Cream, 1/2 & 1/2 cream in particular, is 1/2 mild and 1/2, the fat content in milk mixed together., and is used as an ingredient in: Angel's Tip, Brandy and Coffee, Cafe Capri, Cognac and Coffee, Courtyard, Irish Coffee, King Alfonce, King Alfonce (on-the-rocks), Liqueur and Coffee, Pink Lady, Smith and Kearns and White Russian.
Cream Liqueur is a sweetened, cream product and liquor, mixed together. A typical recipe is: Blend 3 eggs, 3 tablespoons, chocolate syrup, 1/8 teaspoon cocoanut extract, 12 ounces cream, 13 ounces sweetened condensed milk or 13 ounces unsweetened evaporated milk (or any combination of condensed and evaporated milk for individual preference of desired sweetness), and 1 cup whiskey: serve in rocks glass over 1/3 glass of crushed ice and 2/3 glass of small ice cubes or crushed ice alone.
Cream of Cocoanut is the sweetened juice from cocoanut meat, and a dash of salt, an is used as an ingredient in: Courtyard, Mai Mai and Pina Colada.
Creme di Cocoa is either dark brown in color and is called dark creme de cocoa or it is clear in color and called white creme de cocoa or light creme de cocoa. It is a sweet, chocolate-flavored liqueur and is used in: Angel's Tip, Banana Banshee, Brandy Alexander, Cafe Capri, Dutch Cream, Golden Cadillac, Grasshopper, Liqueur and Coffee, Pink Squirrel and Snowbear.
Creme de Menthe is either green in color and is called green creme de menthe, or it is clear and is called either white creme de menthe or light creme de menthe. It is a sweet, mint-flavored liqueur and is used in: Frappe, Grasshopper, Liqueur and Coffee, Mint Daquiri, Mint Julep, Stinger and Stinger (on-the-rocks).
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Cocktail Straw is a short, soda straw, that is used in drinks that are served in a short glass.
Cocoanut Liqueur is a liquor made from cocoanut milk and pulp, and is used in: Cafe Capri.
Coffee comes from a fruit-bearing, evergreen tree that originated in Ethiopia; the cherry-like fruit is dried and ground. Coffee is made by perking 1 cup (8 ounces) cold water, and 2 tablespoons ground coffee in an electric coffee pot for each 1 1/3 cup of coffee desired. (A cup is only filled 2/3 full of coffee when liquor or liqueur is added, therefore, 1/'3 cup of coffee remains.) Coffee is used in: Brandy and Coffee, Cafe Capri, Cafe Brulot, Cognac and Coffee, French Coffee, Irish Coffee and Liqueur and Coffee.
Coffee Liqueur is a sweet, chocolate-coffee flavored liqueur, and is used in: Black Russian, King Alfonce, King Alfonce (on-the-rocks), Liqueur and Coffee, Smith and Kearns and White Russian.
Cognac is a brandy that originated in a town named Cognac, in France, and is used in: Cafe Brulot and Cognac and Coffee.
Cola is a carbonated drink made with an extract from the nuts of the Kola tree and from the ground seeds of the tropical Cacao tree. The seeds of the Cacao tree are roasted, and the fat content removed; the remainder is ground and called cocoa. The Kola tree is native to Africa, and is cultivated for it's nutty fruit in the West Indies and South America. The nut of the Kola tree has a high caffeine content. Cola is used as a mix in: Cuba Libra.
Collins Glass is a tall, straight, soda glass, sometimes, frosted a white color.
Corkscrew is an instrument especially designed to remove the corks from wine bottles. The easiest, and perhaps quickest, corkscrew is one whose lip fits over the bottle, and as the top is screwed into the cork, two side pieces gradually lift, to enable the user to, simply, lower the side pieces; as the side pieces lower, the cork is automatically withdrawn from the bottle.
Cocoanut Liqueur is a liquor made from cocoanut milk and pulp, and is used in: Cafe Capri.
Coffee comes from a fruit-bearing, evergreen tree that originated in Ethiopia; the cherry-like fruit is dried and ground. Coffee is made by perking 1 cup (8 ounces) cold water, and 2 tablespoons ground coffee in an electric coffee pot for each 1 1/3 cup of coffee desired. (A cup is only filled 2/3 full of coffee when liquor or liqueur is added, therefore, 1/'3 cup of coffee remains.) Coffee is used in: Brandy and Coffee, Cafe Capri, Cafe Brulot, Cognac and Coffee, French Coffee, Irish Coffee and Liqueur and Coffee.
Coffee Liqueur is a sweet, chocolate-coffee flavored liqueur, and is used in: Black Russian, King Alfonce, King Alfonce (on-the-rocks), Liqueur and Coffee, Smith and Kearns and White Russian.
