Bar Terms Flashcards
Neat
Spirit as is, no chilling involved
Up/straight up
Served in a martini glass
Wet
More of the mix
Example: a wet scotch and soda means you want more of the soda and less of the scotch
Dry
A little amount of dry vermouth
Dirty
Contains olive juice
Perfect
Equal parts sweet vermouth to dry vermouth
On the rocks
Drink is served over ice
Tall
Served in a high ball glass, add more mix not more liquor
Double
Twice the alcohol in shots
Highball
Any spirit served with ice and soda water in a highball glass
Lowball
A short drink made of spirits served with ice, water or soda in a small glass
Tulip
A short “hurricane glass” good for scotch
Hurricane Glass
A tall tulip glassware for piña coladas, bloody Marty’s, ect
Snifter glass
A wide Bowled stemmed glass for brandies and cognac captures the aromas
Cordial Glass
A mini wine glass generally used for after dinner drinks or desert wines and spirits
Shaken
A martini preparation using a shaker
Stirred
A martini is stirred in ice so it doesn’t water down the drink
Bruised
Usually referring to gin or a martini where you shake the drink longer so small bits of ice are in the drink making it look “cloudy”
Call
A liquor and mixer of which the liquor is defined by a brand
Well
A liquor and mixer drink of which neither elements are defined
I.e. (gin and tonic, rum and coke)
Top shelf
Also known as supercall, the higher octane often higher proof alcohols, or super aged.
Press
Half lemon lime soda and half soda water
Shot
1.5 ounces of liquor chilled
Virgin
Non alcoholic
Muddle
Crushing fruits or herbs into a drink
Layer
Liquors of different densities are put into a glass one by one slowly to give a layered affect
Collins
A type of sour served in a highball glass with club soda
Mixer
A mix of ingredients to be pared with the liquor
Free pour
When the pour of the drink is measured by a internal count
One tap
A beer pours from a keg or on a “tap”
Speed Rail
A rail that hold the most common liquors poured
