Whiskey Dick's Common Drink Terms

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TERMS:

Proof: This is a term used to describe what percentage of liquor is alcohol. You can determine the percentage by dividing the proof amount in half. Therefore, an 80 proof bottle of vodka is 40% alcohol.

Alcohol Level: Is how they determine what percentage of the drink (minus ice) is alcohol. Anything over 40% is gonna knock you on your butt. If you had half a glass of Tequila and the other half filled with orange juice, the drink would have an alcohol level of 20%.

Slam or Slam it: To consume the entire contents of your drink in a quick and singular motion.
Synonyms are; "down it", "pound it", "hammer it", "through it back", "through it down", etc.

Shot Glass: A small glass that holds exactly 1 1/2 oz of liquid. Ordering a drink in one of these is called a shot, or shooter or jigger.

Sloshed: To be intoxicated.
Synonyms are; "drunk", "buzzed", "wasted", "faded", "hammered", "blitzed", "toasted", "messy", "tilted", "sloppy", "gone", "inebriated", "loaded", "blasted", tanked, "lit", "trashed", "bombed", "plowed", "high", "pissed", "smashed", "crocked", "soused", "stewed", "zonked".

Strain: To separate one part from another. Generally you strain a drink from the ice, meaning you pour the drink out of the glass, leaving the ice behind.

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