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*** For the record: Plain vodka and most industrially-produced liquors are 80 proof (US), which is the same as 40% alcohol by volume (1 US proof=0.5% ABV). This is basically an international standard; while specific brands may have different strengths, 40% is by far the most common.
*** The sour taste in a Long Island is 'Sour Mix', which has no alcohol content: it's basically extra-strong lemonade with some gum arabic added as an emulsifier. A properly made Long Island should actually taste more or less like iced tea with lemon. If you can taste the liquors, the proportions are off.
* An old New England favorite is Flip, which is beer, rum, and sugar heated with a hot poker. One or two theme establishments still serve it.
* An [[Western|Old West]] cowboy takes whiskey or tequila. A modern Texan might have either, but also likes frosty domestic lagers in their native aluminum cans, and you'd be hard pressed to find a licensed Texan restaurant that doesn't serve at least two varieties of margarita.
** He's also likely to ask for a bottle of Shiner. Expect him to be very angry if he's out of state, and the bar doesn't have it.
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