Alcopop, the Glossary
An alcopop (or cooler) is any of certain mixed alcoholic beverages with relatively low alcohol content (e.g., 3–7% alcohol by volume), including.[1]
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- Alcopops
- Premixed alcoholic drinks
Alcohol advertising
Alcohol advertising is the promotion of alcoholic beverages by alcohol producers through a variety of media.
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Alcohol by volume
Alcohol by volume (abbreviated as alc/vol or ABV) is a standard measure of the volume of alcohol contained in a given volume of an alcoholic beverage, expressed as a volume percent.
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Alcohol Justice
Alcohol Justice is a San Rafael, California-based non-profit advocacy, research and policy organization describing itself as "the industry watchdog." The Marin Institute was renamed and re-branded as Alcohol Justice in 2011; it was originally named The Marin Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Problems.
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Alcoholic beverage
An alcoholic beverage (also called an adult beverage, alcoholic drink, strong drink, or simply a drink) is a beverage containing alcohol.
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Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.
Bacardi
Bacardi Limited is the largest privately held, family-owned spirits company in the world.
Bacardi Breezer
Bacardi Breezer is an alcoholic fruit-flavoured drink made by Bacardi that comes in a variety of fruit flavours: lemon, peach, lychee, pineapple, apple, ruby grapefruit, lime, orange, blackberry, watermelon, cranberry, coconut, raspberry, blueberry, pomegranate, strawberry, and mango, premixed as a cocktail with Bacardi rum, sparkling water, and added sugar. Alcopop and Bacardi Breezer are alcopops and premixed alcoholic drinks.
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Bartles & Jaymes
Bartles & Jaymes is a flavored wine cooler and malt beverage line produced by the E & J Gallo Winery in the United States, introduced in 1985, and available in various fruit flavors. Alcopop and Bartles & Jaymes are premixed alcoholic drinks.
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Beer
Beer is an alcoholic beverage produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches from cereal grains—most commonly malted barley, although wheat, maize (corn), rice, and oats are also used.
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Binge drinking
Binge drinking, or heavy episodic drinking, is drinking alcoholic beverages with an intention of becoming intoxicated by heavy consumption of alcohol over a short period of time, but definitions (see below) vary considerably.
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Blend word
In linguistics, a blend—also known as a blend word, lexical blend, or portmanteau—is a word formed, usually intentionally, by combining the sounds and meanings of two or more words.
Bong Go
Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Tesoro Go (born June 14, 1974) is a Filipino politician serving as a senator since 2019.
Borg (drink)
A borg (sometimes BORG, short for blackout rage gallon) is a mixed drink made in a plastic gallon jug, containing water, vodka, flavored drink mix such as MiO or Kool-Aid, and sometimes electrolyte mix such as Pedialyte.
Bottle
A bottle is a narrow-necked container made of an impermeable material (such as glass, plastic or aluminium) in various shapes and sizes that stores and transports liquids.
Carbonated water
Carbonated water (also known as soda water, bubbly water, sparkling water, fizzy water, club soda, water with gas, in many places as mineral water, or especially in the United States as seltzer or seltzer water) is water containing dissolved carbon dioxide gas, either artificially injected under pressure or occurring due to natural geological processes.
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Center for Science in the Public Interest
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit watchdog and consumer advocacy group that advocates for safer and healthier foods.
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Chūhai
, an abbreviation of "shōchū highball" (焼酎ハイボール), is an alcoholic drink originating from Japan. Alcopop and Chūhai are premixed alcoholic drinks.
Cider
Cider is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented juice of apples.
Citrus
Citrus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the family Rutaceae.
Co-op Food
Co-op Food is a brand used for the food retail business of The Co-operative Group in the United Kingdom.
Comparison of alcopops
Alcopop (or cooler in Canadian English or spirit cooler in South Africa) is a colloquial term describing certain flavored alcoholic beverages, including. Alcopop and Comparison of alcopops are alcopops and premixed alcoholic drinks.
