MIXOLOGY
– is the art of following a recipe or formula to produce a standard and
consistent drink according to
specification. COCKTAIL
– is a mixed drink made up of a base liquor, modifying ingredients, flavoring and coloring ingredients.
MOCKTAIL
– is the collection of mixed drinks which contains no alcohol, also known as virgin cocktails.
MIXED DRINK
– includes any drink in
which alcoholic beverages are mixed or added to one or more alcoholic ingredients.
Structure and Components of Mixed
Drinks
Each drink has a major alcoholic ingredient or base (spirit), which determines its character and its predominant flavor.
It has one or more complementary ingredients, which modify or enhance that flavor.
The major ingredient is the base of the drink.
The modifiers and flavor accents make each drink different from all others with the same base.
Developing Drink Recipes
A successful mixed drink:
relationship between the glass, the ice, and
the drink ingredients.
Train bartenders to follow the recipes consistently.
Ice is a key ingredient in the taste of any drink made with a carbonated mix or fruit juice.
Factors to consider when creating a drink: 1. Taste complexity – overall sophistication
of the drink. Commonplace
Tasty but artless Inspiring
Factors to consider when creating a drink: 2. Degree of difficulty Elementary Basic Moderate Difficult Advanced
Measuring
The only way to pour a drink that
follows recipe:
measure
every
ingredient.
Measuring Liquor: Metered pour
Jigger
Mixing Methods
To BUILD
– is to mix it step-by-step in the glass in which it will be served, adding ingredients one at a time.
- the ingredients are floated on top of each other, but occasionally, a swizzle stick is put in the glass, allowing the ingredients to be mixed.
Mixing Methods
To STIR
- is to mix the ingredients together by stirring them with ice in a mixing glass, then straining the mixture into a chilled glass.
Purpose: to mix and cool the ingredients quickly with a minimum of dilution.
Mixing Methods
To SHAKE
- is to mix it by hand in a shaker or using a mechanical mixer.
- shake a drink if it contains an ingredient that does not readily mix with spirits (sugar, cream, egg and fruit juice).
Mixing Methods
To BLEND
- An electric blender is needed for recipes containing fruit or other ingredients which do not break down by shaking.
- Blending is an appropriate way of combining these ingredients with others, creating a smooth ready to serve mixture.
Mixing Methods
LAYERING
- To layer or float an ingredient on top of another, use the rounded or back part of a spoon and rest it against the inside of a glass.
Mixing Methods
MUDDLING
- To extract the most flavor from certain fresh ingredients such as fruit or mint garnishes, you should crush the ingredient with the muddler on the back end of your bar spoon, or with a pestle
Mixing Methods
To STRAIN
- is to filter out ice and other solids, leaving them behind when you pour out the liquid.
Drink Families
Mixed drinks are a lot like people. They have structure, but within that structure are countless variations.
Drink evolved in families.
Two keys to family character:
1. The ingredients
The HIGHBALL Family
HIGHBALL – is a mixture of a spirit and a carbonated mixer or water, served with ice in a highball glass.
Examples:
Scotch and Soda Gin and Tonic
FRUIT-JUICE DRINKS
Are first cousins to the highball family.
Major difference: fruit juice takes the place of the carbonated mix as the body of the drink.
Examples:
Screwdriver (Vodka, Orange juice)
Harvey Wallbanger (Vodka, Orange juice, Galliano)
Tequila Sunrise (Tequila, Orange juice, Grenadine)
Liquor on Ice
Another type of drink built in the glass consist of a single liquor served over ice; nothing else is added.
Examples:
Scotch on the Rocks
Scotch Mist (Scotch, Lemon twist)
TWO-LIQUOR DRINKS ON ICE
Combine a jigger of a major spirit with a smaller amount of a flavorful liqueur.
Examples:
Black Russian (Vodka, Kahlua) Stinger (Brandy, Crème de Menthe)
COLLINS FAMILY
Family Characteristics
Ingredients: Liquor, lemon juice,
sugar, soda, cube ice, maraschino cherry.
Glass: Collins (12 to 14 ounces) Mixing method: Build with
Collins mix
Collins Mix: A Sweet and sour combination of lemon juice, sugar and soda.
RICKEYS
Are cousins to the collinses. They use lime instead of lemon and are a shorter, drier drink. They are served in a smaller glass and contain little or no sugar.
Family Characteristics
Ingredients: Liquor, fresh lime, soda,
cube ice
Glass: Highball or Old-fashioned
COOLER
It was a typical long drink made with liquor and soda or ginger ale and served over ice in Collins glass decorated with a long spiral of lemon peel curling around inside the glass from bottom to top.
Wine Cooler (Red wine, 7Up)
Spritzer (White wine, Soda, Lemon Slice)
OLD-FASHIONED DRINKS
Two venerable drinks that are still alive:
Old fashioned (Current) (Whiskey, simple syrup, angostura bitters, soda water)
Mint Julep (Fresh mint, simple syrup, bourbon)
POUSSE-CAFÉS
Coffee pusher
It is an old-fashioned after-dinner drink.
Family Characteristics
Ingredients: liqueurs at different
densities, sometimes non-alcoholic syrups, brandy, cream, or all of these.
Glass: Straight-sided liqueur or brandy
glass
COFFEE DRINKS AND HOT LIBATIONS
The basic hot coffee drink is very simple to make.
The decision about what to serve it in is important.
Ingredients are extremely important.
Use excellent, freshly brewed coffee, high-grade chocolate, and fresh whipping cream.
Garnishes: nutmeg, cinnamon, shaved chocolate, finely chopped nuts on top of the whipped cream.
