Mixed Drink Types

While the Mixed Drink is simply any (hopefully tasty) combination of spirits, juices, mixers, etc. There are a variety of different types of mixed drinks which have evolved over the years which attempt to categorize the specifics of how such a drink is constructed. One of the most popular today, is the Cocktail. Originally defined as "Spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters", such a designation would allow a customer to walk into any bar and ask for a "gin cocktail" or "brandy cocktail" and the bartender would know precisely what they wanted. While many of these different drink categories have fallen out of use, the following is an attempt to provide a list of the different types of mixed drink that were at one time part of the bartenders lexicon. We've attempted to provide a simplified "definition" of the format of that particular drink, but in some cases there may not be a clear, or commonly accepted definition, in which case we've tried to provide as close as we can.

Mixed Drink Types

Name	Ingredients	Method	Notes
Alexander	Spirit, Crème de Cacao, Cream	Shaken, Served Up	Originally made with gin, then evolved to brandy. May not be an actual "category", although the brandy version is usually referred to as a "Brandy Alexander".
Bishop	Port wine, orange (or lemon), cloves, cinnamon, ginger, sugar.	All but port boiled with water, then port is added to heat and serve.	Probably not an actual "category", since Cardinal, Pope, and others are variations.
Buck	Spirit, Ginger Ale, Lemon Juice	Served over Ice
Bump	(probably not a true category)	(needs more research)
Champerelle	(probably not a true category)	(needs more research)
Cobbler	Wine or Spirit, Sugar, Fruit	Shaken, Served over pellet ice
Cocktail	Spirit, Sugar, Water, Bitters	Shaken or Stirred, Served Up or On The Rocks
Collins	Spirit, Citrus Juice (lemon), Sweetener, Soda	Served in an ice filled glass
Cooler	Spirit, Soda	Served in an ice filled glass	Garnished with a long spiral of citrus peel
Crusta	Spirit, Sugar, Water, Lemon Juice, Bitters	Shaken, Served Up in a sugared rim glass	Garnished with a long spiral of citrus peel
Cup	Seems difficult to define but appears to have typically included some borage.	Mixed together and poured into an (often) oversized goblet	Served to a group of people, with one person taking a sip, then passing it on to the next.
Daisy	Spirit, citrus juice, grenadine (or raspberry syrup)	Stir in ice filled glass	Top with soda water (optional)
Egg Nog	Spirit, eggs, milk, sugar	Served cold or with hot water added
Fix	Spirit, citrus juice, sugar (or flavored syrup), water	Served in a glass of crushed ice	garnished with fruits and berries
Fizz	Spirit, citrus juice, sweetener	Shaken and strained into an iceless glass	topped with soda water
Flip	Spirit or Wine, sweetener, egg	Shaken, and served hot or cold	garnished with nutmeg
Frappe	Any drink served over finely crushed ice	Stir well to frost glass exterior
Grog	Spirit (rum), water, citrus juice (optional), sweetener (optional), spices (optional)	mix well without ice	may be served hot
Hailstorm	Spirit, Sugar, Ice	Stirred in a glass (OCS&C)
Highball	Spirit, Soda or other carbonated beverage	poured into ice filled glass
Julep	Spirit, sugar, mint	served over finely crushed ice
Mist	Spirit or liqueur	served over finely crushed ice
Mull	Wine, Spices	heated and served in a mug	garnish with grated nutmeg
Neat	Spirit or liqueur	pour into iceless glass
Negus	Wine, Spices, Hot water	served in a mug	garnish with grated nutmeg
On The Rocks	Mixed Drink or Spirit or liqueur	poured into an ice filled glass
Posset	Wine or ale, egg (optional), sugar, spices, boiling hot milk	served in a mug	garnish with nutmeg and/or cinnamon
Pousse Café	Various liqueurs	float one layer on top of the other
Puff	Spirit, Milk, Seltzer
Punch	Spirit, Citrus, Sugar, Spice, Water	Mixed with ice	Usually served in a large bowl
Rickey	Spirit, Lime Juice, Soda, Sweetener (optional)	stir in an ice filled glass
Sangaree	Wine or Ale, Spirit, Water (optional), Citrus Juice, Sweetener, Spices		Served either Hot or Cold
Scaffa	Spirit, Liqueur, bitters	mixed, without ice, served neat
Skin	Spirit, sweetener, water (hot or cold)		garnish with lemon peel
Shot	Spirit or Liqueur	Neat, in a small glass
Shrub	Spirit, boiling water, fruit, sugar, vinegar	Allow to set several days in an airtight container	Strain, Bottle, serve
Sling	Spirit, sweetener, water (hot or cold)		garnish with lemon peel
Smash	Spirit, sugar, mint	Shake with ice, strain into ice filled glass
Sour	Spirit, Sweetener, Citrus Juice	Shake with ice and serve up or on the rocks	garnish with a citrus peel
Swizzle	Spirit, citrus juice, sweetener	"swizzle" in an ice filled glass or pitcher
Syllabub	Sweetened wine	Top with a whipped cream of cream, sweet sherry, lemon juice
Toddy	Spirit, sweetener, water (hot or cold)		garnish with lemon peel
Up	Mix a drink with ice, then strain into an empty glass
Well Drink	Any drink made with lower end products