Cocktails are alcohol.
Cocktails are alcoholic mixed drinks, which are combinations of spirits, or drinks mixed with other ingredients such as fruit juices, flavored syrups, or cream. There is a wide variety of cocktails depending on the number and type of ingredients added.
The origin of the term cocktail has been debated.The first written reference to cocktails as alcoholic beverages appeared on May 13, 1806, in Hudson, New York. In the early to mid-2000s, the rise of cocktail culture through the style of mixology drew attention. Mixing traditional cocktails with other novel ingredients.
Characteristics of cocktails:
There are many types of ingredients used for mixology, and the number of types of ingredients used varies from drink to drink, such as two, three, or even five or more. Even if the cocktail is determined by the popular types of ingredients, the amount of each ingredient may vary greatly depending on the region and the person's taste, thus giving it a new name.
Cocktails must have superior flavor, and that flavor should be superior to the individual components. When tasting a cocktail, the taste buds of the tongue should be fully expanded and long enough to taste the exciting flavors. If it is too sweet, too bitter, or too tangy, it interferes with the ability to taste the flavors, reduces the quality of the drink, and is something that should not be allowed when mixing a drink.