COCKTAIL SHAKER

COCKTAIL SHAKER

POINTS TO BE OBSERVED WHILE MAKING COCKTAILS

Ø USE ONLY THE BEST KNOWN PROPRIETARY BRAND OF SPIRIT

Ø MAKE SURE THAT THE COCKTAIL SHAKER IS PERFECTLY CLEAN

Ø ALWAYS USE CLEAR ICE. NEVER USE THE SAME ICE AGAIN.

Ø ALL INGREDIENTS SHOULD BE MIXED WELL.

Ø DO NOT OVERFILL THE SHAKER. USE A LARGE SHAKER.

Ø SHAKE THE DRINK WELL FOR 15-20 SECONDS. DRINKS CONTAINING EFFERVESCENCE SHOULD NEVER BE SHAKEN,

Ø CHILL THE COCKTAIL GLASS BEFORE SERVING.

Ø SERVE IMMEDIATELY AFTER MIXING. DO NOT FILL THE GLASS TILL THE RIM.

Ø ALWAYS USE THE BEST QUALITY GARNISHES.

ØIF EGG WHITE OR YOLK HAS TO BE ADDED, SEPARATE THEM FIRST.

Ø PLACE THE ICE FIRST IN THE SHAKER AND THEN THE OTHER INGREDIENTS.

Ø COCKTAILS BASED ON WINES, LIQUEURS ARE GENERALLY STIRRED.

Ø INGREDIENTS USED FOR SHAKEN COCKTAILS SUCH AS FRUIT JUICE, CREAM, SUGAR NEED A VIGOROUS SHAKE TO BLEND PROPERLY. 

PREPERATION OF COCKTAILS

COCKTAILS CAN BE:

SHAKEN

 STIRRED

 BLENDED

 BUILT

COMPONENTS OF A COCKTAIL

vThe base is the principal ingredient of the cocktail. It is typically a single spirituous liquor, such as rum, gin or whiskey, and typically makes up 75 percent or more of the total volume of the cocktail before icing.

v The modifying agent is the ingredient that gives the cocktail its character. Its function is to soften the raw alcohol taste of the base, while at the same time to enhance its natural flavor. Typical modifying agents are aromatic wines (such as vermouth) and spirits (such as Fernet Branca or Amer Picon), bitters, fruit juices and "smoothing agents" such as sugar, eggs, and cream.

v Special flavoring and coloring agents include liqueurs (such as Grand Marnier or Chartreuse), Cordials, and non-alcoholic flavored syrups (such as Grenadine or Orgeat syrup). These are typically used in place of simple syrup, and are to be used sparingly. 

QUALITIES OF A GOOD COCKTAIL

v It should be made from good-quality, high-    proof liquors.

v It should whet rather than dull the appetite. Thus, it should never be sweet or syrupy, or contain too much fruit juice, egg or cream.

v It should be dry, with sufficient alcoholic flavor, yet smooth and pleasing to the palate.

v It should be pleasing to the eye.

v It should be well-iced 

COCKTAILS

A cocktail is a style of mixed drink. Originally a mixture of distilled spirits, sugar, water, and bitters, the word has gradually come to mean almost any mixed drink containing alcohol.

A cocktail today usually contains one or more types of liquor and one or more mixers, such as bitters, fruit juice, fruit, soda, ice, sugar, honey, milk,cream, or herbs.