cocktails

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Beneath the cocktails, boat trips and villa life, tensions simmer and emotions rise.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

To counter Diageo’s lagging spirits portfolio in the U.S., newly-installed CEO Lewis has hinted at potential options, such as tapping the growing popularity of ready-to-drink canned cocktails.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Under pink and yellow lights, guests enjoyed cocktails while admiring the museum’s galleries.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

"I'm not going to lie, I didn't expect you to be this easy to talk to," a watermelon woman tells her dragon-fruit date over their corresponding fruit cocktails at sunset.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

You drank cheap Liebfraumilch in plastic cups, calling it cocktails, and carved off hunks of Cheddar cheese with a Swiss Army knife.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides