K.B. Field - Drinkologist: Mixology Basics With 50 Recipes

Drinkologist

An instructional EBook with 50 drink recipes

K.B. Field

Welcome to Mixology. This EBook is designed to assist you in learning the basic terminology and methodology used in mixology. Following the instructional pages, we have included 50 drink recipes for you to try your hand at.

DISCLAIMER: THIS BOOK IS NOT INTENDED FOR PERSONS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE. IF YOU ARE UNDER 21, PLEASE RETURN THIS BOOK FOR A FULL REFUND!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Terminology and Measurements
2. Tools
3. Basic Stock (Alcohol, Edibles, Mixes, Etc.)
4. Techniques
5. Recipes

Terminology and Measurements

Basic Terminology

- Box: Pour the drink into and out of a shaker, usually only once. This gives the drink a quick mixing without shaking

- Champagne Saucer: A bowl shaped stemmed glass.

- Cocktail: Stemmed "martini" glass.

- Collins: Slender tall glass often with frosted look. In this glass, a drink similar to a sour is served with soda water or seltzer water

- Cocktail: This can be any of various alcoholic beverages consisting usually of brandy, whiskey, vodka, or gin combined with fruit juices or other liquors and often served chilled.

- Cocktail Onions: Skewer a couple for Gibsons.

- Cooler: A drink consisting to ginger ale, soda water, and a fresh spiral or twist of citrus fruit rind and served in a Collins or highball glass

- Crusta: A sour-type drink served in a glass that is completely lined with an orange or lemon peel cut in a continuous strip

- Cup: A punch-type drink that is made up in quantities of cups or glasses in preference to a punch bowl

- Daisy: An oversize drink of the sour type, normally made with rum or gin. It is served over crushed ice with a straw and sweetened with a fruit syrup

- Eggnog: A traditional holiday drink containing a combination of eggs beaten with cream or milk, sugar, and a liquor such as rum, brandy, or bourbon

- Fix: A sour-type drink similar to the daisy made with crushed ice in a large goblet

- Flag: 1/2 Slice of orange skewered with a maraschino cherry.

- Fizz: An effervescent beverage one which is carbonated and emits small bubbles

- Flip: A chilled, creamy drink made of eggs, sugar, and a wine or spirit. Brandy and sherry flips are two of the better known kinds of flips

- Flute: Very slender stemmed for champagne & some fancy cream drinks.

- Frappe: This is a partially frozen often fruity drink. It is usually a mixture of ingredients served over a mound of crushed ice.

- Frosted: Sugar, salt rimmed or very chilled glass.

- Grog: A rum-based beverage with water, fruit juice, and sugar commonly served in a large mug

- Highball: Any spirit served with ice and soda in a regular 6 to 8 oz. glass

- Hurricane: Fancy stemmed glass for exotic or frozen drinks.

- Julep: A drink made of bourbon, mint, sugar, and crushed ice

- Lace: Normally applies to the last ingredient in a recipe meaning to pour on top of the drink

- Lowball: A short drink made of spirits served with ice, water, or soda in a small glass

- Mist: A liquor served over a glass filled with crushed ice often as is the case with an after dinner drink

- Mulls: A sweetened and spiced heated liquor, wine, or beer served as a hot punch

- Neat: A drink without ice

- Nip: A quarter of a bottle

- Old Fashioned : Served in a rocks glass or medium tumbler.

- Olives: Skewer a couple for martinis.

- On The Rocks: A drink served over ice

- Pilsner: Tall, small stemmed beer glass.

- Pony: Tall tapered shot glass that holds an ounce.

- Punch: A party-size beverage consisting of fruit, fruit juices, flavorings and sweeteners, soft drinks, and a wine or liquor base

- Rickey: A drink made of a liquor, usually gin, a half lime and soda water. It is sometimes sweetened and often served with ice

- Rock: Small tumbler or stemmed for "on the rocks" drinks.

- Shooter: A straight shot of liquor taken neat

- Sling: A drink made with either brandy, whiskey, or gin along with lemon juice, sugar, and soda water. It is served both hot and cold.

- Snifter: Stemmed rounded base, for spirits that can be appreciated for their aroma.

- Sour: A short drink consisting a liquor, lemon or lime juice and sugar

- Swizzle Stick: Small straw or stick to stir drink when served.

- Toddy: A sweetened drink of liquor and hot water, often with spices

- Tot: A small amount of liquor

- Tumbler: Tall glass, interchangeable with Collins glass.

- Twist: Rind of lemon, run rind side down around glass & then twisted & placed in drink.

- Twist of Lime or Lemon: 1/2 Slice of lemon or lime, also known as a wedge or wheel, but seldom ordered that way. Wedge: 1/2 Slice of lemon or lime.

- Virgin: A non-alcoholic drink

- Well Drink: A liquor and mixer of which neither are defined brands (e.g. Gin and tonic, rum and coke)

Basic Measurements

Standard Bar Measures

Other Measures

Average dry wine and champagne bottle measure

Tools

- Bar strainer

- Bottle opener

- Bottle Sealer

- Blender

- Corkscrew

- Cloths and Bar Towels

- Cutting Board

- Grater

- Jigger

- Measuring Cups

- Mixing glass and shaker

- Measuring spoons

- Lemon squeezer

- Paring knife

- Pitcher

- Ice bucket with tongs (vacuum type is preferred)

- Mortar and Pestle

- Glasses:

Beer mug

Beer pilsner

Brandy snifter

Champagne flute

Cocktail glass

Coffee mug

Collins glass

Cordial glass

Highball glass

Hurricane glass

Irish coffee cup

Margarita glass

Mason jar

Old-fashioned glass

Parfait glass

Pitcher

Pousse cafe glass

Punch bowl

Red wine glass

Sherry glass

Shot glass

Sectioned Shot Glass

Whiskey sour glass

White wine glass

- Stirrers

Stocking your bar

Depending upon whether you are trying to stock a bar at home, for a catering event or for your business, you will need the following things. Please remember to edit your list accordingly (e.g. if you are only planning to make Long Island Iced Teas at home, obviously you do not need a blender and tomato juice).

Liquor:

Gin (dry)

Vodka

Rye (or Canadian whiskey)

Bourbon

Scotch whiskey

Rum (light)

Vermouth (dry and sweet)

Tequila

White and red wine (dry)

Beer (lager)