Cocktails

Cocktails and “mixed drinks” are much more popular and rather stronger in the USA than in Europe, and visitors may not be familiar with some of the terminology(术语). “On the rocks”, as you probably know, means with ice, while “straight up” or “up” means neat and without ice.
There are hundreds of different cocktails, and there is no space here to list all the different names.

The Hard Stuff

In America “whiskey” means bourbon(一种烈性威士忌酒，最初为美国肯塔基州Bourbon地区所产) unless otherwise indicated. Bourbon is a rather oily spirit made from maize(玉米). Rye(黑麦威士忌酒) whiskey is called “rye” and Scotch whiskey “Scotch”.

Wine

In bars wine can often be bought by the glass. Don’t be misled by names such as “Chablis” is used to refer to white wine, and “Burgundy” to red—Americans seem never to have heard of white Burgundy.