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Cocktail classification is a systematic categorization of cocktails based on volume, preparation method, ingredients, and historical lineage. The primary classifications include volume-based categories (Short Drink: 6-9cl, Medium Drink: 10-15cl, Long Drink: 15cl+), cocktail families such as Sours, Fizzes, Collins, Highballs, Flips, and Cobblers, as well as the IBA (International Bartenders Association) historical classification into 'The Unforgettables,' 'Contemporary Classics,' and 'New Era Drinks.' These classifications serve as important guidelines for understanding cocktail styles and flavors, and for selecting appropriate glassware and serving methods.

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- code: "VOL-01"
  slug: "short-drink"
  name: "Short Drink"
  description: "High alcohol concentration cocktails served in small quantities."
  categoryType: "Volume-based classification"
  volumeCl: "6-9"
  examples:
    - "Negroni"
    - "Martini"
    - "Daiquiri"
    - "Margarita"
    - "Old Fashioned"
    - "Manhattan"
- code: "VOL-02"
  slug: "medium-drink"
  name: "Medium Drink"
  description: "Cocktails that fall between short and long drinks in characteristics."
  categoryType: "Volume-based classification"
  volumeCl: "10-15"
  examples:
    - "Bellini"
    - "Mimosa"
    - "Caipirinha"
- code: "VOL-03"
  slug: "long-drink"
  name: "Long Drink"
  description: "Cocktails with more non-alcoholic mixers, served in large glasses."
  categoryType: "Volume-based classification"
  volumeCl: "15+"
  examples:
    - "Gin Tonic"
    - "Mojito"
    - "Cuba Libre"
    - "Moscow Mule"
    - "Spritz"
    - "Tom Collins"
- code: "FAM-01"
  slug: "sour"
  name: "Sour"
  description: "Cocktail family combining spirits, citrus, and sweetener."
  categoryType: "Cocktail family"
  keyComponents:
    - "Spirit"
    - "Citrus juice"
    - "Sweetener"
  examples:
    - "Whiskey Sour"
    - "Daiquiri"
    - "Margarita"
    - "Sidecar"
- code: "FAM-02"
  slug: "fizz"
  name: "Fizz"
  description: "Effervescent cocktails combining spirits, citrus, sweetener, and carbonation."
  categoryType: "Cocktail family"
  keyComponents:
    - "Spirit"
    - "Citrus"
    - "Sugar"
    - "Carbonated mixer"
  examples:
    - "Ramos Gin Fizz"
    - "Gin Fizz"
    - "Silver Fizz"
    - "Golden Fizz"
- code: "FAM-03"
  slug: "collins"
  name: "Collins"
  description: "Long sparkling cocktails with spirits, citrus, sugar, and soda water."
  categoryType: "Cocktail family"
  keyComponents:
    - "Spirit"
    - "Lemon/lime juice"
    - "Sugar"
    - "Soda water"
  examples:
    - "Tom Collins"
    - "John Collins"
- code: "FAM-04"
  slug: "highball"
  name: "Highball"
  description: "Simple cocktails combining spirits with carbonated mixers."
  categoryType: "Cocktail family"
  keyComponents:
    - "Spirit"
    - "Carbonated mixer"
  examples:
    - "Gin and Tonic"
    - "Whiskey and Soda"
    - "Moscow Mule"
    - "Dark 'n' Stormy"
    - "Rum and Coke"
- code: "FAM-05"
  slug: "flip"
  name: "Flip"
  description: "Rich cocktails combining spirits, egg, and sugar."
  categoryType: "Cocktail family"
  keyComponents:
    - "Spirit/Fortified wine"
    - "Sugar"
    - "Egg"
  examples:
    - "Brandy Flip"
    - "Whiskey Flip"
    - "Sherry Flip"
- code: "FAM-06"
  slug: "cobbler"
  name: "Cobbler"
  description: "Cocktails with spirits or wine base, fruit, and sugar."
