Basic Bartending Terms Everyone Should Know
Whether you mix drinks for a living or simply want to look like an expert in front of your friends, knowing a few bartending basics will make it all much easier. As a matter of fact, knowing a few simple details about how to order a drink can even make you a better customer too.
Savage Scorpions has gathered some common cocktail terms for you in today's blog. After this, you'll be well on your way to sounding like a pro.
Shaken or Stirred?
This is an easy one to explain. The drink ingredients are placed in a tin with ice and either shaken or they are stirred with a spoon. It might not seem important which you choose, but in reality, it actually does change the drink slightly.
Shaking a drink makes it slightly fizzy and cools and dilutes the liquid faster. Stirring a drink cools it more slowly and the ice melts more slowly, making it less diluted.
Proper Measurements
The term "pony" is bartending slang for one U.S. fluid ounce (30 ml.) A standard shot of alcohol, however, is considered to be 1.5-ounces (44 ml) and sometimes referred to as a "jigger."
A "jigger" is also an hour-glass shaped measuring tool that comes in different sizes, but most often measures 1-oz. on on one side and 1.5-ozs. on the other. This ensures that the proper amount of alcohol is included in a drink.
If someone orders a "double," they should expect 3 ounces. To take the terms even further, a "nip" is measured as 2 ounces and a "splash" is usually a literal splash of an ingredient but technically should be an eighth of an ounce.
Savage Scorpions has gathered some common cocktail terms for you in today's blog. After this, you'll be well on your way to sounding like a pro.
- Savage - The absolute best way to order any drink, in our humble opinion! Simply add a Savage Scorpion to your cocktail or enjoy a shooter as a scorpion shot.
- Neat - Liquor poured out of the bottle into a glass without ice and served at room temperature.
- Up - aka Straight Up, A drink that is chilled with ice but poured into the glass without the ice.
- Dirty - A drink, usually a martini, with olive juice added.
- Frosted - A glass that has been dipped in water and chilled. It makes the drink cold without watering it down.
- On the Rocks - A drink served over ice cubes.
- Mist - A drink served over ice chips or crushed ice.
- Back - This is a small glass of something to accompany a drink, such as water, cola, or a beer.
- Chaser - Any beverage consumed quickly after taking a shot, meant to ease the strength or taste of it.
- Blended - To mix a drink with ingredients and ice in an electric blender, in many places referred to as frozen rather than blended.
- Muddle - To crush ingredients inside the glass or shaker with a tool called a muddler before adding liquid ingredients.
- Well - aka Rail, The least expensive bottles used if a particular brand is not requested.
- Call - Better quality bottles of liquor that are "called out" by brand when ordered.
- Premium - aka Top Shelf, the most expensive, high-end bottles on the shelf.
- Garnish - Something added to a drink to make it look more attractive but not a main ingredient, such as lemon or lime slices, olives, or our uniquely creative cocktail garnish, Savage Scorpions!
- Twist - The rind of a piece of fruit that has been peeled with a zester to be used as a garnish.
This is an easy one to explain. The drink ingredients are placed in a tin with ice and either shaken or they are stirred with a spoon. It might not seem important which you choose, but in reality, it actually does change the drink slightly.
Shaking a drink makes it slightly fizzy and cools and dilutes the liquid faster. Stirring a drink cools it more slowly and the ice melts more slowly, making it less diluted.
Proper Measurements
The term "pony" is bartending slang for one U.S. fluid ounce (30 ml.) A standard shot of alcohol, however, is considered to be 1.5-ounces (44 ml) and sometimes referred to as a "jigger."
A "jigger" is also an hour-glass shaped measuring tool that comes in different sizes, but most often measures 1-oz. on on one side and 1.5-ozs. on the other. This ensures that the proper amount of alcohol is included in a drink.
If someone orders a "double," they should expect 3 ounces. To take the terms even further, a "nip" is measured as 2 ounces and a "splash" is usually a literal splash of an ingredient but technically should be an eighth of an ounce.
With this knowledge, you're now ready to begin your journey to becoming a master mixologist, or at least sound really cool the next time you order a drink. One last very important tip for anyone hanging around a bar. When someone asks you "How savage are you?", the best way to respond is to order a Savage Scorpions shot or cocktail. That's when the real fun begins!
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