call drinks

Liquor by name

Call drinks are alcoholic beverages ordered by specifying a particular brand rather than accepting the bar's default: I'll have a Tanqueray and tonic.

The term distinguishes these orders from well drinks, which use the house's cheaper, unspecified liquor.

Calling your drink typically costs more but ensures you get the brand you prefer.

Related
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  • vodkaClear distilled spirit
  • whiskeyOak-aged grain spirit
  • rumMolasses-based liquor
  • bartenderOne who serves drinks

on the rocks · brand · by the glass · order · cocktail · straight up · spirits · premium · bar · liquor license · neat · bourbon · scotch · single malt · top shelf · double · shaken not stirred · liqueur

Opposites
specificity of liquor selection

call drinkswell drinks

Standard, unspecified liquor drinks

house pour · rail drinks · house brand · cheap drinks

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Rated PG