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Drink mixers are the non-alcoholic ingredients in mixed drinks and cocktails. There are many reasons mixers are used. They change or enhance flavors or add new ones to a drink. Mixers dilute the drink, lowering the alcohol by volume in the drink. They may make the drink sweeter, more sour, or more savory. Some mixers change the texture or consistency of the drink, making it thicker or more watery. Drink mixers may also be used strictly for decorative purposes by changing the color or appearance of the drink. In scuba diving, the word cocktail also means a hazard with diving with some rebreathers: it means a caustic solution resulting from water reaching and dissolving the absorbent. ... In scuba diving, the word cocktail also means a hazard with diving with some rebreathers: it means a caustic solution resulting from water reaching and dissolving the absorbent. ... A cocktail. ... Alcohol by volume (ABV) is an indication of how much alcohol (expressed as a percentage) is included in an alcoholic beverage. ...

1 Caffeinated beverages
2 Carbonated mixers and sodas
3 Dairy products
4 Juices
5 Preprepared mixes
6 Sauces
7 Syrups
8 Other mixers
9 See also

Caffeinated beverages

Caffeine helps counteract some of the depressant effects of the alcohol. Caffeine is a xanthine alkaloid compound that acts as a stimulant in humans. ... See also sedative. ... Functional group of an alcohol molecule. ...

Coffee
Energy drinks - Red Bull, etc.
Iced tea, Sweetened - Lipton BRISK, Nestea, etc.

A cup of coffee Coffee is one of the most widely consumed beverages in the world. ... A variety of energy drinks are available; the skinny bullet can shape is popular. ... Red Bull is the brand name of a soft drink that originated in Thailand and is now popular throughout the world. ... Wikibooks Cookbook has more about this subject: Iced Tea Iced tea is a form of cold tea, often served in a glass over ice. ... Lipton is the worlds best-known and best-selling brand of both hot leaf and ready-to-drink tea[]. It forms part of the Unilever portfolio which sells around 15. ... Nestea is a brand of iced tea manufactured and distributed by the Nestle companys beverage department in the United States, and by Coca-Cola in several European countries, Brazil, Mexico and Venezuela. ...

Carbonated mixers and sodas

Carbonation adds a festive flair to drinks, and it also increases the absorption of the alcohol into the blood stream, potentially resulting in faster intoxication. Bubbles of carbon dioxide float to the surface of a carbonated soft drink. ... ...

Carbonated water (also called soda water, seltzer water, or sparkling water)
Cola - Coca-Cola, Pepsi, etc.
Ginger ale
Lemon-lime soda - 7-UP, Sprite, etc.
Tonic water

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Dairy products

Milk products add a smoothing effect to the feel of the drink to counteract the burn of the alcohol. They also turn the drinks opaque, usually enhancing and lightening the color of the drink. A substance or object that is opaque is neither transparent nor translucent. ...

Cream
Half and half
Ice cream
Milk

Cream is a dairy product that is composed of the higher-butterfat layer skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization. ... In the United States, half and half is a dairy product with a fat content of about 12%, typically used as a lower-fat substitute for cream in coffee; see cream. ... Missing image Ice cream is often served on a stick Boxes of ice cream are often found in stores in a display freezer. ... A glass of cows milk Milk is the nutrient fluid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals (including monotremes). ...

Juices

Orange juice

Juices are flavorful additions. Some add sweetness, others add a sour tang, and some add a sweet-tart sensation. Fruit juices are common additions to rum-based cocktails. Download high resolution version (635x936, 120 KB) Fifty years ago, frozen orange juice was just a flavorless commercial flop. ... Download high resolution version (635x936, 120 KB) Fifty years ago, frozen orange juice was just a flavorless commercial flop. ...

Apple cider (not to be confused with cider, known as hard cider in the U.S.)
Coconut milk
Cranberry juice
Grape juice
Grapefruit juice
Lemon juice
Lemonade
Lime juice, unsweetened
Limeade
Olive juice
Orange juice
Pineapple juice
Tomato juice - plain or flavored (V-8, Clamato, etc.)
Wheatgrass juice

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Preprepared mixes

Some suppliers now manufacture pre-made mixes, which contain all the ingredients for a particular drink pre-mixed. The only thing that needs to be added is alcohol.

Margarita mix - José Cuervo Margarita mix, etc.
Mudslide mix - T.G.I. Friday's Frozen Mudslide mix, etc.

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Sauces

The addition of a sauce usually imparts a surprising new taste to a familiar drink. Hot sauces are commonly used in drinking games. This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

Honey
Hot sauce - Tabasco sauce, etc.

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Syrups

The key ingredient in a syrup is sugar, which sweetens any drink into which it is mixed. Other flavors are often added to a sugar syrup. Magnification of typical sugar showing monoclinic hemihedral crystalline stucture. ...

Grenadine
Lime juice, sweetened - Rose's lime juice
Simple syrup
Sour mix

Cut pomegranate. ... Roses lime juice, often known simply as Roses, is a brand of sweetened lime juice used in mixed drinks, most notably the gimlet. ... In cooking, a syrup (from Arabic sharab, beverage, via Latin siropus) is a thick, viscous liquid, containing a large amount of dissolved sugars, but showing little tendency to deposit crystals. ... Sour mix is a mixer used in many cocktails, notably the Long Island Iced Tea family. ...

Other mixers

Many other food and beverage items can be used in mixed drinks. These are some other common ones.

Bitters
Egg - egg whites thicken and increase the foaminess of blended drinks.
Food coloring
Sports drink - Gatorade, SunnyD, etc.

A Bitters is a preparation of herbs and citrus dissolved in alcohol or glycerine with a bitter or bittersweet flavor. ... An egg is an ovum produced by a female animal for reproduction, often prepared as food. ... Albumen redirects here. ... Sea foam on the beach. ... An electric blender. ... Food coloring spreading on a soap bubble. ... A sports drink is a beverage designed to help athletes rehydrate, as well as replenish electrolytes, sugar, and other nutrients, which can be depleted after strenuous training or competition. ... A bottle of Gatorade, Fruit Punch flavor. ... SunnyD (aka Sunny Delight) is a popular orange-flavor drink, manufactured until recently by Procter & Gamble. ...

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