  categoryType: "Cocktail family"
  keyComponents:
    - "Spirit/Wine"
    - "Fruit"
    - "Sugar"
  examples:
    - "Bramble"
    - "Sherry Cobbler"
    - "Champagne Cobbler"
- code: "FAM-07"
  slug: "julep"
  name: "Julep"
  description: "Cocktails with spirits, mint, sugar, and crushed ice."
  categoryType: "Cocktail family"
  keyComponents:
    - "Aged spirit"
    - "Sugar"
    - "Mint"
    - "Crushed ice"
  examples:
    - "Mint Julep"
- code: "FAM-08"
  slug: "crusta"
  name: "Crusta"
  description: "Cocktails characterized by decorative lemon peel and sugar rim."
  categoryType: "Cocktail family"
  keyComponents:
    - "Spirit"
    - "Lemon juice"
    - "Bitters"
    - "Sugar rim"
    - "Lemon zest"
  examples:
    - "Brandy Crusta"
    - "Whiskey Crusta"
- code: "FAM-09"
  slug: "daisy"
  name: "Daisy"
  description: "Cocktails with spirits, orange liqueur, and citrus."
  categoryType: "Cocktail family"
  keyComponents:
    - "Spirit"
    - "Orange liqueur"
    - "Lemon/lime juice"
  examples:
    - "Margarita"
    - "Whiskey Daisy"
    - "Rum Daisy"
- code: "FAM-10"
  slug: "punch"
  name: "Punch"
  description: "Large-format cocktails designed for groups."
  categoryType: "Cocktail family"
  keyComponents:
    - "Spirit"
    - "Citrus"
    - "Sweetener"
    - "Water/Tea"
    - "Spice"
  examples:
    - "Planter's Punch"
    - "Fish House Punch"
- code: "FAM-11"
  slug: "buck"
  name: "Buck"
  description: "Cocktails with spirits, ginger ale or ginger beer, and lime juice."
  categoryType: "Cocktail family"
  keyComponents:
    - "Spirit"
    - "Ginger ale/beer"
    - "Lime juice"
  examples:
    - "Moscow Mule"
    - "Gin Buck"
- code: "FAM-12"
  slug: "toddy"
  name: "Toddy"
  description: "Cocktails with spirits, sugar, water, and spices, served hot or cold."
  categoryType: "Cocktail family"
  keyComponents:
    - "Spirit"
    - "Sugar"
    - "Water"
    - "Spices"
  examples:
    - "Hot Toddy"
    - "Gin Toddy"
- code: "FAM-13"
  slug: "egg-nog"
  name: "Egg Nog"
  description: "Rich cocktails with spirits, eggs, milk or cream, and sugar."
  categoryType: "Cocktail family"
  keyComponents:
    - "Spirit"
    - "Milk/Cream"
    - "Sugar"
    - "Egg"
  examples:
    - "Traditional Eggnog"
- code: "FAM-14"
  slug: "smash"
  name: "Smash"
  description: "Cocktails similar to Juleps with muddled fruit."
  categoryType: "Cocktail family"
  keyComponents:
    - "Spirit"
    - "Sugar"
    - "Mint"
    - "Muddled fruit"
    - "Crushed ice"
  examples:
    - "Whiskey Smash"
    - "Gin Basil Smash"
- code: "FAM-15"
  slug: "sling"
  name: "Sling"
  description: "One of the oldest cocktail categories with simple composition."
  categoryType: "Cocktail family"
  keyComponents:
    - "Spirit"
    - "Sugar"
    - "Citrus"
    - "Water/Soda"
  examples:
    - "Singapore Sling"
    - "Gin Sling"
- code: "FAM-16"
  slug: "swizzle"
  name: "Swizzle"
  description: "Rum-based cocktails with lime, sugar, bitters, stirred with a swizzle stick."
  categoryType: "Cocktail family"
  keyComponents:
    - "Rum"
    - "Lime"
    - "Sugar"
    - "Bitters"
    - "Crushed ice"
  examples:
    - "Queen's Park Swizzle"
- code: "FAM-17"
  slug: "spritz"
  name: "Spritz"
  description: "Light wine-based cocktails with prosecco and soda water."
