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Rickey

(n.) This variation on the fizz was said to have been created by Joe Rickey, a lobbyist from Missouri who moved to the nation’s capital in the late-19th century and…

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Fizz

(n.) Essentially a sour made tall by adding soda water, the fizz category emerged in the late-19th century in the United States. Any base spirit can be used (gin may…

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Highball

1. (n.)  A spirit (most often whiskey) mixed with a carbonated beverage in a roughly 1:2 ratio and served in a tall glass over ice. Originally a whisky and soda…