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Diageo
Diageo plc is a British multinational alcoholic beverage company, with its headquarters in London, England.
Euro
The euro (symbol: €; currency code: EUR) is the official currency of 20 of the member states of the European Union.
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Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.
Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government whose principal mission is the enforcement of civil (non-criminal) antitrust law and the promotion of consumer protection.
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Financial Times
The Financial Times (FT) is a British daily newspaper printed in broadsheet and also published digitally that focuses on business and economic current affairs.
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Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.
Flavoring
A flavoring (or flavouring), also known as flavor (or flavour) or flavorant, is a food additive used to improve the taste or smell of food.
Garage (drink)
Garage is an alcopop produced by the Finnish brewery Sinebrychoff. Alcopop and Garage (drink) are alcopops.
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Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.
Hard seltzer
Hard seltzer, adult seltzer, mature seltzer, spiked seltzer and hard sparkling alcohol water is a type of highball drink containing seltzer (carbonated water), alcohol, and often fruit flavorings.
Hard soda
Hard soda, also referred to as flavored beer, adult soda, fermented soda, mature soda and alcohol soda, is a type of alcoholic beverage and craft beer that is manufactured in the style of a soft drink. Alcopop and Hard soda are premixed alcoholic drinks.
Hooper's Hooch
Hooper's Hooch (often simply referred to as Hooch) is an alcopop that was most popular during the mid-1990s. Alcopop and Hooper's Hooch are alcopops.
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Hops
Hops are the flowers (also called seed cones or strobiles) of the hop plant Humulus lupulus, a member of the Cannabaceae family of flowering plants.
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Jack Daniel's
Jack Daniel's is a brand of Tennessee whiskey.
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.
Jello shot
A jello shot, colloquially, or Jell-O shot, is a gelatin and alcohol mixture consumed as a shot.
Juice
Juice is a drink made from the extraction or pressing of the natural liquid contained in fruit and vegetables.
Jungle juice
Jungle juice is an improvised mix of liquor that is usually served for group consumption.
Lean (drug)
Lean or purple drank (known by numerous local and street names) is a polysubstance drink used as a recreational drug.
Liquor
Liquor or distilled beverage is an alcoholic drink produced by the distillation of grains, fruits, vegetables, or sugar that have already gone through alcoholic fermentation.
Liquor store
A liquor store is a retail business that predominantly sells prepackaged alcoholic beverages, including liquors (typically in bottles), wine or beer, usually intended to be consumed off the store's premises.
List of cocktails
A cocktail is a mixed drink typically made with a distilled liquor (such as arrack, brandy, cachaça, gin, rum, tequila, vodka, or whiskey) as its base ingredient that is then mixed with other ingredients or garnishments.
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Malt drink
A malt drink is a fermented drink in which the primary ingredient is the grain or seed of the barley plant, which has been allowed to sprout slightly in a traditional way called "malting" before it is processed.
Market share is the percentage of the total revenue or sales in a market that a company's business makes up.
Mike's Hard Lemonade Co.
Mike's Hard Lemonade Co. is an alcopop supplier based in Levittown, Pennsylvania. Alcopop and Mike's Hard Lemonade Co. are alcopops.
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Mixed drink
A mixed drink is a beverage in which two or more ingredients are mixed.
Nutcracker (drink)
A nutcracker is a type of cocktail consisting of a mixture of hard liquor and sugary beverages such as fruit juice.
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Pia Cayetano
Pilar Juliana Schramm Cayetano (born March 22, 1966) also known as Pia Compañera Cayetano, is a Filipina politician, lawyer, and television host serving as a Senator since 2019, a position she previously held from 2004 to 2016.
Product placement
Product placement, also known as embedded marketing, is a marketing technique where references to specific brands or products are incorporated into another work, such as a film or television program, with specific promotional intent.
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Queen Mary (cocktail)
A Queen Mary beer cocktail is a mixture of grenadine and beer, which is commonly garnished with maraschino cherries.
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Ready to drink
Ready to drink (often known as RTD) packaged beverages are those sold in a prepared form, ready for consumption.
