Definition of Terms, Ma to Nu

Marachino Cherry Juice is the juice from canned or bottled marachino cherries, and is used as an ingredient in: Bacardi, Courtyard, lion Tamer, Mai Mai, Mai Tai, Manhattan, Manhattan (on-the-rocks), Old Fashioned, Old Fashioned (on-the-rocks), Pink Lady, Planter's Punch, Singapore Sling and Tequila Sunrise.

Marquerita Salt is a coarse salt designed especially for Marqueritas and is used to rim the glass of: Bloody Mary, Blue Marquerita, Frozen Marquerita, Marquerita and Salty Dog.

Martini is such an interesting drink, it deserves extra attention. Original martini recipes were 1/2 gin and 1/2 dry vermouth. During Prohibition it was easy to get "bathtub gin", but difficult to get dry vermouth,so, dry martinis were encouraged. It's a mistaken belief that a dry martini means more dry vermouth and less gin. Dry refers to a dry gin, such as London dry gin, and means more dry gin and less dry vermouth, although it's easy to see why people would be mistaken. When making martinis ahead of time for a party, measure the gin and dry vermouth into a pitcher, add an equal amount of water instead of ice, and chill.

Martini Glass is a long-stemmed, upside-down, bell shaped, glass used to serve martinis, among other drinks. It is long-stemmed to ensure that the drink remains cold, because the user holds the glass by the stem , and not by the bell-shaped body of the glass.

Melon Garnish is made by halving a melon, scooping out seeds, and using a small melon-baller to make small melon balls, then, refrigerating or freezing the melon balls until needed. Melon garnish is used when melon liqueur is used, and is used in: Melon Punch.

Microwave Oven is an oven that cooks by electromagnetic radiation, having an approximate range from 1 millimeter to 1 meter, the region between infrared and shortwave radio wavelengths, and is indispensible in a bar, club or lounge.

Milk is the whitish liquid produced by the mammary glands of cows, primarily, and is used as a liquid food. Milk is used in: Eggnog, Smoothie and Tom and Jerry.

Mist is any drink served over crushed ice, is synonymous with Frappe, and is referred to in: Scotch Mist.

Mix is a dual purpose word in this blog. Used as a verb, mix means to blend or stir; used as a noun, mix means any type of carbonated soft drink. fruit juice or water.

Muddle means to blend. Before technological advances, it meant to use mortar and pestle to blend and crush ingredients, but today and in the future, it means to use some type of automatic blender.

Neat means not diluted with any other substances, and refers particularly to whiskey.

Nutmeg is the hard, aromatic seed of a tropical tree, ground and grated for use as a spice, and is used in: Brandy Alexander and Eggnog.