Cocktails: English Vocabulary List

a popular alcoholic drink made of tequila and citrus fruits like lime

"The margarita was cold."

"She ordered a margarita with salt on the rim."

an alcoholic cocktail made with vermouth and gin or vodka, often garnished with an olive

"The martini is dry."

"He drank a martini at the bar."

an alcoholic cocktail made with bourbon, sugar, crushed ice, and mint

"Mint julep has bourbon mint."

"Mint julep is a bourbon cocktail made with fresh mint and sugar syrup."

drink made with rum, lime, mint, and ice

"The bartender made a refreshing mojito."

"The mojito was made with fresh mint leaves rum lime juice sugar and soda water creating a refreshing cocktail."

a drink made with pineapple, coconut, and rum

"She ordered a pina colada at sunset"

"The bartender blended rum coconut cream and pineapple juice to make a pina colada."

a drink made with red wine, fruit, and sometimes lemonade, originated in Spain

"They shared a pitcher of fruity sangria on the patio."

"The pitcher of sangria was filled with red wine chopped fruit brandy and a splash of soda water."

a kind of alcoholic drink made with vodka and tomato juice

"I ordered a Bloody Mary."

"A Bloody Mary is made with vodka and tomato juice."

a classic cocktail made with white rum, lime juice, and simple syrup, shaken with ice and strained into a chilled cocktail glass

"Daiquiri has rum lime sugar."

"Daiquiri is a rum cocktail made with lime juice and sugar."

an alcoholic drink made with gin and a bitter-flavor fizzy water and pieces of lime

"She ordered a gin and tonic with a slice of lime."

"The gin and tonic is a refreshing summer cocktail made with gin tonic water and lime."

an alcoholic cocktail made with whiskey and vermouth

"He ordered a Manhattan cocktail."

"The Manhattan cocktail combines whiskey sweet vermouth and bitters garnished with a maraschino cherry."

an alcoholic cocktail made with tequila, grenadine, and orange juice

"Tequila sunrise has orange juice grenadine."

"The tequila sunrise cocktail gets its name from the orange and red gradient created by grenadine syrup."

an alcoholic drink made with a mixture of whiskey, sugar, and lime or lemon juice

"The bartender made a whiskey sour with fresh lemon juice."

"The whiskey sour was made with bourbon fresh lemon juice simple syrup and a cherry garnish."

a cocktail made with vodka, ginger beer, and lime juice, often served in a copper mug, typically garnished with a lime wedge or mint sprig

"Moscow mule has vodka ginger beer."

"Moscow mule is a vodka cocktail served in a copper mug with ginger beer."

a tropical cocktail made with rum, orange curaçao, lime juice, and orgeat syrup, often garnished with a cherry and pineapple wedge

"Mai Tai has rum orgeat."

"Mai Tai is a tiki cocktail made with rum lime and orgeat syrup."

a potent cocktail made with equal parts of vodka, gin, tequila, rum, and triple sec, along with sour mix and cola

"Long Island iced tea has multiple spirits."

"Long Island iced tea contains multiple spirits and cola but no tea."

a classic cocktail made with brandy, crème de cacao, and cream

"Brandy Alexander has brandy creme cacao."

"The Brandy Alexander is a creamy cocktail made with brandy dark creme de cacao and cream."

a cocktail made with equal parts Cognac and amaretto liqueur, typically stirred with ice and strained into a rocks glass

"French Connection has cognac amaretto."

"French Connection is a cocktail made with cognac and amaretto liqueur."

a cocktail made with vodka and tonic water, typically served over ice with a wedge of lime for garnish

"Vodka tonic has lime."

"Vodka tonic is a highball cocktail of vodka and tonic water with lime."

a classic Italian cocktail made with equal parts gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth

"Negroni has gin vermouth Campari."

"Negroni is an Italian cocktail made with gin vermouth and Campari."

a classic cocktail made with gin and lime juice, sometimes sweetened with simple syrup

"Gimlet has gin lime cordial."

"Gimlet is a cocktail made with gin or vodka and lime cordial."

a classic cocktail made with gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, and soda water, served in a tall glass filled with ice

"Tom Collins has gin lemon soda."

"The Tom Collins cocktail combines gin lemon juice sugar and soda water served over ice."

a cocktail made by mixing equal parts of lager or beer and cider, typically served over ice

"Snakebite has lager cider."

"Snakebite is a beer cocktail made with lager and cider."

a type of alcoholic drink that is made by diluting rum with water and sometimes adding other ingredients such as sugar, spices, or citrus fruits.

"Grog has rum water."

"Grog is a rum and water drink often served hot with lemon and sugar."

a drink made with milk, sugar, eggs, and alcoholic beverages such as brandy or rum

"The eggnog is sweet."

"She drank eggnog at the holiday party and enjoyed the creamy flavor."

an alcoholic cocktail made with champagne and orange juice

"Buck's fizz has champagne orange."

"Buck's fizz is a champagne cocktail made with orange juice."

a type of cocktail that consists of a base spirit and a carbonated mixer, served over ice

"Highball has whiskey soda."

"On hot summer evenings, she liked to relax with a refreshing highball made with gin and sparkling tonic water."

a cocktail made with vodka, apple liqueur, and sometimes sour mix or lemon juice

"Appletini has vodka apple."

"The appletini is a sweet tart cocktail made with vodka and apple liqueur often served in a martini glass."

a drink made with beer and lemonade

"He mixed beer and lemonade to make a refreshing shandy."

"The shandy mixed equal parts beer and lemonade creating a light low alcohol drink for hot days."

a warm alcoholic beverage made by mixing red wine with hot water, sugar, lemon, and spices, and sometimes a shot of brandy or rum

"Negus has port lemon."

"Negus is a warm port wine drink with lemon and spices."

a historic English cocktail made by mixing hot milk with ale or wine, and sweetening the mixture with sugar or honey

"Posset has hot milk wine spices."

"In medieval England, people often drank a warm posset made with hot milk and spiced ale."

a cocktail made with rum, cola, and lime juice, typically served over ice in a highball glass and garnished with a lime wedge

"Cuba libre has rum cola lime."

"Cuba libre is a simple cocktail of rum cola and lime juice over ice."

a cocktail made with Scotch whisky and ginger wine, typically served over ice in a glass

"Whisky mac has whisky ginger wine."

"Whisky Mac is a cocktail of Scotch whisky and ginger wine served without ice."

a classic cocktail made with gin, triple sec, and lemon juice, often shaken with ice and strained into a cocktail glass

"White lady has gin triple sec."

"The white lady cocktail combines gin triple sec and lemon juice shaken until frothy."

a type of cocktail made with rum, lime juice, sugar, and bitters, traditionally served over crushed ice

"Swizzle is mixed rum drink."

"Swizzle is a rum cocktail mixed using a swizzle stick."

a classic cocktail that originated in New Orleans, made with rye whiskey, sugar, Peychaud's bitters, and a dash of absinthe, stirred with ice

"He ordered a sazerac."

"The classic sazerac cocktail, made with rye whiskey, was served with a twist of lemon."

a type of cocktail made with a base spirit, such as gin or whiskey, mixed with lime juice and carbonated water,

"Rickey has spirits lime soda."

"Rickey is a highball drink made with gin or bourbon lime and soda."

a sparkling wine cocktail made by mixing equal parts of red wine and sparkling wine with a dash of sugar or orange juice

"Cold duck is sparkling wine."

"Cold duck is a sweet sparkling wine blend."