Editing Drink (section)

===Mixing===
{{Details|Cocktail}}

An [[alcoholic drink|alcoholic]] [[mixed drink]] that contains two or more ingredients is referred to as a cocktail. Cocktails were originally a mixture of spirits, sugar, water, and [[bitters]].<ref>{{cite book|title=How To Mix Drinks|url=https://archive.org/details/howtomixdrinkso00schugoog|author=Thomas, Jerry|year=1862|publisher=Dick & Fitzgerald}}</ref> The term is now often used for almost any mixed drink that contains alcohol, including mixers, mixed shots, etc.<ref name=Regan>{{cite book|title=The Joy of Mixology|author=Regan, Gary|year=2003|publisher=Potter}}</ref> A cocktail today usually contains one or more kinds of spirit and one or more [[Drink mixer|mixers]], such as [[Carbonated water|soda]] or [[fruit juice]]. Additional ingredients may be [[sugar]], [[honey]], [[milk]], [[cream]], and various [[herb]]s.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Craft of the Cocktail|author=DeGroff, Dale|year=2002|publisher=Potter}}</ref>