A cutty bang is a plastic bag containing small bottles of alcohol and mixers intended to be combined as a mixed drink. They are sold in select liquor stores in the San Francisco Bay Area.
| Cocktail | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Cutty bangs in the Mission, 2015 | |
| Type | Mixed drink |
| Served | Multiple bottles sold in a plastic bag, mixed with ice in a styrofoam cup |
| Commonly used ingredients | Various; "Cutty Bang" is Tanqueray, Seagram's, Bacardi Limon, and pineapple juice |
Cutty bangs reportedly originated as early as the 1970s. "Cutty" is Northern California slang for "shady", i.e., "probably not legal/safe/advisable".[1] In the 2010s–2020s, they continue to be sold in select liquor stores in San Francisco neighborhoods such as the Mission, Tenderloin, and Bayview–Hunters Point and the cities of Oakland and Daly City. Costing from US$7–20, they are generally combined and consumed in a styrofoam cup with ice just after leaving the store.[1][2]
The original "Cutty Bang" consists of bottles of Tanqueray and Seagram's gin, Bacardi Limon rum, and pineapple juice.[3] However, there are many other variations of the concept of bottles in a bag, which are often given creative labels in permanent marker; at multiple locations, a "High Speed" contains several small bottles of rum and a Red Bull Yellow Edition. Liquor stores can be protective of their original recipes and names.[1][3] Other names for the concept include "hood drinks", "mix drinks", "mix kits", and "mixers".[1]
In popular culture
edit- "Cutty Bang", a 1998 hip hop song by TayDaTay featuring Big Mack; one of the earliest known references to the drink[1]
- "Cutty Bang", a 2000 hip hop song by Kalifornia Noize Terrorists[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Pollack, Hilary (December 28, 2016). "A Brief Look at Cutty Bangs: San Francisco's Weird, Beloved Liquor Store Tradition". Vice. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- ^ Bindman, Ariana (August 10, 2021). "How corner store cocktails in Ziplock bags became legendary in San Francisco". SFGate. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- ^ a b "Cutty to the Chase". The Bold Italic. October 11, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2024.