Bartending Terms

Bartender Terms
by Carl Humes

In many ways the bartending industry possesses its own words. Bartender vocabulary shouldn't be significantly problematic and you could comprehend it rather quickly.

Here is a list to give you some help on several bartending terms you'll likely run into.

Shot- A shot is a measure of alcohol equal to 1.5 oz .. A large number of shot glasses retain 1 1/2 oz unless it's a double shot; whereby it'll be bigger. A lot of shot glasses even have  sections which tells you whenever the glass is filled to 1 1/2 oz.

Up- This is the term for a beverage that would be offered without the ice. It doesn't mean, however, it will never be shaken over ice.

Rocks/ on the rocks- An alcohol beverage delivered "on the rocks" is going to be delivered over ice, rocks simply being 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 refers to mashing fruits and even herbs . It's done this way as a way to unleash the whole taste in the fruits or herbs.

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 describes a mixer called "sweet and sour".

Tall- Tall is simply the complete opposite of double. This represents adding double the volume of mixer, but still with the exact same volume of alcohol. This produces a bigger beverage which in turn decreases the intake of alcohol.

Twist- Purchasing a beverage having a twist implies including a piece of a lemon or lime to the cocktail. As an example, a vodka on the rocks with a "twist".

86- 86 could have a few definitions. First it's a name indicating that merchandise has run out of stock. It could also be stated as "86ed". This describes throwing anyone out of your 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" can be described as a tiny cup of anything to accompany a drink. This might be water, soda, a beer, or whatever else. "I'll get a Scotch on the rocks with a water back"

Chaser- This refers to something that is speedily drank after a shot of liquor. This is normally recommended to reduce the strength or cover up the taste 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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