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Subject: Re: Cocktails
From: Chris Milligan
Posted: Fri Jan 15. 2010, 15:55 UTC
Followup to: "Cocktails"  by Mathmil  (Wed Jan 13. 2010, 07:11 UTC)
> I'm curious as to the current definition of a cocktail. Basically, my 
> question is this:
> Are the following drinks considered cocktails:
> 
> Jack & Coke
> Scotch & Soda
> 7 & 7
> 
> and other similar drinks?
> Recipes appear for all 3 in the various cocktail books I possess. 

angus is right on the money on his definition.  And to expand on this  
alittle, "cocktail" is just one of many families of drinks, or a style of 
drink.  Everything that contains liquor is not a cocktail, like the drinks you 
mentioned.  They fall in the family of highball.


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Chris
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