What term describes a drink order where the customer specifies both the liquor and the mixer?

What term describes a drink order where the customer specifies both the liquor and the mixer?

• A. Call Drink
• B. Cocktail
• C. Chaser
• D. Dash

Answer: (A)

A call drink is the term for an order where the customer specifies both the liquor and the mixer. This label comes from the idea that the guest is “calling” out the exact spirit to be used, along with the mixer, so the bartender must follow those specific choices rather than defaulting to the house brand. For example, “Captain and Coke” or “Grey Goose with cranberry” are call drinks because both components are named. This differs from a broad cocktail, which is simply any mixed drink regardless of brand. A chaser is a separate drink taken after a shot, not a beverage ordered with a specified liquor and mixer. A dash refers to a small measured amount of an ingredient, not to how the drink is ordered.

A call drink is the term for an order where the customer specifies both the liquor and the mixer. This label comes from the idea that the guest is “calling” out the exact spirit to be used, along with the mixer, so the bartender must follow those specific choices rather than defaulting to the house brand. For example, “Captain and Coke” or “Grey Goose with cranberry” are call drinks because both components are named.

This differs from a broad cocktail, which is simply any mixed drink regardless of brand. A chaser is a separate drink taken after a shot, not a beverage ordered with a specified liquor and mixer. A dash refers to a small measured amount of an ingredient, not to how the drink is ordered.