premix

1. (Australia, informal) A manufactured beverage consisting of alcohol and soft drink, milk or other non-alcoholic drinks; an alcopop.Examples: "Within months, the first range of UDL^([United Distillers Limited]) premixes hit the shelves and the rest, as they say, is history. For over 40 years, Aussies have been sipping UDLs, and they're now as much a part of the Australian tradition as backyard cricket and throwin' a prawn on the barbie."; "Around 2001 or 2002 I did a marketing assignment for Uni and chose a premix alcoholic beverage as my product. I got over 95% for the assignment, but it came back with rather a lot of red pen that pointed out how unethical it was to target underage females in this way, particularly as I provided research material that showed these premixes were a gateway to high lifelong use of alcohol."; "The premixes are a nice starter before a night out. I go the 2.1 standard drinks per can as there is more buzz less fizz."Synonyms: alcopop, RTDAustraliacountableinformaluncountable