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But it is technically neat, or a “straight” shot, when the whole bottle of vodka is chilled in a freezer and served without ice. Other times white spirits are chilled and served in a cocktail glass-a typical example is chilled vodka (either shaken or stirred with ice beforehand) served in a cocktail (or other stemmed glass).For instance, “bourbon straight” is a standard bar order, although it is neat. Some people use the word “straight” when they mean a neat liquor pour.Simply put, you want your drink shaken or stirred with ice and strained into a cocktail glass.Ī Martini is the perfect example of a straight up drink.īut there’s a caveat when you dig deeper into these terms: Technically, “ up” and “ straight up” are interchangeable when you order a cocktail. Apart from whiskey and brandy being served neat, top-quality vodkas and tequilas are commonly also served neat. Neat drinks are slipped slowly to enjoy the flavors as they unfold. Many whiskey snobs sneer at people who drink their whiskey on the rocks because they believe the dilution interferes with the drink’s flavor.Ī neat serving is undoubtedly one way of experiencing a spirit’s unique taste. It is the spirit poured directly into a glass at room temperature.Ī neat drink is the same as on the rocks, but without the dilution from ice. This is the “purest” form of drinking a spirit-no mixing, no ice. Whiskey on the rocks is traditionally served in a rock or old fashioned glass. You can also take your “on the rocks” drink quite literally and use whiskey stones made from… you guessed it! Rocks. If you’re interested in making crystal clear ice, follow these instructions. The ice cubes, well, looked like little rocks of ice. Those pieces would appear as little stones, chipped from a rock when they were put in the glass.įast forward to 1933, when the first ejecting ice cube trays were invented. The “ rock in on the rocks” refers to ice chipped from a large block or rock of ice before the advent of modern refrigeration. The tradition was collecting small rocks from a riverbed to cool your whisky. The romanticized version of the origin comes from Scotland. It simply means you’ll get a shot or around 2 oz of a spirit, served in a rock or old fashioned glass over ice.īut wait, there’s gotta be more to this, right? On the rocks is a bar slang term for a drink served with ice. We’ll unpack them below and help you when you’re at the bar to order what you want. In contrast, others are common enough to know they cannot have another meaning.

There are divergent opinions about some words (straight up and up). There are many styles for serving drinks, and many terms can be confusing.

Afterward, we’ll dig into “straight up” and “up” serving and ordering styles and unpack the numerous meanings attached to these terms and why they can be so confusing. We’ll start simple with on the rocks and neat because most people know those terms and their associated meanings. We’ll dive into these somewhat confusing bar terminology to discover exactly what they mean. Up usually means you’d like a chilled drink served in a cocktail glass. It can also be a different term for ordering a neat drink, and it can also tell your bartender that you’d like a chilled vodka (Martini) without vermouth… Straight up can have a few meanings, like a drink chilled by stirring or shaking it with ice and straining it into a cocktail glass. In most cases, straight up and up are interchangeable terms, but they can become slightly confusing too. Straight up and up opens an entirely different bottle of spirits altogether. Ordering a neat drink is just as easy-it is a direct pour of spirits in your glass without any ice or mixers. There is almost no dispute that on the rocks means a drink served in a rock or old fashioned glass with ice. You can order any spirit in various ways, such as on the rocks, straight up, or even neat. Sometimes bar terminology and slang can make your head spin! The world of bar terminology is a muddled cocktail of terms that may mean one thing to you but something entirely different to your bartender.