Cutty bang

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Cutty bang
Cocktail
Type Mixed drink
ServedMultiple bottles sold in a plastic bag, mixed with ice in a styrofoam cup
Commonly used ingredientsVarious; "Cutty Bang" is Tanqueray, Seagram's, Bacardi Limon, and pineapple juice

A cutty bang is a plastic bag containing small bottles of alcohol and mixers intended to be combined as a mixed drink. They are sold in select liquor stores in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Cutty bangs reportedly originated as early as the 1970s. "Cutty" is Northern California slang for "shady", i.e., "probably not legal/safe/advisable". [1] In the 2010s–2020s, they continue to be sold in select liquor stores in San Francisco neighborhoods such as the Mission, Tenderloin, and Bayview–Hunters Point and the cities of Oakland and Daly City. Costing from US$7–20, they are generally combined and consumed in a styrofoam cup with ice just after leaving the store. [1] [2]

A "Cutty Bang" proper consists of bottles of Tanqueray and Seagram's gin, Bacardi Limon rum, and pineapple juice. [3] However, there are many other variations of the concept of bottles in a bag, which are often given creative labels in permanent marker; at multiple locations, a "High Speed" contains several small bottles of rum and a Red Bull Yellow Edition. Liquor stores can be protective of their original recipes and names. [1] [3] Other names for the concept include "hood drinks", "mix drinks", "mix kits", and "mixers". [1]

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