Bartending 101 Latest 2023 Graded A+

Bartending 101 Latest 2023 Graded A+ Build A bar term meaning to make a drink - starting with ice and then 'building' the drink by adding the other ingredients (i.e. alcohol, juice, garnish, etc). Bar Spoon long mixing spoon which often has a lemon zester or something similar on the other end. Bitters a herbal alcoholic blend which is meant to be added to other cocktails to enhance flavor (e.g a Manhattan is rye, sweet vermouth and a couple dashes of bitters). Angostura Bitters is one of the most popular brands and was first invented by a German physician for stomach maladies in 1824. Blend To mix up ingredients and ice in an electric blender. Depending on where you live, these could be called frozen drinks or blended drinks. Call Drink Refers to when the customer orders a drink by giving both the specific name of the liquor and the name of the mixer. E.g. Tanqueray Ten and Tonic, Bacardi and Coke. Chaser In bar terms, anything that is consumed quickly after a shooter or straight (neat) shot of alcohol. Meant to ease the strength of the original shooter and / or to mask its taste. Chill To chill a glass add ice and then water to any glass and let sit for a minute or two (while mixing the drink in a shaker). Pour out the contents of the glass and strain the drink into the chilled glass. This bar terminology is often used for martinis. Cocktail A mix of alcohol and / or liqueurs combined with a mixer (like soda or juice) and often shaken. Cooler An alcoholic-based bottled beverage offered in a variety of different alcohols - vodka, rum, wine - which comes in a variety of flavors. (E.g. Smirnoff Ice, Wild berry cooler, Mike's Hard Lemonade). Dash A few drops or a very small amount of an ingredient. Dirty Adding olive juice to a martini which makes it a Dirty Martini. The more olive juice, the dirtier the martini. It's a dirty bar terms. Dry Very little vermouth added to a martini. Extra dry martini is a drop of scotch swirled around the martini glass and then poured out before adding the gin. Float when one alcohol sits on top of another alcohol in a shooter glass. (E.g. a B-52 shooter contains Kahlua, Irish Cream and Grand Marnier. Kahlua is heavier than Irish Cream which is heavier than GM so each one floats on the other. This can be done by pouring very carefully down the side of the glass or pouring the floated alcohol over an inverted spoon, allowing the alcohol to trickle off the spoon in many directions). Free Pour To make and mix drinks without using a measuring device like a jigger or measured pour spout. To pour free of an measuring device. Frost To frost a glass, dip it in water, let it drain and then put it in the freezer. This creates a layer of frost around the glass and works especially well for beer mugs