Drinkmaking

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process of making alcoholic drinks, especially cocktails. uncountable

    "Beer as a cocktail ingredient isn’t a revolutionary idea. It’s long played a part in drinkmaking. The original flips, concocted in the late 1600s, were made with beer, rum, sugar and whole egg, and served hot."

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"Beer as a cocktail ingredient isn’t a revolutionary idea. It’s long played a part in drinkmaking. The original flips, concocted in the late 1600s, were made with beer, rum, sugar and whole egg, and served hot."

Etymology

From drink + making.

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