# Defining what is a “Classic” mixed drink
**URL:** https://spiritsandcocktails.community/t/defining-what-is-a-classic-mixed-drink/585
**Category:** Cocktails and mixed drinks
**Created:** [January 18, 2023, 12:00pm UTC](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/t/defining-what-is-a-classic-mixed-drink/585 "2023-01-18T12:00:28Z")
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### Author:  [@martin](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/u/martin)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2023, 9:05pm UTC](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/t/defining-what-is-a-classic-mixed-drink/585/21 "2023-07-14T21:05:11Z")
I’ve split this discussion off into a new thread, and produced an alternate presentation of @Splificator’s lists from his Flaviar article to encourage further chin scratching:
| | New York 1940 | 1980-ish | 2020-ish |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Alexander** | X | | |
| **Americano** | | NEW | |
| **Aviation** | | | MUSTANG |
| **Bacardi Cocktail** | X | | |
| **Bamboo** | | | MUSTANG |
| **Bellini** | | NEW | |
| **Black Velvet** | | NEW | |
| **Blood and Sand** | | | MUSTANG |
| **Bloody Mary** | | NEW | |
| **Boulevardier** | | | MUSTANG |
| **Bowl of Punch (with oleosaccharum)** | | | MUSTANG |
| **Brandy Alexander** | | NEW | |
| **Brandy Punch** | X | | |
| **Brandy Sour** | X | | |
| **Bronx** | X | | |
| **Brooklyn** | | | MUSTANG |
| **Champagne Cocktail** | X | X | X |
| **Claret Punch** | X | | |
| **Clover Club** | X | | X |
| **Coffee Cocktail** | X | | |
| **Cuba Libre** | X | X | |
| **Daiquiri** | X | X | X |
| **Dubonnet Cocktail** | X | | |
| **Egg Nog** | X | X | X |
| **French 75** | | NEW | X |
| **Gimlet** | | NEW | |
| **Gimlet (with fresh lime juice)** | | | MUSTANG |
| **Gin Daisy** | X | | X |
| **Gin Fizz** | X | X | X |
| **Gin Rickey** | X | | X |
| **Golden Fizz** | X | | |
| **Grasshopper** | | NEW | |
| **Hanky Panky** | | | MUSTANG |
| **Horse’s Neck** | X | | |
| **Irish Coffee** | | NEW | X |
| **Jack Rose** | X | | X |
| **Jungle Bird** | | | MUSTANG |
| **Kir/Kir Royale** | | NEW | |
| **Last Word** | | | MUSTANG |
| **Lone Tree** | X | | |
| **Mai Tai** | | NEW | X |
| **Manhattan** | X | X | X |
| **Margarita** | | NEW | X |
| **Martini** | X | | |
| **Martini, Gin** | | NEW | X |
| **Martini, Vodka** | | NEW | X |
| **Michelada** | | | MUSTANG |
| **Milk Punch** | X | | |
| **Milk Punch (clarified)** | | | MUSTANG |
| **Mimosa** | | NEW | |
| **Mint Julep** | X | | X |
| **Mojito** | | | MUSTANG |
| **Negroni** | | NEW | X |
| **New York Sour** | | | MUSTANG |
| **Old Fashioned** | X | X | |
| **Old-Fashioned** | | | MUSTANG |
| **Orange Blossom** | X | | |
| **Paloma** | | | MUSTANG |
| **Pegu Club** | | | MUSTANG |
| **Pink Lady** | X | | |
| **Piña Colada** | | NEW | |
| **Planter’s Punch** | X | X | |
| **Ramos Gin Fizz** | X | X | X |
| **Ritz** | | | MUSTANG |
| **Rob Roy** | X | | X |
| **Royal Fizz** | X | | |
| **Royal Smile** | X | | |
| **Rum Sour** | X | | |
| **Saturn** | | | MUSTANG |
| **Sazerac** | X | X | X |
| **Screwdriver** | | NEW | |
| **Sherry Cobbler** | X | | X |
| **Sherry Flip** | X | | |
| **Side Car** | X | X | X |
| **Silver Fizz** | X | | X |
| **Singapore Sling** | | NEW | X |
| **Sloe Gin Fizz** | X | X | X |
| **Stinger** | X | X | X |
| **Tom & Jerry** | | | MUSTANG |
| **Tom Collins** | X | X | X |
| **Twentieth Century** | | | MUSTANG |
| **Vieux Carré** | | | MUSTANG |
| **Whiskey Punch** | X | | |
| **Whiskey Rickey** | X | | |
| **Whiskey Sour** | X | X | X |
| **White/Black Russian** | | NEW | |
| **Zombie** | | NEW | |
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### Author:  [@martin](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/u/martin)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/t/defining-what-is-a-classic-mixed-drink/585/22 "2023-07-29T18:54:59Z")
Although I get the argument that it’s redundant, it seems likely we ought to add the Martinez to the list of “mustang” drinks reclaimed by the Cocktail Renaissance.
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