Drinks Etiquette

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Whisky
Introduction
Whisky is made with barley for fermentation
and aged for very long periods, in barrels,
usually made from Oak (Wood)

• Whisky can be served

on its own
with ice (on the rocks)
with water

• Could also be mixed with

Coke
Ginger ale (Canada Dry)
Tonic water

• It is served in
Whisky glasses
 Types of Whiskies
• Scotch whisky
• Irish whisky
• Kentucky and Tennessee whiskies
 Scotch Whiskies

Produced with malted barley –

• Bells – nutty & spicy taste
• Teachers – high percentage of malt
• Glenfiddich – single malt whisky, 12 to 20 years
• Singleton – malt whiskey, 10 to 12 years medium
weight, fruity and malted
• Chivas Regal – Prestigious deluxe blend
• Johnnie Walker Black Label – 12 year
• Johnnie Walker Red Label –

All 40% alcohol

 Irish Whiskies
• Main difference with Scotch Whisky – Made with
Rye and unlike Scotch, non-smoky. It is also smoother in
texture
• Jameson: Blended whisky, world’s number one
Irish Whisky. Jameson is the Irish whisky used in
the Irish coffee.
Kentucky and Tennessee whiskies
*These whiskies are made from
Indian corn.
*They have a strong wood, toffee
and vanilla taste
*Jack Daniel’s is the number one
spirit in the USA. Aged for at least
four years. Liked by a large
majority of whiskey drinkers.
 Brandy
• Spirit distilled from fruit. - Any fruit that ferment may be
used in different ways to produce brandy. The most
familiar type of brandy comes from wine made from
grape.

• Wine is usually distilled and then aged in oak barrels, a

process which mellow the spirit and add colour, aroma
and flavour to it. The longer the brandy remains in wood
the better it is likely to be.

• Brandy is served on its own in a brandy glass as an after

dinner drink.

• It can be used as an aperitif with ice in which case it will

be served in a tall slim glass.
 Cognac
Cognac can be divided in different categories
• VS – less aging time in Oak,
• VSOP -
• XO – more aging time
More the Cognac is aged, the better and expensive it will be.
 Vodka
• Traditional spirit produced in Poland, Russia
and other part of Eastern Europe.

• Made from fermented grain, potatoes or similar

plants. It is a clear neutral spirit

• Served on its own, chilled (mainly for Russian

customers) or with a mineral or fruit juice.

• Served in a slim Jim glass with or without ice.

 Vodka
• Finlandia – one of the best selling
vodkas in the world, no specific
aroma. Usually taken with a mixer.
37.5%

• Stolichnaya – Russian vodka, Very

authentic. Should to be served
chilled.
Gin
• Made from juniper berries, Gin originated
from Holland.
• Gilbey’s is one of the highest selling gin in
the UK.
• Served with a mixer of tonic water or
orange juice, and ice and lemon in a slim
Jim glass. 37.5%
 Rum – White/ Golden/ Dark
• Made from sugar cane -originated from the
West Indies.
• White – Light in body and subtle in flavour
• Golden – Medium- comes in flavours
• Dark - Heavier in flavour and body.

• May be served on its own or mixed with soda

or coke - on ice in a slim Jim glass.
 Rum
• Bacardi Rum: Largest brand in the world, originated
from Cuba. It is a white rum. 37.5%

• Captain Morgan: Dark rum, very popular. Served

when “dark rum” is requested. 37.5%
 Liqueurs and Spirits
• Disaronno Amaretto:
• Italian almond and apricot liquor. Popular “ladies” drink,
may be served on ice or straight in a club goblet. May
also be served in coffee and cappuccino 28%

• Bailey’s Irish Cream:

• Made from Irish whisky and dairy cream. Sold as and
aperitif as well as an after meal drink. Served in a club
goblet over ice. 17%

• Benedictine DOM:
• Liqueur made from over 20 different herbs such as
nutmeg, angelica, thyme, cinnamon, coriander, It is a
sweet liqueur served in a club goblet with ice or a liqueur
glass with out ice. 40%
• Cointreau:
• French orange liqueur, medium sweet. Served
in a liqueur glass on its own. 40%

• Drambuie:
• Scottish herb and whisky liqueur. Honey and
herbs are added to malt whisky to make a
medium sweet liqueur. Served on ice in a club
goblet or on its own in a liqueur glass. 40%
• Grand Marnier:
• French orange liqueur, very similar to the
Cointreau. Served in a liqueur glass on its
own. 40%
• Kahlua:
• A Mexican coffee and vanilla liqueur made
from cane spirit. Served on ice in a club
Goblet or on its own in a liqueur glass 25.5%
• Pimm’s No. 1:

• Strictly speaking, not a liqueur, but made with

fruit extract and a Gin base.
• Commonly served as “Pimm’s Cocktail” –

Served with ice in a slim Jim glass with a straw.

