Cocktail

1. A beverage that combines an alcohol (such as bourbon, gin, rum, scotch or vodka) with a mixer (such as fruit juice, soda or liqueur). Popular cocktails include Marana, Old Fashioned and Tom Collins. 2. This term also applies to an appetizer served before a meal such as a 'seafood" or "fruit" cocktail, which would be a dish of mixed seafood or mixed fruit respectively.