![Snowball cocktail](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Snowball_cocktail.jpg)
A snowball is a mixture of
advocaat
Advocaat or advocatenborrel is a traditional Dutch alcoholic beverage made from eggs, sugar, and brandy. The rich and creamy drink has a smooth, custard-like consistency. The typical alcohol content is generally between 14% and 20% ABV. Its co ...
and a carbonated
lemonade
Lemonade is a sweetened lemon-flavored beverage.
There are varieties of lemonade found throughout the world. In North America and South Asia, cloudy still lemonade is the most common variety. There it is traditionally a homemade drink using le ...
in approximately equal parts. It may have other ingredients, to taste.
It typically contains a squeeze of fresh
lime
Lime commonly refers to:
* Lime (fruit), a green citrus fruit
* Lime (material), inorganic materials containing calcium, usually calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide
* Lime (color), a color between yellow and green
Lime may also refer to:
Botany ...
juice, which is shaken with the advocaat before pouring into a glass and topping up with lemonade.
In the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
, it is often sold in both
pubs
A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and was ...
and
supermarkets
A supermarket is a self-service shop offering a wide variety of food, beverages and household products, organized into sections. This kind of store is larger and has a wider selection than earlier grocery stores, but is smaller and more limit ...
in small bottles of approximately or (known in the pub trade as "splits") and is usually drunk as a "
winter warmer
Old ale is a form of strong ale. The term is commonly applied to dark, malty beers in England, generally above 5% ABV, and also to dark ales of any strength in Australia. It is sometimes associated with ''stock ale'' or, archaically, ''keeping ale ...
".
See also
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List of lemonade topics
This is a list of lemonade topics.
Lemonade brands
* Citrus Hill
* Cottee's
* Country Time
* Del's
* Fruitopia
* Jones Soda
* Leed (soft drink)
* Lemonsoda
* Leninade
* Lorina
* Maine Soft Drinks Ltd
* Mike's Hard Lemonade Co.
* Minute Ma ...
*
List of lemon dishes and beverages
This is a list of lemon dishes and drinks, in which lemon is used as a primary ingredient. Lemon is a small evergreen tree native to Asia, and the tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit. The fruit is used for culinary and non-culinary purposes throughou ...
References
Cocktails with liqueur
Lemonade
Cocktails with advocaat
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