25.5%
• Southern Comfort: -
• An American liqueur with a dominant peach
flavour made with Bourbon whiskey. Served with
or without ice in a whiskey glass. 40%

• Tia Maria: -
• Coffee liqueur from Jamaica. A dominant coffee
flavour with a touch of chocolate. Served on its
own in a liqueur glass or with coffee and cream
(Calypso Coffee) 26.5%
 Campari

• A bitter drink originally from Italy.

• Made from roots and other botanicals
and very little fruit and sugar.
• Usually served with a mixer such as
orange juice or soda water with ice
and a slice of orange in slim Jim glass.
25.5%
 Sheridans
• A combination of Irish spirits and Irish
whisky with a coffee and chocolate
flavour to be topped with the cream
supplied with the bottle.
• Served in a club goblet
• Pour the spirit first and then the cream.
• A special measure is supplied to ensure
the right quantities are used. 17%
 Port
• Red wine fermented until half of the sugar content is
converted into alcohol.
• Neutral alcohol is added (15% of the total volume) to stop
fermentation and kept in oak barrel to age.
• Served in port glasses on its own.
• Could be served with cheese.
• 20%
 Sherry
Originated from Spain.
White wine is fermented in barrels using the solera technique (wine
being transferred in bigger barrel every set period of time) until it
reaches 12 to 16 degrees.
Then neutral alcohol is added to reach 15 to 18 degree and left in
oak barrel to age.

3 types of Sherry –
• Dry Sherry (Tio Pepe 15.5%) - served chilled.

• Medium dry (Amontillado17.5%) served at room temperature

• Sweet (Bristol Cream17.5%) served at room temperature

Served in Port glasses usually as an aperitif.

 Martini (Dry/ Bianco / Rosso)
CINZANO
• A white or red wine aged for 2 years in an oak
barrel and 1 year in an open air barrel and
infused with different herbs.

• Served on its own or with a mixer in slim Jim

glass with or without ice.

• 14.7%
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Ingredients & Qty.
• Kahlua 10ml
• Baileys 10ml
• Grand Marnier 10ml

Glass: Small Shot Glass

Method:
1. Pour baileys from the bottle nozzle first.
2. Pour Khalua from the bottle nozzle second.
3. Pour Grand Marnier from the bottle nozzle last
As Baileys is the heavy liqueur it will settle at the bottom. Kahlua should be poured
slowly and smoothly on top of Baileys and Grand Marnier should be poured
the same way.
It is a short drink and so does not need a garnish.
 Kir Royale
Ingredients
• Crème de cassis 10ml
• Champagne 15ml

Glass: Champagne Tulip

Method:
1. Pour crème de cassis (10ml) first in the glass.
2. Top up the glass with champagne, sliding the
champagne through the wall of the glass
Make sure a stirrer stick is served with in the glass to mix the
drink if guest wish.
No garnish required for the Cocktail.
 Long Island Iced Tea
Ingredients:

Bacardi Rum 10ml

Odessa Vodka 10ml
Gordens Gin 10ml
Triple Sec 10ml
White Tequila 10ml
Lime Juice 10ml
Pepsi Full Bottle 180ml

Glass : Tom Collins

Method:
1. Shake all the ingredients except Pepsi in cocktail shaker with some ice.
2. Pour the mix from cocktail shaker into the glass top it up with Pepsi.
Garnish
1. 2 slices of lemon on the rim of the glass
2. 1 stirrer stick
3. Straw
4. Umbrella inserted on the slices of lemon
 Black Russian
Ingredients:
Odessa Vodka 25ml
Kahlua 25ml
Glass: whisky glass
Method
1. Fill ¾ glass with ice
2. Add vodka and Kahlua one by one.
3. Stir the ingredients in the glass slowly without spilling

Garnish
1 straw cut into half
1 stirrer stick broken into half
 Tequila Sunrise
Ingredients:
White Tequila 50ml
Orange Juice 180ml
Grenadine dash
Glass: Slim Jim

Method:
• Fill in half the glass with ice, pour 50ml of tequila over the ice
• Top up with orange juice. Add dash of Grenadine to give it a sunrise
colour

Garnish:
Full slice of orange, slit from the centre, put it on the rim of the glass
1 straw
1 stirrer stick
Umbrella pierced on full slice of orange
 Manhattan
Ingredients:
Canadian Club Whisky 50ml
Martini 20ml
Angostura bitter a dash

Glass: Martini
Method:
1. Mix all the ingredients in the cocktail shaker.
2. Shake well with ice
3. A few ice cubes should remain in the drink when serving

Garnish: A cherry and slice of orange on cocktail stick

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