Vodka Cruiser is a brightly colored vodka

Vodka

Vodka , is a distilled beverage. It is composed primarily of water and ethanol with traces of impurities and flavorings. Vodka is made by the distillation of fermented substances such as grains, potatoes, or sometimes fruits....

-based alcoholic drink

Alcoholic beverage

An alcoholic beverage is a drink containing ethanol, commonly known as alcohol. Alcoholic beverages are divided into three general classes: beers, wines, and spirits. They are legally consumed in most countries, and over 100 countries have laws regulating their production, sale, and consumption...

, with an alcohol content of 4.8%. Sometimes described as an alcopop

Alcopop

Alcopop is a colloquial term describing certain flavored alcoholic beverages, including:#malt beverages to which various fruit juices or other flavorings have been added...

, this premixed drink is available in seventeen flavors, including blueberry, cranberry, grapefruit, guava, lemon, lime, mango, melon, passion fruit, peach, pineapple, raspberry, strawberry, watermelon and diet bitter lemon, availability of flavors differs depending on location. The product originates from New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

, and is produced by Independent Liquor.

These drinks normally come in 275 ml (9.3 oz) bottles, so each bottle contains slightly less alcohol than a standard shot.

External links

• Spin The Bottle: Alcopops from A-Z