Pickled Cocktails
Making Your Cocktails a Talking Point
The Glossary
Learn the Equipment
Bar Spoon
Another core piece of bartending kit, this is used as a measurement to add small amounts of something (ie Vermouth) or as a tool to mix and stir drinks or to aid in layering fluids.
Fine Strainer
Sometimes a Hawthrone won't cut it, and you need a smaller strainer to catch all the fruit pulp or strawberry seed, in that case, we double strain or fine strain the cocktail a fine strainer to make sure we get everything we want to out.
Hawthorne Strainer
A staple in the cocktail world, this item looks like a paddle with a spring around the rim. It is used to strain things out of your shaking tins or mixing glasses by catching the items in the spring.
Jigger
This is a small item that is used to measure out accurate amounts of fluid, be it alcohol or fruit juice.
Julep Strainer
A unique type of strainer used to cup ice instead of being shaken. This is used to control the amount of dilution added to the drink and instead encourages a more chilled cocktail result.
Mexican Elbow | Lever Juicer
A simple lever action juicer this is used to juice fruits (traditionally fresh citrus fruits) into your drink for that extra zesty flavour punch
Mixing Glass
A large cut glass jug, with a spout, used to mix drinks in, this is used when you want to stir drinks opposed to shaking them.
Muddler
Normally made of wood a muddler is a thick stick with a textured end taht is used to muddle (bash and juice) fruits and leaves in cocktails to get extra flavour!
Pour Spout
The secret to bartending, these spouts go on the tops of bottles and allow us to control and measure how much one pour out of a bottle.
Shaker
These are the tins used to shake your cocktails in. There are 2 types of shaker, the Boston Shaker is shaped like a hurricane glass or the two-piece tin set.
The Glossary
Learn the Equipment
Heat
The heat or burn of alcohol is a term used to describe the burn or kick of alcohol as you drink it. This does not denote heat in terms of spiciness.
Navy Strength
Coined in1993 Navy Strength is a term used to refer to spirits (primarily Gin), that is bottled at 57% abv
Proof
A historic term still in use today, this refers to the alcohol by volume of a spirit that is worked out by doubling the ABV.
E.g. a 40% ABV whiskey would be 80 proof.
OverProof
When a spirit has a percentage of alcohol above proof, or more the 57%.
Neat
How you would order a spirit if you wanted it served entirely by itself—no ice, no mixers, no chilling even. Just a simple pour of the spirit into the glass.
Straight Up
A slightly confusing term, not to be confused with “neat, ” it means a spirit or mixed drink that’s been chilled but served without ice.