Caecuban Popular wine during the days of the Roman empire.

Calabash Liquor bottle.

Calvados Apple brandy produced in Normandy and made from the double distillation of apple / pear wine.

Campari Italian orange bitters based on an extract of capsicum.

CAMRA Campaign for real ale - formed to promote the production of traditional cask-conditioned beers.

Candy Jag Craving for candy (sugar) during withdrawal from alcohol.

Capillaire Punch drink made with curacao, syrup, and a little water.

Carbamazepine Anti-convulsant drug prescribed during alcohol withdrawal to reduce the risk of seizures.

Cardinal Popular New England alcohol drink made with oranges and red wine.

Carmelitano Spanish, herb-flavoured, brandy-based liqueur.

Carolans Cream liqueur made from Irish whiskey, honey, Clonmel cream and chocolate.

Cask Wooden container for wine, beer, etc. with various volumes including: the butt (108 gallons); the puncheon for brandy (120 gallons); the puncheon for rum (100 gallons); the pipe (115 gallons); the hogshead for rum (56 gallons); the hogshead for sherry (54 gallons); the doppleohm (65 gallons); and the barrique (50 gallons).

Cask-conditioned Beer allowed to condition in a wooden cask. Primed with sugar, finings and dry hops.

Cassis French blackcurrant liqueur. Cava Spanish sparkling wine.

Chablis White dry wine originally from Chablis, France.

Chalyhon Sweet wine from Syria consumed during Biblical era.

Champagne French sparkling, carbonated white wine.

Chaptalisation Addition of sugar to concentrated wine must to increase the alcohol content.

Chartreuse Liqueur distilled from brandy and rare herbs, produced by a religious order in France and Spain.

Chaser 1. Mild drink such as beer, taken after a stronger drink, such as whiskey. 2. Alcohol taken after a nonalcoholic beverage.

Cherry Brandy Brandy distilled from cherry juice.

Cherry Heering Type of cherry liqueur.

Chian Famous wine of ancient Greece.

Chianti Dry red wine from Chianti Mountains in Italy.

Child's Pugh Classification System of rating severity of liver disease. Factors include presence of ascites, prothrombin time and bilirubin levels.

Chloral hydrate Trichloroacetaldehyde. Sedative/hypnotic drug. When combined with alcohol it produces rapid intoxication. Combination is known as a Mickey Finn or Knockout Drops.

Chlordiazepoxide Tranquilliser drug prescribed to reduce the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal.

Cider Fermented apple juice.

Cirrhosis Liver disease characterised by hepatic fibrosis and nodular regeneration i.e. replacement by scar tissue. Often associated with long-term and heavy alcohol consumption.

Citizen A non-member of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Claret French red wine from the Bordeaux region.

Club Licensed premises (such as Workingmen's Clubs and Rugby Clubs) where membership is required for admission (unlike public houses).

Cocktail 1. General name for any mixed drink (alcoholic and non-alcoholic). 2. Term used for specific mixed drinks depending on the ingredients.

Cocktail Bar Bar serving cocktails as well as other drinks.

Cocktail Hour Time of day after work, usually around 5:00 to 6:00 p.m., when cocktails are served.

Cocktail Party Pre-meal party where apéritifs and canapés are served.

Cognac Spirit distilled from wine and made in the Cognac region of France.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Form of psychological therapy sometimes used in the treatment of alcohol dependency.

Cointreau French liqueur made from orange peels.

Cold Turkey Abrupt abstinence from heavy drinking (as opposed to a gradual reduction).

Cold Water Army Total abstainers.

Commissary Whiskey Whiskey ration given to soldiers in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Congener Chemical substances (other than ethyl alcohol) in alcoholic beverages, such as esters, acids and fusel oils. Some are unwanted and disappear during maturation or are removed during rectification, whereas others provide bouquet and flavour.

Controlled Drinking Drinking programme involving moderate, problem-free use of alcohol (without becoming intoxicated).

Cooper, David B. Author of the book "Alcohol Home Detoxification and Assessment"

Coral Mickey Finn, a mixture of alcohol and chloral hydrate.

Cork Stopper for bottles made from bark of cork-oak tree.

Corkage Fee charged for opening a wine bottle in a restaurant when the wine has been brought by the customer.

Corkscrew Instrument for removing a cork stopper from a wine bottle.

Corn whiskey 1. Alcohol distillate made commercially and legally from corn mash which contains 80% or less alcohol. Aged in uncharred oak barrels or previously used charred oak barrels. May have a lower alcohol content than bourbon. 2. Moonshine alcohol liquor made predominantly with corn but also with sugar and possibly other grain. 3. Untaxed liquor.

Counselling Type of psychological therapy often used in the treatment of alcohol dependency.

Cream Liqueurs A combination of cream, spirit and flavourings (such as Baileys Irish Cream).

Crème de ... Liqueur in which a particular flavour has the most noticeable taste. Examples include crème de cacao (chocolate); crème de menthe (mint): crème de banane (banana); crème de café (coffee); crème de cassis (blackcurrent) and crème de fraises (strawberry).

Cross-tolerance Condition in which use of one drug creates a tolerance to one or more other drugs. For example, tolerance to alcohol results in tolerance to diazepam (valium) and barbiturates, tolerance to heroin results in tolerance to methadone; .

Cru Particular vintage of wine.

Crusted Port Blended port wine bottled after two years.