Friday, 8 February 2013

Bartender Terms

By Carl Humes


In some ways the bartending line of work has its own language. Bartender lingo will not be especially complicated therefore you could, in all probability, understand it fairly easily.

Nevertheless, here is a list to help you out on a few bartending terms you'll probably come across.

Shot- A shot can be a measure of liquor equal to 1 1/2 ounces. The majority of shot glasses carry 1 1/2 ounces except when it's a double shot; in which particular case it'll be bigger. A large number of shot glasses already have a sections marking once the glass is filled up to to 1/5 ounces.

Build- Building a alcohol beverage is when you prepare a drink while in the cup it'll be served in.

Up- This represents a beverage that is served with no ice. That doesn't mean, however, it will not be shaken throughout ice.

Rocks/ on the rocks- A drink poured "on the rocks" is simply poured over ice, rocks are the ice.

Neat- A beverage made "neat" is if it is poured and offered directly out of the bottle. This is certainly more popular when drinking much more high quality liquors .

Double- This term refers to doubling the amount of alcohol within a glass. You need to note that this particular bartending term does not always mean additionally doubling the amount of mixer inside the cocktail . This ends up with a much stiffer drink.

Muddle- This is the word for crushing fresh fruits and also herbs . This can be done with the aid of a tool. This is done so that you can release full flavor within the fruits or herbs.

Float- A float can be described as bit of liquor put over top of a mixed beverage. The float is not mixed straight into the drink, it is simply poured on the top following the mixing process.

Well or House liquor- Bars possess a menu of primary liquors that are used when a brand name liquor has gone out or otherwise not asked for by the customer. This series of liquors are known as "well" and also "house" liquors. These are more generic "go to" liquors that will be utilized until an individual exclusively asks for a name brand liquor.

Premium liquor- A premium liquor is just the complete opposite of well liquors and will be required to be obtained by name.

Sour- Sour refers to a mixer known as "sweet and sour".

Virgin or NA- Virgin means a non alcoholic style of a beverage.

Tall- Tall is just the opposite of double. This refers to adding double the volume of mixer even so the exact same volume of liquor. This creates a larger drink which in turn decreases the intake of alcohol.

Twist- Getting a alcohol beverage with a twist means adding a peel of a lime or lemon with the beverage. For example, a vodka on the rocks with a "twist".

86- 86 may have a pair of meanings. First this can be a term meaning that an item is out of stock. It is also talked about as "86ed". This refers to throwing someone outside the bar.

Shaken- That's pretty simple to figure out. This is the term for pouring the ingredients within cocktail shaker and shaking the drink to combine it. You can then pour the full contents from the mixed cocktail or strain the mixed drink and serve the beverage up.

Back- A "back" is usually a tiny glass of something to accompany a drink. This may be water, soda, a beer, or whatever else. "I'll have a Scotch on the rocks with a water back"

Chaser- This identifies anything that is swiftly consumed after having a shot of liquor. This is typically intended to lessen the strength or cover up the flavor with the first shot.

Dirty- This refers to the incorporating of olive juice to a martini. This will make it a "dirty" martini.

These are many of the far more popular bartending terms that need to be known prior to beginning a trip into your community of bartending. Master these bartending terms and you would be well on your way to talking the bartender language.




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