Sentence examples for lower proof from inspiring English sources

He said its lower proof, 70 instead of 76 to 84, makes it easier to drink.

It was softer, "wetter" and less juniper-forward than its London Dry counterpart, and bottled at a lower proof.

In fact, a Reverse Manhattan, made with more vermouth, is a lower proof version that hits all the same notes and is perfect for day drinking.

Unlike vodka, however, it's distilled in a pot still rather than a column still, to a lower proof (about 80% alcohol rather than the 95% that's standard for vodka).

The practice of diluting Scotch whisky to a lower proof did not occur until 1915, in an effort to reduce drunkenness among industrial workers during World War I. Initially, the alcohol by volume (ABV) strength had been set at a maximum of 37% but it was later raised to 40% ABV in 1917, where it has remained to this day.

While it is true lower proof vodka has fewer calories, it is still alcohol and can cause impairment.

There's an easy solution if you're after a lower-proof version: simply swap out the brown spirits for an oxidatively aged sherry.

The same principle explains why stiff martinis and Manhattans can be less aromatic than lower-proof cocktails, as many bartenders know.

Neal Bodenheimer and Kirk Estopinal, driving forces behind the well-regarded barroom Cure, focus on 19th-century cocktails like the citrus-scented Rye Smash and a list of cobblers, lower-proof refreshers made with fortified wines (sherry, port, Madeira) rather than distilled spirits.

Cynar is milder and sweeter than Fernet, and lower in proof.

– Patrick Farrell First We Feast: New York bartenders and liquor store owners react to Maker's Mark's move to lower the proof of its bourbon.