7 and 7

Seven and Seven
TypeHighball
Ingredients
Standard drinkwareCollins glass
ServedOn the rocks: poured over ice
PreparationPour whiskey into Collins glass filled with ice. Fill to desired level with 7 Up. Stir lightly.

A Seven and Seven or 7 and 7 is a highball cocktail, a mixed alcoholic drink containing Seagram's Seven Crown, which is a blended whiskey, and 7 Up, which is a lemon-lime soft drink. It is typically served with ice. It was one of the most popular drinks in the United States during the 1970s.[1]

Mixture

The following is a typical recipe for a 7 and 7:[2][3][4]

  • Fill a highball glass with ice cubes.
  • Add 1 shot (about 1.5 US fl oz or 45 ml) Seagram's Seven Crown whisky.
  • Add 4–6 US fluid ounces (120–180 ml) 7 Up, to taste.
  • Garnish with lemon or lime wedge (optional).

In the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever, Tony Manero (John Travolta) orders a 7 and 7 while at the bar of a strip club.[5]

In the pilot episode of The O.C., Ryan Atwood orders a 7 and 7 cocktail at a party but only takes a sip before Kirsten Cohen takes it away from him.

In "Mixology Certification" the 10th episode of season 2 of the series Community, when celebrating his 21st birthday, Troy Barnes (Donald Glover) orders a 7 and 7, which he says was his late uncle's favorite drink. Jeff Winger responds by calling it "a girl's drink."

In "In Which Cooper Finds a Port in His Storm", the 8th episode of season 1 of Private Practice, Charlotte King (KaDee Strickland) orders a 7 and 7 at the bar. She walks out the bar after learning Cooper Freedman (Paul Adelstein) is her on-line date, and he starts sipping on the drink.

In the 1990 film Goodfellas, the first time that Henry Hill meets James "Jimmy" Conway, played by Robert De Niro, at an illegal casino, Jimmy orders a 7 and 7, asking Henry to "keep 'em coming."

In the 2011 film Bridesmaids, Rita (Wendi McLendon-Covey) orders a double 7 and 7 for Becca (Ellie Kemper) on the flight to Las Vegas.

In the 2018 film BlacKkKlansman, Laura Harrier as Patrice Dumas orders a 7 and 7 in the bar scene after the Kwame Ture speech.

Namesake of the song "7 & 7" from the 2010 album Diamonds & Gasoline by the Turnpike Troubadours and mentioned in the first verse.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dent, Bryan (9 October 2018). "7 and 7 Still Adding Up". Brutal Hammer. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "The 7 & 7". Seagram's Seven Crown official website. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "7 & 7". 7 Up official website. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Graham, Colleen (1 September 2022). "Seven and Seven mixed drink". The Spruce Eats.
  5. ↑ Saturday Night Fever (Film). 1977.


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