  categoryType: "Cocktail family"
  keyComponents:
    - "Wine/Bitter liqueur"
    - "Prosecco"
    - "Soda water"
  examples:
    - "Aperol Spritz"
    - "Spritz Veneziano"
- code: "FAM-18"
  slug: "rickey"
  name: "Rickey"
  description: "Highball-style cocktails with lime juice and little or no sugar."
  categoryType: "Cocktail family"
  keyComponents:
    - "Spirit"
    - "Lime juice"
    - "Carbonated water"
  examples:
    - "Gin Rickey"
- code: "FAM-19"
  slug: "colada"
  name: "Colada"
  description: "Creamy tropical cocktails with fruit juice and sweetener."
  categoryType: "Cocktail family"
  keyComponents:
    - "Spirit"
    - "Fruit juice"
    - "Coconut"
    - "Sweetener"
  examples:
    - "Piña Colada"
- code: "FAM-20"
  slug: "frappe"
  name: "Frappé"
  description: "Cold cocktails poured over crushed ice."
  categoryType: "Cocktail family"
  keyComponents:
    - "Any spirit/liqueur"
    - "Crushed ice"
  examples:
    - "Absinthe Frappé"
- code: "FAM-21"
  slug: "frozen"
  name: "Frozen"
  description: "Cocktails blended with ice to a sorbet-like consistency."
  categoryType: "Cocktail family"
  keyComponents:
    - "Spirit/Liqueur"
    - "Crushed ice (blended)"
  examples:
    - "Frozen Margarita"
    - "Frozen Strawberry Daiquiri"
    - "Frozen Piña Colada"
- code: "FAM-22"
  slug: "martini"
  name: "Martini"
  description: "Classic cocktails with gin or vodka and vermouth."
  categoryType: "Cocktail family"
  keyComponents:
    - "Gin/Vodka"
    - "Dry vermouth"
  examples:
    - "Dry Martini"
    - "Vodka Martini"
    - "Espresso Martini"
    - "Cosmopolitan"
- code: "FAM-23"
  slug: "negroni-family"
  name: "Negroni Family"
  description: "Aperitif cocktails with vermouth and bitter liqueur."
  categoryType: "Cocktail family"
  keyComponents:
    - "Vermouth"
    - "Bitter liqueur"
  examples:
    - "Negroni"
    - "Americano"
- code: "FAM-24"
  slug: "old-fashioned-family"
  name: "Old Fashioned Family"
  description: "Simple cocktails with spirits, sugar, bitters, and water."
  categoryType: "Cocktail family"
  keyComponents:
    - "Spirit"
    - "Sugar"
    - "Bitters"
    - "Water"
  examples:
    - "Old Fashioned"
    - "Sazerac"
    - "Manhattan"
- code: "IBA-01"
  slug: "the-unforgettables"
  name: "The Unforgettables"
  description: "All-time classic cocktails that have stood the test of time."
  categoryType: "IBA official classification"
  examples:
    - "Manhattan"
    - "Old Fashioned"
    - "Negroni"
    - "Dry Martini"
    - "Daiquiri"
    - "Whiskey Sour"
    - "Sidecar"
    - "Sazerac"
- code: "IBA-02"
  slug: "contemporary-classics"
  name: "Contemporary Classics"
  description: "Newer cocktails that have solidified their status as classics."
  categoryType: "IBA official classification"
  examples:
    - "Mai Tai"
    - "Moscow Mule"
    - "Mojito"
    - "Margarita"
    - "Cosmopolitan"
    - "Bloody Mary"
    - "Caipirinha"
    - "Piña Colada"
    - "Long Island Iced Tea"
- code: "IBA-03"
  slug: "new-era-drinks"
  name: "New Era Drinks"
  description: "Rising star cocktails invented in the late 20th or 21st century."
  categoryType: "IBA official classification"
  examples:
    - "Espresso Martini"
    - "Paper Plane"
    - "Bramble"
    - "French Martini"
    - "Pisco Sour"
    - "Spritz Veneziano"
    - "Tommy's Margarita"
    - "Vesper"