canned cocktail

Ready-to-drink booze

A canned cocktail is a premixed alcoholic drink sold in a can, ready to drink without preparation.

These range from simple vodka sodas to elaborate margaritas and old fashioneds.

The format emerged as an alternative to mixing drinks at home or ordering at bars: We grabbed some canned cocktails for the beach.

Quality varies widely, from syrupy convenience-store fare to craft offerings.

Related

grab and go · single serve · margarita · mojito · spritz · fizz · aluminum · cold · on the rocks · refreshing · boozy · portable · twist off · convenient · picnic · backyard barbecue · beach · beach day

Categories
Opposites
craft and quality perception

canned cocktailcraft cocktail

Carefully made mixed drink

packaging and form

canned cocktailneat pour

Unmeasured drink from bottle

packaging/serving format

canned cocktailhighball

Spirit lengthened with mixer

Family

canned, canning, canner, cannery, cock, tail, cocktails, tails, tailed

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG