Snakebite (drink)
{{short description|Alcoholic drink made with equal parts of lager and cider}}
{{Other uses|Snakebite (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox cocktail
| name = Snakebite
| image = Snakebite alcoholic beverage.jpg
| caption =
| type =
| flaming =
| served = Without ice (no rocks)
| drinkware = pint
| ingredients = One part lager/one part cider
| prep = Mix in a standard pint glass equal parts lager and cider
| notes =
| footnotes =
}}
A snakebite is an alcoholic drink made with equal parts lager and cider.{{Cite web|title=Snakebite|url=https://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/snakebite-drink-recipe|access-date=2021-10-08|website=Thrillist|language=en}} If a dash of blackcurrant cordial is added, it is known as a "Diesel" or a "Snakebite and Black". It was first popularised in the UK in the 1980s.{{cn|date=September 2022}}
Availability in the UK
A snakebite is typically served in a pint glass. Serving a snakebite from separate cider and lager taps or bottles is legal in the UK, despite sources that suggest otherwise. In 2001, former US President Bill Clinton was refused a snakebite when he ordered one at the Old Bell Tavern in Harrogate, North Yorkshire as a consequence of this myth.
See also
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References
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| url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120722060515/http://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/news/harrogate-knaresborough-nidderdale/clinton-in-harrogate-1-2704190
| title = Clinton in Harrogate (Harrogate Advertiser, 15 June 2001)
| date = July 22, 2012
}}
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