Novel alcoholic beverage

A process for preparation of an alcoholic beverage containing fine ice particles having a sensation of cooling and excellent drinkability comprising

• preparing an alcoholic beverage base mix comprising alcohol and one or more water soluble substances;
• mixing the alcoholic beverage base mix with ice pieces in a preparation of 20:80 to 80:20 to form an alcoholic beverage mixture, wherein the mixing temperature is maintained in a range of −15° C. to −2° C.;
• subjecting the mixture to aeration, agitation and cooling, wherein the mixture further comprises a gas in a volume fraction from 1% to 150%, wherein the alcohol concentration is not less than 1% by volume, wherein the resulting gas-containing mixture possesses fluidity at a temperature from −15° C. to −2° C., and wherein at least 80% by weight of the total ice pieces have a major axis length of from 0.06 mm to 0.8 mm.