well drinks list
Well Drinks List
A well drink is a mixed drink or cocktail that is made from the cheaper liquors available at a bar. In this article we have compiled a list of well drinks that you can order on your next visit to the bar, without straining your budget.
'Happy Hour' at the bar is something most drinkers await eagerly for. That is because they get to drink well drinks at a very affordable price (Now you know why it is called Happy Hour!). But why exactly are well drinks more affordable?
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What is a Well Drink?
A well drink is the cheapest mixed alcoholic drink available at a bar. The liquors that are used for making well drinks are vodka, gin, rum, tequila, bourbon, scotch, brandy, and whiskey. Some bars may include liquors like triple-sec, pear schnapps etc.
The name 'well drinks' is coined from the name of the workplace of a bartender, which is also known as the 'well'. It is the space where he keeps the ice, juices, liquors, and liqueurs. The well liquors are kept in the fast rail just in front of the bartender for easy access.
If you want to avoid getting a well drink, make sure to order a drink with a particular brand name in mind. For example, instead of ordering vodka and tonic, you should ask the bartender for Belvedere and Tonic. Or else you will end up with a well drink.![]()
List of Well Drinks
Well drinks offer greater variety when you do not want to have beer or wine and instead wish to sip on a fancy cocktail that fits your budget.
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Manhattan
Ingredients
3½ oz. whiskey
½ oz. vermouth (sweet)
Bitters
Cherry for garnish
Ice cubes
Preparation
Pour all the ingredients along with ice in a shaker. Shake and strain into a chilled glass. Garnish it with a cherry and serve.![]()
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Salty Dog
Ingredients
5 oz. grapefruit juice
1½ oz. gin
¼ teaspoon salt
Preparation
You need to pour all ingredients over ice cubes in a highball glass. Stir the ingredients well. Serve. You can substitute vodka for gin, if you like.![]()
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Bloody Mary
Ingredients
3 oz. tomato juice
1½ oz. vodka
½ oz. lemon juice
A dash of Worcestershire sauce
Ground pepper and pepper sauce to taste
Ice cubes
Tomato slice for garnishing
Preparation
Pour all the ingredients in a mixer and shake well. Put ice cubes in a tall glass and strain the mixture into it. Garnish it with tomato slice.![]()
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Vodka Shirley Temple
Ingredients
1 oz. grenadine
2 oz. vodka
6 oz. ginger ale
2 oz. orange juice
Ice cubes
Slice of orange and cherry to garnish
Preparation
Mix everything and serve in a tall glass. Garnish it with an orange slice and a cherry. Enjoy cold.![]()
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Vodka Sunrise
Ingredients
1 oz. vodka
5 oz. orange Juice
1 shot grenadine syrup
Ice cubes
Preparation
Mix vodka with orange juice in a tall hiball glass with ice cubes. Top it up with grenadine syrup. Serve cold.Now that you know a lot more about well drinks, you may have also realized that there is plenty to choose from. So go on and try a new drink every time you go partying!
Amaretto Sour
Bacardi w/Orange Juice
Bellini
Bloody Mary
Black Russian
Blue Curaçao w/Lemons
Blueberry Margarita
Boilermaker
Bourbon and Coke
Bourbon and Water
Boxcar
Broken Down Golf Cart
Buttery Navel
Campari w/Orange Juice
Cape Codder
Cuba Libre
Rum and Coke
Dirty Martini
Flavored Martinis
Fuzzy Navels
Gimlet
Gin and Tonic
Godfather
Grasshopper
Greyhound
Harvey Wallbanger
Jolly Ranchers
Long Island Ice Tea w/ Raspberry Liqueur
Madras
Manhattan
Mexican Bay Breeze
Mexican Sea Breeze
Mexican Madras
Mexicola
Paloma
Planter's Punch
Pomtini
Prairie Fire
Vodka Press
Purple Nipple
Rusty Nail
Salty Dog
Scotch and Soda
Screwdriver
Sea Breeze
Sex on the Beach
Shirley Temple
Sicilian Kiss
Singapore Sling
Tequila Sunrise
Tom Collins
Vodka & Ginger Ale
Vodka & Lime
Vodka Sunrise
Whiskey and Water
Now that is a good long list. If you want to try making some well drinks at home, here are a few recipes for you.