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You may not actually be a bartender, but you can play one in your home.
Here are some tips from a leading bartending school for creating drinks that look as delicious as they taste. Read about:
Just take what works for you…there are no wrong answers, but the right attitude is to have fun and get as creative as you like.
Measuring
Consistent taste depends on a consistent proportion of ingredients, so bartenders measure. Follow the recipe when first making a drink, and after you're done, you can adjust it to your tastes.
- A standard alcoholic drink typically contains one shot of liquor (roughly 1½ fl. oz.).
- A "fifth" (standard liquor bottle size) is 750ml, or about 17 shots.
- A jigger is roughly equivalent to a shot.
- A dash or splash is equal to 1/32 of an oz.-a little bit less than 1 ml.
- A pony is equal to 1 oz.
- One tablespoon is 3/8 oz.
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Mixing
- To get more juice from lemons and oranges, soak them briefly in warm water before squeezing them.
- When making drinks, keep everything you need within easy reach of the bar or counter surface - measures, stirring spoons, ice bucket and tongs, shaker, liquor, garnishes and Daily's Fruit Mixers.
- Always keep a towel handy for quick cleanup.
- Cocktails can be made frozen (blended), on the rocks (with whole ice cubes) or shaken and strained in a glass. One of the few exceptions is the Bloody Mary - although, of course, there's nothing to stop you from blending it if you like!
- Stir drinks made with carbonated beverages gently, if at all -- overstirring will make them flat.
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Serving
- To chill a glass quickly, fill it with ice cubes and cold water, stir briskly several times, then pour out the ice water.
- To prevent dripping when pouring, rub the rim of a bottle with a clean piece of wax paper.
- When pouring several of the same cocktail, line up and fill all glasses halfway, then go back and top off each glass.
- The right garnish adds a fun, professional touch to any drink. For convenience, prepare and chill drink garnishes in advance.
- If rimming glasses, prepare a lemon slice or a saucer of lemon juice and a plate of salt (for margaritas) or sugar in advance.
- To frost glasses, just dip in water and put in the freezer a half-hour before serving drinks.
- Blended frozen drinks should be served in stemmed glasses - cocktail or margarita glasses are great. Drinks on the rocks should be served in old- fashioned glasses (also called rocks glasses). And shaken drinks should be served in martini-style glasses.
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