Designation for small-format bottles in different sizes. Still wine bottles with a volume of 0.1875 l (quarter bottle; also nip) or 0.375 l (half bottle) but also sparkling wine bottles with 0.2 l (also piccolo) are designated. See complete list under Bottles and Wine Vessels.
Unit of measurement for a drink mixed at a bar (also pony-ounce).
A cocktail of one alcoholic and one non-alcoholic drink very popular with the female sex in the 1920s, which was served in bars and nightclubs and also in bourgeois dance halls. It usually consisted of a piccolo bottle of sparkling wine and orange juice. But also sparkling wine with eggnog or in cafés a piece of cake with a coffee and an alcoholic drink like Black Forest gateau with amaretto or kirsch. In contrast, the men's set usually contained a sparkling wine and a beer or a beer and a grain. See also under wine-based drinks, mixed wine drinks and a list under special wines.
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