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Red Horse Beer
Red Horse Beer is an extra-strong lager brewed by San Miguel Brewery that originated in the Philippines.
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Republic of Ireland
Ireland (Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland.
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Sinebrychoff
The Sinebrychoff Brewery is a Finnish brewery and soft drink company.
SKYY vodka
SKYY vodka is an American vodka spirit produced by the Campari America division of Campari Group of Milan, Italy, formerly SKYY Spirits LLC.
Smirnoff
Smirnoff is a brand of vodka owned and produced by the British company Diageo. Alcopop and Smirnoff are premixed alcoholic drinks.
Soft drink
A soft drink (see § Terminology for other names) is any water-based flavored drink, usually but not necessarily carbonated, and typically including added sweetener.
Sugar
Sugar is the generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food.
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe.
Sweetness
Sweetness is a basic taste most commonly perceived when eating foods rich in sugars.
Systembolaget
("the System Company"), colloquially known as ("the system") or ("the company"), is a government-owned chain of liquor stores in Sweden.
Tabloid journalism
Tabloid journalism is a popular style of largely sensationalist journalism which takes its name from the tabloid newspaper format: a small-sized newspaper also known as half broadsheet.
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The Independent
The Independent is a British online newspaper.
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Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) is one of two treaties forming the constitutional basis of the European Union (EU), the other being the Treaty on European Union (TEU).
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Two Dogs
Two Dogs was a ready-to-drink beverage that was first introduced in Australia in 1993 and went on to become available throughout the world. Alcopop and Two Dogs are alcopops.
VK (drink)
VK is a brand of alcopop produced by Global Brands. Alcopop and VK (drink) are alcopops and premixed alcoholic drinks.
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic drink made from fermented fruit.
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Wine cooler
A wine cooler is an alcoholic beverage made from wine and fruit juice, often in combination with a carbonated beverage and sugar. Alcopop and wine cooler are premixed alcoholic drinks.
WKD Original Vodka
WKD, pronounced as Wicked, is a brand of alcopop produced by Beverage Brands. Alcopop and WKD Original Vodka are alcopops and premixed alcoholic drinks.
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Zima (drink)
Zima Clearmalt is a clear, lightly carbonated alcoholic beverage made and distributed by the Coors Brewing Company or its licensees. Alcopop and Zima (drink) are alcopops and premixed alcoholic drinks.
2008 Australian federal budget
The 2008 Australian federal budget for the Australian financial year ended 30 June 2009 was presented on 13 May 2008 by the Treasurer of Australia, Wayne Swan, the first federal budget presented by Swan, and the first budget of the first Rudd government.
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See also
Alcopops
- Alcopop
- Bacardi Breezer
- Buckfast Tonic Wine
- Cheeky Vimto
- Cisco (wine)
- Comparison of alcopops
- Cult Shaker
- Four Loko
- Garage (drink)
- High Noon (seltzer)
- Hooper's Hooch
- Joose
- Kilju
- Mike's Hard Lemonade Co.
- Rev (drink)
- Rio (Chinese drink)
- Sparks (drink)
- Taboo (drink)
- Tilt (drink)
- Two Dogs
- VK (drink)
- Vodka Cruiser
- WKD Original Vodka
- Wee Beastie
- White Claw Hard Seltzer
- White Mountain Cooler
- Zima (drink)
Premixed alcoholic drinks
- Alcopop
- Alcopops
- Bacardi Breezer
- Bartles & Jaymes
- BuzzBallz
- California Cooler
- Chūhai
- Comparison of alcopops
- Cult Shaker
- Flavored fortified wine
- Hard soda
- Jaguar (drink)
- Joose
- Passion Pop
- Raw Tea
- Smirnoff
- Sparks (drink)
- Strong Zero
- Taboo (drink)
- Tubi 60
- VK (drink)
- WKD Original Vodka
- Wee Beastie
- White Mountain Cooler
- Wine cooler
- Wine coolers
- Zima (drink)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcopop
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