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cocktailing

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Mixing and making alcoholic drinks like cocktails

noun
/ˈkɒkˌteɪlɪŋ/

: mixología

She took a cocktailing class to learn how to mix drinks for her new bar.

Examples

And I started cocktailing while I was going to school and I saw the money coming in from cocktailing and I was like, oh, this is great.
Making cocktails isn't just for rich people anymore.
And we're learning all the time what we can actually put in this cocktail and we can bespoke it for people as well.
He's sort of a cocktail master when it comes to the science of cocktails.
First, though, they're the couple who make the most perfect Christmas cocktail since Egg met Nog from Gogglebox.
His skills in cocktailing impressed everyone at the party, as he crafted unique drinks.
After years of cocktailing, she became known for her signature mojito recipe.

Synonyms

mixology

vscocktailing

Jargon

3 8.1

Skill in making mixed drinks like cocktails

is the practical activity focused on making and serving drinks

How Skilled

mixology

Jargon

3 8.1

cocktailing

5.0

Surface Forms

cocktailing singular

cocktailings plural

Morphology

cocktailing = cocktail (transparent) = cocktail + ing

Standard noun formation from the verb 'cocktail' referring to the activity of making cocktails.

Etymology

Cocktailing comes from cocktail, which means a 'mixed drink'. So cocktailing can mean the skill of making or mixing those drinks, the kind of work a bartender does when they prepare cocktails.