Editing Alcopop (section)

{{Short description|Flavored beverage with relatively low alcohol content}}
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An '''alcopop''' (or '''cooler''') is a category of mixed [[alcoholic beverage]]s with relatively low alcohol content (e.g., 3–7% [[alcohol by volume]]), including:
# [[Malt beverage]]s to which various fruit [[juice]]s or other flavorings have been added
# [[Wine cooler]]s: beverages containing [[wine]] to which ingredients such as fruit juice or other flavorings have been added
# [[Mixed drink]]s containing [[Distilled beverage|distilled alcohol]] and sweet liquids such as fruit juices or other flavourings<ref>[http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=51&GA=95&DocTypeId=SB&DocNum=1625&GAID=9&LegID=29771&SpecSess=&Session= SB1625, Illinois General Assembly 1977] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205091420/http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=51&GA=95&DocTypeId=SB&DocNum=1625&GAID=9&LegID=29771&SpecSess=&Session= |date=2008-12-05 }} (Amendment to The Liquor Control Act of 1934, Section 6-35; 235 ILCS 5/6-35)</ref>

The term ''alcopop'' (a [[portmanteau]] of the words ''alcohol'' and ''[[soft drink|pop]]'') is used commonly in the United Kingdom and Ireland to describe these drinks.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.marininstitute.org/alcopops/resources/Alcopop_QA.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511223144/http://www.marininstitute.org/alcopops/resources/Alcopop_QA.pdf |archive-date=2008-05-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In English-speaking Canada, "cooler" is more common but "alcopop" may also be used.  Other terms include flavored alcoholic beverage ('''FAB'''), flavored malt beverage ('''FMB'''),<ref name="CBE">{{Cite web|url=http://www.boe.ca.gov/sptaxprog/pdf/fmbpaper2.pdf|title=California Board of Equalization. Flavored Malt Beverages, 2005|access-date=2007-10-19|archive-date=2017-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217012544/https://www.boe.ca.gov/sptaxprog/pdf/fmbpaper2.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> "pre-packaged" or "premium packaged" spirit ('''PPS'''). In [[Australia]] and New Zealand "premix" and [[ready to drink]] ('''RTD''') are both commonly used terms. "Spirit cooler" is used in South Africa for distilled alcohol versions.

[[Hard seltzer]] is a related category of alcoholic drinks based on flavored [[seltzer water]]. [[Hard soda]], meanwhile, is specifically related to [[soft drinks]]. [[Hard lemonade]], which could be considered an alcopop, has been around for some time. [[Hard cider]], on the other hand, is a fermented beverage similar to wine or [[beer]].