claret cup

American  

noun

1. an iced beverage made of claret and carbonated water with lemon juice, brandy or other spirits, fruits, and sugar.

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claret cup British  

noun

1. an iced drink made of claret, brandy, lemon, sugar, and sometimes sherry, Curaçao, etc

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Etymology

Origin of claret cup

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

On five ten-inch records Harry Horlick's orchestra evokes a vanished world of kid gloves, claret cup and candlelight.

From Time Magazine Archive

Cynthia complained that the claret cup was too sweet and that the ices were not frozen enough and had much to say of the ice cream at Maillard's.

From Flood Tide by Bassett, Sara Ware

He was given claret cup and feathery sandwiches and asked questions and given information.

From Robin by Burnett, Frances Hodgson

Cocktails, drinkables, claret cup, tea, and sandwiches are served on their arrival.

From The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men by Germain, Walter

She is great in cheese and bitter beer, in claret cup and still champagne, but she despises the puerilities of sweets or of effervescing wines.

From Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) by Calhoun, Lucia Gilbert