Two Types of Mixed Drinks

Mocktail

is a non-alcoholic mixed drink

that contains two or more ingredients, usually
fruit juices and sodas used for mixing to this
drink. A mocktail is actually a drink that
imitates a cocktail except that it doesnt
contain alcohol. This drink is sometimes called
punches or virgin cocktails.

Cocktail

is an alcoholic mixed drink that

contains two or more ingredients, at least one
of the ingredients must be a spirit.

Structure and Component of

Cocktail
Base (spirits)

major alcoholic content

Modifier (mixes)

it reduces the strength of alcohol

without empowering it.

Accent Ingredient (drops & dashes) one or more

minor ingredients that add color/flavor accent.

Garnish

drink.
Glassware

fruits and vegetables decoration of the

Methods of Mixing/ Preparing

Drinks

Build this means to pour the necessary

ingredients into a suitable glass

without

any

ingredients one at a
Stir

premixing,

adding

time.

this means to mix the necessary

ingredients
with ice in a glass
then straining into a

together by stirring briskly

(mixing glass) and
glass.

 Shake

into a
for

this means pouring all necessary ingredients

cocktail shaker with ice then shaking it briskly

few seconds. After shaking, the drink is strained

into the require glass. Shake a drink when it has

ingredients that do not really mix with spirits
sugar, cream, eggs, and sometimes fruit
Blend

heavy
such as

juices.

by blending all the necessary ingredients are

poured over an electric blender, along with crushed

ice. Ingredients are blended until the desired
creaminess is reached. Then the mixture is poured
into a required glass.

Other Mixing Method

Layering is to put all ingredients into a liqueur

glass and create a distinct separation of all

ingredients.
Muddling a method use to extract juice from

fruits and other fresh ingredients using a muddler.

Box pour into and out of a shaker, usually only

once. Gives the drink a quick mixing without

shaking.
Flaming to flame a drink using high proof spirit.

Helpful
Tips in
Mixing Drinks
Use quality ingredients.
Remember that the quality of a
drink depends largely on the quality of its ingredients.
Use plenty of ice for mixing. This should be placed in

the mixing glass or shaker before adding liquor. Make

sure that the ice is crystal clear.
Always measure the ingredients so as not to spoil any

drink and to insure consistency inequality and cost.

Make sure the ingredients are used in the correct
proportion.

Some drinks are shaken with ice better dilution or

maybe

dissolved

with

sugar

and

other

heavy

ingredients. Other are only stirred with ice. Strictly

follow the procedures so as not to spoil the drink.
Chill all glasses for chilled drinks. Heat glass for hot

drinks. Do not put glasses in freezers as they will crack.

Simple syrup must be prepared in advanced get a

container and fill it with sugar. Pour boiling water until

the syrup reaches the original level of sugar while
stirring it briskly.

The frost the rim of the glass, rub it with a

slice of lemon and dip it in salt or sugar as

indicated in the recipe.
Mixers such as soda, water, tonic, ginger ale,

and fruit juice should be added to the liquor

rather that the other way around.
Always use the right glass for every drink.

Lemon or orange peel should be twisted over

the drink only after the drink is finished. If

should not be mixed with the drink otherwise
the taste of the drink will become bitter.
If a recipe calls for an egg- either place the

egg white or the egg first before the spirits so

as not to spoil the drink if the egg happens to
be rotten.
Mixing of drinks may be done in a large glass

a jug or a cocktail shaker.

Clear mixtures should be stirred. Cloudy ones

should be shaken.
When a recipe talks a dash this means just a

few spots to talk about of a teaspoon.

The majority of cocktail shakers are fitted with

a strainer. If this not the case, use a strainer

for the ice when pouring from a mixing glass.
Prepare fruit juices before use.
Add sparkling liquids last.

Do not skimp on ice. Use cracked ice for shakers

and lots of ice cubes for highball.

Drinks that make use of clear liquor such as gin,

vodka, dry vermouth, etc. should be stirred.

Drinks with other mixed ingredients such as
eggs, cream, sugar, etc, should be shaken.
Before mixing cocktails, fill glasses with cracked

ice to cool them. Remove the ice and dry the

glasses before pouring cocktails unto them.

Never use stuffed olives for cocktails. Green

olives go well with Martini; pearl onions with

Gibson and cherries with Manhattan.
Make sure all necessary ingredients and bar

supplies are ready before mixing them.