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| B and B |
abbreviation of "Benedictine and Brandy," a type of cocktail. [1/2 definitions] |
| daiquiri |
a cocktail made of rum, lime juice, and sugar. |
| fund-raiser |
a social event, such as dinner or cocktail party, whose aim is to raise money for a cause. [1/2 definitions] |
| mai tai |
a cocktail made with rum and fruit juices, and often garnished with fruit. |
| Manhattan |
(often l.c.) a cocktail made of whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters. [1/2 definitions] |
| margarita |
a cocktail made of tequila and lemon or lime juice and usu. served in a glass whose rim is coated with salt. |
| martini |
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth. |
| pink lady |
a cocktail made of gin, egg white, lemon or lime juice, and grenadine. |
| rob roy |
(sometimes caps.) a cocktail composed of Scotch whisky, sweet vermouth, and bitters. |
| Shirley Temple2 |
a non-alcoholic cocktail named after the child movie star Shirley Temple. (See Temple, Shirley.) |
| sidecar |
a cocktail made of brandy, an orange-flavored liqueur, and lemon juice. [1/2 definitions] |
| whiskey sour |
a cocktail made of whiskey, lemon juice, and sugar, generally shaken with cracked ice. |
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