Tipples

It kicks off at 8 with a reception of light snacks and updated versions of various retro tipples (think Manhattans, Stingers, even the tiki-ish Donga Punch). ❋ David Malitz (2010)

"The idea is to get everyone fed who is in with our crowd, have a few tiny tipples and get back home." ❋ Unknown (2011)

Then onto grungiest nearby pub for after dinner tipples. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The volume of liquor Diageo sold in North America stayed flat, suggesting much of its growth was derived from sticker-price increases or drinkers trading up to more expensive tipples. ❋ Paul Sonne (2012)

Who needs boring old lager when you can have rosemary ale, damson vodka, birch sap wine – or whatever tipples your fancy? ❋ Unknown (2011)

The cocktail menu's similarly sectional, with classic tipples like the Negroni and Manhattan next to modern twists like the vodka & lemon Asian Pear, enough of which will hopefully get your pair fondled as well. ❋ Thrillist (2010)

In the tiny hamlet of Eskdale, past one of the ubiquitous coal tipples, on a battered and potholed track, lie a series of ramshackle houses. ❋ Douglas Belkin (2010)

Morrisons came out top of the supermarket tipples with a favourability rating of 82%, compared to Veuve Clicquot's Yellow Label £33.49 which only scored 74%, in ninth place out of 13. ❋ Rebecca Smithers (2010)

If there were cows involved, I might have become a Tipping Brother well before I became one who tipples. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But while its full-year results vindicated its strategy of focusing on premium brands, confounding fears that drinkers would trade down to cheaper tipples during the recession, investors will discern the odd imperfection, including slower-than-expected progress on debt reduction, weak links among its top brands, and too much exposure to Europe's sluggish economies. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Owned by the people behind Italian trattoria Il Baretto, just up the street, this is very much a chic, but cosy, wine bar, with around 30 varietals offered by the glass there are also a couple of beers and other tipples on the menu. ❋ Unknown (2010)

          On the bridal dais, a guest taps a spoon against a glass; the other guests pick up the signal, and tap their glasses until the tinging reaches a crescendo and is extinguished by a kiss from the newly minted Mr. and Mrs.  A breeze faints against the back of my legs, and tipples the hem of my dress. ❋ Teri Pastore (2010)

So does an interest in historically accurate tipples. ❋ Unknown (2010)

That is before one gets down to the business of actually formulating legislation which would identify which alcopops, strong lagers and strong ciders are to be subject to a higher rate of excise duty whilst protecting the favourite tipples of middle-class drinkers. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Meanwhile fourth-quarter sales of its top 14 brands rose 6%, raising hopes drinkers are trading back up to pricier tipples. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When I was travelling with the English Teaching Theatre, my favourite post-show tipples in Belgium depended on where we were doing the show. ❋ Unknown (2009)