a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him"

cocktail - a short mixed drink

Dom Pedro - South African mixed drink made by mixing ice cream with whisky

highball - a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass

mixer - club soda or fruit juice used to mix with alcohol

spritzer - a mixed drink made of wine mixed with a sparkling water

flip - hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg

swizzle - any of various tall frothy mixed drinks made usually of rum and lime juice and sugar shaken with ice

hot toddy, toddy - a mixed drink made of liquor and water with sugar and spices and served hot

buck's fizz, mimosa - a mixed drink containing champagne and orange juice

pina colada - a mixed drink made of pineapple juice and coconut cream and rum

punch - an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl

rickey - a mixed drink made of sweetened lime juice and soda water usually with liquor

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Thus any mixed drink is called {omicron iota nu omicron sigma}, 'wine.' Hence Ganymede is said 'to pour the wine to Zeus,' though the gods do not drink wine.

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They were all full of tinned meats and mixed drinks, from ammoniated quinine to white vodka, for they had taken their full share in the overnight loot.

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Each participant ingested either glucose-polymer only (GP) (Refuel cc, Muizenberg, South Africa) or a glucosepolymer:fructose mixed drink. The type of carbohydrate drink ingested was randomised for each participant's first trial and the alternative drink was given at the subsequent trial.

Mixed drink increased carbohydrate oxidation but not performance during a 40 km time trial

[USPRwire, Mon Aug 24 2015] The key development of 2014 within the category was the introduction of Orijin Spirit Mixed Drink, which other variant, Orijin Bitters, was introduced to the spirits category.

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TAKING A MIXED DRINK ON THE GO DOES NOT HAVE TO be a hassle.

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At the top of the list is Verizon Arena, whose mixed drink sales rose 41.5 percent in 2014 compared with 2013.

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If you're an older adult, a single glass of wine, a bottle of beer or one mixed drink probably won't put you over the legal intoxication limit, but it can affect your driving ability nonetheless, suggests a study published in February in Pharmacotherapy.

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and having to pay $10, $15, $20 for a mixed drink with tax and tip?

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SIS Industries is getting a BGN 129 000 fine because of the commercials of a low-alcohol beverage called Savoy Mixed Drink.

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It does not matter whether the beverage of choice is beer, wine, a wine cooler, a cocktail, or a mixed drink. What matters is only one thing: the amount of alcohol in the drink.

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Novices shouldn't be put off by the volume, either: it's written especially for beginners and teaches the basics and techniques of the mixed drink, assuming no prior knowledge.