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What is a clean drink?

This means that a spirit is directly poured into a glass (preferably a NEAT Glass). It's similar to a shot, but the glass makes a huge difference in the sipping experience. Neat drinks are about two ounces, not chilled, there are no extra ingredients (even ice) and no, you can't order an Irish Car Bomb neat.

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What’s the difference between neat and on the rocks? How is straight up different from neat? Cocktail lingo has been around for decades but for a lot of people, the difference between these styles can be confusing or simply misunderstood.

Neat

Neat is the least confusing of cocktail terms. This means that a spirit is directly poured into a glass (preferably a NEAT Glass). It’s similar to a shot, but the glass makes a huge difference in the sipping experience. Neat drinks are about two ounces, not chilled, there are no extra ingredients (even ice) and no, you can’t order an Irish Car Bomb neat. Brandy and whiskey are the most popular spirits to drink neat. High-quality spirits of any kind are commonly enjoyed neat as well.

Up

This term typically describes an alcoholic beverage that is iced and is shaken or stirred. Before being served, the drink is strained, removed of its ice, and normally poured into a cocktail glass. Example: You want to order a neat whiskey but don’t want it at room temperature. Simply tell the bartender for whiskey served “up” and he will pour whiskey in some ice long enough to chill. The ice is removed and that’s how a whiskey served up.

Straight Up

Although this can get a bit confusing, we have it straightened up for you (ba dum tss!). Sometimes people use the term “straight” interchangeably with “neat,” which is where the confusion begins so always check with the bartender just in case. Classic examples of drinks served straight up are a martini, manhattans, sidecars, sazeracs, pisco sours, and grasshoppers. These are mixed drinks that are chilled with ice and then served without.

Straight

Ok, this is where it actually does get confusing. Firstly, It’s common to hear someone order a bourbon straight, although is the more appropriate term for this should really be “neat.” Some have ordered a chilled vodka (served in a stemmed glass), but as we discussed above, this should actually be ordered “up.” See how it gets confusing? It’s wiser to double-check with the bartender because this also changes from one establishment to the next.

On The Rocks

This is a much simpler term that is rarely confused in the bar industry. “Rocks” are ice, so if you want a pour of your favorite whiskey with some ice cubes, “on the rocks” is how you order it. But remember: letting the ice sit in the glass will change the experience of a spirit because of dilution. For high-quality spirits, many connoisseurs frown upon it, but at the end of the day, if that’s how you enjoy your glass, so be it! Remember to read our guide on How To Taste A Spirit where we provide expert advice on how to maximize your sipping game and stay updated on current and future SIP happenings by subscribing to our newsletter below and check out our 2019 winners here!

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Are eggs a superfood?

Eggs are one of the few foods that should be classified as “superfoods.” They are loaded with nutrients, some of which are rare in the modern diet. Here are 10 health benefits of eggs that have been confirmed in human studies.

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The main reason people have been warned about eggs is that they’re loaded with cholesterol. One large egg contains 212 mg of cholesterol, which is a lot compared to most other foods. However, dietary sources of cholesterol have a minimal effect on cholesterol levels in the blood ( 2 ). Your liver actually produces cholesterol, every single day. The amount produced depends on how much you eat. If you get a lot of cholesterol from food, your liver produces less. If you don’t eat cholesterol, your liver produces more of it. The thing is, many studies show that eggs actually improve your cholesterol profile. They raise HDL (the “good”) cholesterol and they tend to change the LDL (the “bad”) cholesterol to a large subtype which is not as strongly associated with an increased risk of heart disease ( 3 , 4 , 5 ). Multiple studies have examined how eating eggs affects the risk of heart disease and found no association between the two ( 6 , 7 , 8 ).

On the contrary, eggs have been linked with health benefits.

One study discovered that eating 3 whole eggs per day reduced insulin resistance, raised HDL and increased the size of LDL particles in people with metabolic syndrome ( 9 ). However, some studies do show an increased risk of heart disease in people with diabetes. This needs further research though and probably doesn’t apply to a low-carb diet, which can, in many cases, reverse type 2 diabetes ( 10 , 11 , 12 ).