Whisky and soda

Stengah

Type	Mixed drink
Served	On the rocks; poured over ice
Commonly used ingredients	Whisky, Soda Water, Ice.
Preparation	Build over ice; stir.

Whisky, Soda Water, Ice.

A stengah is a drink made from an equal measure of whisky and soda water, served over ice. It was a popular drink with British subjects in the early 20th century, in areas of the British Empire in Asia. In W. Somerset Maugham's short story The Book-Bag, he writes, "I told the amah to fetch the whiskey and syphon and I mixed her a good strong stengah and made her drink a little." The term derives from the Malay word for "half".

Allen, Charles. Plain Tales from the British Empire, Abacus, 2008. Maugham, W. Somerset. Collected Short Stories Volume 4, Penguin, 1985.

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