Terminology Flashcards
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Bruised
A cocktail is bruised when it has been overshaken, adding slivers of ice and oxygen bubbles to the drink that give it a cloudy appearance.
Wet
A lot of Dry Vermouth.
Dry
Refers to the amount of Vermouth in your drink. The dryer, the less vermouth.
Extra Dry
Very little vermouth, perhaps rolling the vermouth in the glass to coat it.
Dirty
Splash of olive juice in a martini.
Frosted
When a glass is dipped in water and frozen.
Mist
Drinks served over ice chips or crushed ice.
Jigger
Ounce and a half of Liquor.
Splash
An eigth of an Ounce.
Nip
Two Ounces of Liquor.
Pony Shot
One Ounce of Liquor.
Tonic Water
Fizzy water with quinine.
Seltzer
Plain water that is carbonated.
Club Soda
Half way between seltzer and mineral water.
Vermouth
Described as a bitter, botanical wine.
Perfect Martini
Equal measures of ingredients.
With a Twist
A Lemon peel twist.
Gibson
Using a pearl onion instead of lemon peel or olives in a Martini.
Vesper
A martini with vodka, gin, and an aperitif wine.
Aperitif Wine
Alcoholic drink intended to stimulate the appetite. Usually dry rather than sweet. Classis aperitifs are dry white wine or champagne, cocktails with vermouth or bitter spirits.
Straight Up
A glass with nothing but alcohol in it.
Neat
A glass with nothing but alocohol and no chilling.
Up
A drink that’s chilled but without ince in the glass.
ABV
Alcohol by Volume. Double the ABV to get the proof.