- Long drink
A long drink or tall drink is an alcoholic mixed drink with a relatively large volume (> 12 cl, frequently 16–40 cl or between 5 - 9
fluid ounce s).This
terminology had fallen out of favor over the last decade or two, but is now enjoying a revival.Fact|date=April 2008 Typically, a long drink will have lots of ice and mixer, perfect for warmer days, as opposed to ashort drink .An example long drink is a
gin and tonic which in hot countries traditionally was mixed in a ratio of 1 or 2 to 10.Long drinks in Finland
In
Finland , the term "long drink" or "lonkero" (which also means "tentacle") refers exclusively to a mixed drink made fromgin and, most commonly,grapefruit soda . Originally developed for the1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki,as of 2007 the "Hartwall Original Gin Long Drink" remains the most popular single product sold by Finnish state monopolyAlko , outselling evenKoskenkorva , the most popular Finnish spirit. [ [http://www.hartwall.fi/index.asp?id=4D79DC674DF94E0F817170E560C95FE6&data=1,URL,http://www.hartwall.fi/modules/release/show_release.asp?Id=860CD47FD5D54C0ABDA8CCA71A56ADDF&groupid=5089F196D2764D178090E300093E906A&laytmp=default "Hartwall Original Gin Long Drink Alkon ylivoimaisesti myydyin tuotemerkki". Hartwall.] ]ee also
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Highball (cocktail) References
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