Seven and Seven

Type	Highball
Ingredients	1 shot (about 45 ml) Seagram's Seven Crown whiskey 4–6 oz (about 150 ml) 7 Up Ice
Standard drinkware	Collins glass
Served	On the rocks: poured over ice
Preparation	Pour whiskey into Collins glass filled with ice. Fill to desired level with 7 Up. Stir lightly.

A Seven and Seven or 7 and 7 is a highball cocktail, a mixed alcoholic drink containing Seagram's Seven Crown, which is a blended whiskey, and 7 Up, which is a lemon-lime soft drink. It is typically served with ice. It was one of the most popular drinks in the United States during the 1970s. ^[1]

Contents

• Mixture
• In popular culture
• See also
• References

Mixture

The following is a typical recipe for a 7 and 7: ^{[2] [3] [4]}

• Fill a highball glass with ice cubes.
• Add 1 shot (about 1.5 US fl oz or 45 ml) Seagram's Seven Crown whisky.
• Add 4–6 US fluid ounces (120–180 ml) 7 Up, to taste.
• Garnish with lemon or lime wedge (optional).

In popular culture

In the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever , Tony Manero (John Travolta) orders a 7 and 7 while at the bar of a strip club. ^[5]

In the pilot episode of The O.C., Ryan Atwood orders a 7 and 7 cocktail at a party but only takes a sip before Kirsten Cohen takes it away from him.

Namesake of the song "7 & 7" by the Turnpike Troubadours and mentioned in the first verse.

See also

• List of cocktails
• List of IBA official cocktails

References

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