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Love part of the definition/wiki entry - (no parf'ing intended) - "Cock-tail is a stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters—it is vulgarly called bittered sling, and is supposed to be an excellent electioneering potion, inasmuch as it renders the heart stout and bold, at the same time that it fuddles the head. It is said, also to be of great use to a democratic candidate: because a person, having swallowed a glass of it, is ready to swallow any thing else."


That said, I don't drink liquor often. I think closes I'll come to a cocktail is cranberry w/ vodka (its bitter and sweet, should count right?) or perhaps a bloody mary w/ just v-8, garlic powder, horse radish (it is the bitter herb of passover!), hot sauce, and of course the vodka. Most of my other liquor consumption is either simple mix (bourbon & coke, etc) or liquor + ice (single malt, better bourbon, etc), or the very rare shot.

I also can't believe no one has mentioned the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster. Flavour "Like having your brains smashed out by a slice of lemon wrapped around a large gold brick."


Take the juice from one bottle of that Ol' Janx Spirit.
Pour into it one measure of water from the seas of Santraginus V(Oh, that Santragian seawater! Oh, those Santragian fish!)
Allow three cubes of Arcturan Mega-gin to melt into the mixture (it must be properly iced or the benzene is lost).
Allow four litres of Fallian marsh gas to bubble through it, in honor of all those happy hikers who have died of pleasure in the Marshes of Fallia.
Over the back of a silver spoon float a measure of Qalactin Hypermint extract, redolent of all the heavy odors of the dark Qalactin Zones, subtle, sweet, and mystic.
Drop in the tooth of an Algolian Suntiger. Watch it dissolve, spreading the fires of the Algolian Suns deep into the heart of the drink.
Sprinkle Zamphuor.
Add an olive.
Drink . . . but . . . very carefully . . .