What does it mean by 'rocks'?
And how that different from a drink not "on the rocks"?
2007-01-16 03:00:51 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Poured straight over ice cubes in a short glass, a.k.a. rocks glass or double old-fashioned (I think). A drink that's not 'on the rocks' is called 'neat'.
2007-01-16 03:07:11 · answer #1 · answered by Last Call 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you are ordering a drink that could be made different ways one option could be on the rocks... example: when ordering a margarita the 3 most usual options would be frozen (blended with ice) on the rocks (when there is ice in the glass) or just straight up (no ice at all). i think this only applies to certain drinks... like a person wouldn't really order a diet coke on the rocks.
2007-01-16 03:10:40 · answer #2 · answered by ccbean 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
On the rocks = with Ice.
2007-01-16 04:02:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are three terms to serve a drink in a glass. These are "On the rocks," meaning that the drink is poured with the ice in it or ice is added afterwards to an unchilled glass; this is very subtlely different from "Over ice," referring to a drink that is poured into an already-chilled glass that already contains ice and "Straight-up," meaning entirely without ice.
Hope this helps.
2007-01-16 03:13:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
a drink on the rocks has ice in it and a drink not on the rocks is without ice...
2007-01-16 03:07:14 · answer #5 · answered by Raybo's Baby Girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the context. Seeing as "Do you drink [anything]?" Is a question of obvious answer, we automatically assume its of some importance or different from the norm, therefore "Do you drink [alcohol]?" became the understood question for those three words. Find someone that need no drink to survive and you will debunk that mode of thought, and people will start to become more specific.
2016-03-29 00:05:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
on the rocks means there is ice in the glass.
2007-01-16 03:05:18 · answer #7 · answered by weasley173 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"On the rocks" refers to ordering a straight drink served in a short tumbler glass with ice.
Most mixed drinks are served in a glass with ice, so it is more for ordering, say, straight whiskey, or (my fave) straight gin or a martini (which can be served different ways).
And because it is straight alcohol, it will cost more than a shot or a mixed drink because it usually has at least 50% more liquor in it.
2007-01-16 03:10:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Wow. Elementary, my dear. Rocks = ice
no rocks= no ice.
2007-01-16 03:15:15 · answer #9 · answered by BlueSea 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
On the Rocks
On the rocks means with ice.
Example: Whiskey on the rocks, Margarita on the rocks, etc.
Note: If you pour a liquor on the rocks, use an old-fashioned glass. An old-fashioned glass is also known as a "rocks glass" because it is used to serve single liquors on the rocks.
2007-01-16 03:13:14 · answer #10 · answered by Jonathan M 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