A Cheeky Vimto is an alcoholic cocktail. Served in nightclubs and bars, it is a popular drink among Britain's younger population.
Video Cheeky Vimto
Ingredients
Despite the name, the soft drink Vimto is not part of the cocktail. Instead it is made up of one or two shots of ruby port and one 275ml bottle of Blue WKD. However, the resulting mixture does taste very much like a regular Vimto; hence the name "Cheeky Vimto". Many establishments call it by other names in order to avoid breaching the trademark of the soft drink. In May 2018 WKD released a canned version of their drink called "Cheeky V", described as "Port Blue and Lemonade Flavour".
Maps Cheeky Vimto
Dirty Vimto
There is a variant on the cheeky Vimto known as the "dirty Vimto". This version replaces the port with Buckfast Tonic Wine. Although Buckfast has a lesser alcohol content (15% compared to 20% in ruby port), it has caffeine and thereby gives a greater "kick" than the cheeky Vimto. A common addition to this variant is two shots of vodka. The use of "dirty" refers to the fact that this cocktail combines two drinks that some people regard as containing chemicals that cause notably rowdy behaviour.
See also
- Flaming Doctor Pepper - another cocktail named after a commercial soft drink, which likewise doesn't contain that soft drink as an ingredient
- List of cocktails
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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