What is a good happy hour drink?

Classic Go-To Cocktails

  • Gin and Tonic.
  • Vodka Soda with a Splash of Cranberry.
  • Greyhound (Vodka and Grapefruit juice)
  • Amaretto Sour.
  • Manhattan.
  • Anything with an Unexpected Plant Ingredient, Like Basil or Cucumber.
  • Retro Drinks.

How would you describe Happy Hour?

A time of day, usually in the afternoon or early evening, when a bar or pub offers its drinks at a discounted price. Any small gathering, usually in the afternoon or early evening, set aside to relax and have a drink.

What does happy hour mean in slang?

The idea of drinking before dinner has its roots in the Prohibition era. Cocktail lounges continued the trend of drinking before dinner. The Random House Dictionary of American Slang dates “Happy hour,” as a term for afternoon drinks in a bar, to a Saturday Evening Post article on military life in 1959.

What makes a good happy hour?

A good happy hour means people are drinking and eating as much as they want to for a great price. If a guest waits too long to order another, that’s not a good happy hour. Happy hours can be busy and demanding for staff, but attention must be paid to customers at all times.

What should I serve for happy hour?

Our 10 Favorite Happy Hour Snack Recipes

  • Grilled Shrimp Scampi-ish With Garlic & Lemon.
  • Yogurt & Spinach Dip.
  • Crostini with Ricotta, Honey & Lemon Zest.
  • Grilled Corn & Ranch Pizzas.
  • Grilled Eggplant & Peach Caprese Salad.
  • Crab Cakes.
  • Lemon-Mint Peas with Burrata & Breadcrumbs.
  • Slab Grilled Cheese.

What can I say instead of happy hour?

“He invited Lewis to join the team’s defensive backs for happy hour every Friday at a local restaurant.”…What is another word for happy hour?

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What makes a great happy hour?

Why is happy hour called happy hour?

For those law-breaking Americans who wanted to imbibe in secrecy, a kind of a 20th century pre-game emerged. Friends would meet at speakeasies or someone’s home before going out for dinner, thus creating the cocktail hour. Eventually, civilians adopted “happy hour” as a euphemism for that secret and festive hour.

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