Cocktails

thumb|upright=1.1|A Martini (cocktail)|martini served in a [[cocktail glass]] A cocktail is a mixed drink, usually alcoholic. Most commonly, a cocktail is a combination of one or more spirits mixed with other ingredients, such as juices, flavored syrups, tonic water, shrubs, and bitters. Cocktails vary widely across regions of the world, and many websites publish both original recipes and their own interpretations of older and more famous cocktails.

cocktail containing vodka and tomato juice

cocktail composed of Campari, sweet vermouth, and club soda

stemmed glass with an inverted cone bowl

thumb|right|250px|Sheet music cover for a 1915 song by William J. McKenna celebrating the drink A highball is a mixed alcoholic drink composed of an alcoholic base spirit and a larger proportion of a non-alcoholic mixer, often a carbonated beverage. Examples include the Seven and Seven, Scotch and soda, gin and tonic, screwdriver (a.k.a. vodka and orange juice), fernet con coca, and rum and Coke (a.k.a. Cuba libre with the addition of lime juice). A highball is typically served over ice in a large straight-sided highball glass or Collins glass.

alcoholic mixed drink with one ounce (33 ml) of spirits

mixed drink with flammable alcohol set on fire before serving

cocktail of amaretto, Southern Comfort, sloe gin and orange juice

Chiliguaro is a popular alcoholic beverage in Costa Rica. It is made with guaro, a distilled cane sugar liquor which is traditional in Costa Rica, and combined with spicy chili sauce. Sometimes tomato juice, salt, lime, pepper and other ingredients used in Costa Rican cuisine.

cocktail dropping a small glass of alcoholic drink into a larger one

well-known bar in Paris, France

decorative ornaments that add character or style to a mixed drink

fruit liqueur