Cognac is a brandy that originated in a town named Cognac, in France, and is used in: Cafe Brulot and Cognac and Coffee.
Cola is a carbonated drink made with an extract from the nuts of the Kola tree and from the ground seeds of the tropical Cacao tree. The seeds of the Cacao tree are roasted, and the fat content removed; the remainder is ground and called cocoa. The Kola tree is native to Africa, and is cultivated for it's nutty fruit in the West Indies and South America. The nut of the Kola tree has a high caffeine content. Cola is used as a mix in: Cuba Libra.
Collins Glass is a tall, straight, soda glass, sometimes, frosted a white color.
Corkscrew is an instrument especially designed to remove the corks from wine bottles. The easiest, and perhaps quickest, corkscrew is one whose lip fits over the bottle, and as the top is screwed into the cork, two side pieces gradually lift, to enable the user to, simply, lower the side pieces; as the side pieces lower, the cork is automatically withdrawn from the bottle.
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Cherry Brandy is 70 to 80 proof brandy, made from cherries, and used in: Courtyard and Singapore Sling.
Chocolate Ice Cream is a chocolate-flavored, frozen mixture of milk products and sweetening, and is used as an ingredient in: Dutch Cream and Snowbear.
Cinnamon Stick is the dried, rolled, aromatic bark of a tropical Asian tree, and is used as flavoring or as a stir stick garnish in: Cafe Brulot, Cinnamon Cider, Glogg, Hot Apple Pie and Liqueur and Coffee.
Cloves is the dried flower buds of an evergreen tree from the West Indies, and is ground for use as an ingredient in: Cafe Brulot, Eggnog, Glogg, Hot Buttered Rum and Tom and Jerry.
Club Soda is the same as seltzer and carbonated water, and is used in: Dry Old Fashioned, Dry Old Fashioned (on-the-rocks), Champagne Cocktail, Gin Collins, Gin Fizz, Gin Rickey, John Collins, Old Fashioned, Old Fashioned (on-the-rocks), Sangria, Singapore Sling, Sloe Gin Fizz, Spritzer, Tom Collins and White Sangria.
Cocktail Onion is a small, pickled, pearl onion and is used as a garnish in: Gibson Martini.
Cocktail Pick is a small, toothpick-like spear, to which garnish is skewered.
Chocolate Ice Cream is a chocolate-flavored, frozen mixture of milk products and sweetening, and is used as an ingredient in: Dutch Cream and Snowbear.
Cinnamon Stick is the dried, rolled, aromatic bark of a tropical Asian tree, and is used as flavoring or as a stir stick garnish in: Cafe Brulot, Cinnamon Cider, Glogg, Hot Apple Pie and Liqueur and Coffee.
Cloves is the dried flower buds of an evergreen tree from the West Indies, and is ground for use as an ingredient in: Cafe Brulot, Eggnog, Glogg, Hot Buttered Rum and Tom and Jerry.
Club Soda is the same as seltzer and carbonated water, and is used in: Dry Old Fashioned, Dry Old Fashioned (on-the-rocks), Champagne Cocktail, Gin Collins, Gin Fizz, Gin Rickey, John Collins, Old Fashioned, Old Fashioned (on-the-rocks), Sangria, Singapore Sling, Sloe Gin Fizz, Spritzer, Tom Collins and White Sangria.
Cocktail Onion is a small, pickled, pearl onion and is used as a garnish in: Gibson Martini.
Cocktail Pick is a small, toothpick-like spear, to which garnish is skewered.
Definition of Terms, Br to Ch
Brandy Snifter is a pear-shaped, short-stemmed glass designed to hold brandy, and is used when serving brandy, cognac or liqueur without ice or other ingredients. The user hold the glass between the first and second digits of the hand, with the palm of the hand up, to ensure that the drink remains warm.
Brown Sugar is molasses-coated, white sugar and is used as an ingredient in: Hot Buttered Rum.
Canadian Whiskey is a blend of whiskeys, which are 80 proof, usually aged 4 years and is made in Canada.
Carafe (ka-raf') is a glass wine decanter for serving wine at the table, and comes in various sizes.
Celery Salt is a combination of ground celery seeds and salt, and is used for a flavoring in: Bloody Mary, Bullshot, Hot Bullshot.
Champagne is a sparkling, white wine produced originally in Champagne, France. Many sparkling wines from this country are as good or superior to French champagne. Champagne is used in: Billini, Champagne Cocktail, Melon Punch, Oranges and Champagne, Raspberries and Champagne, Strawberries and Champagne and Strawberry Punch.
Champagne Glass is a bowl-shaped, long-stemmed glass used to serve champagne and 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 bowl of the glass.
Brown Sugar is molasses-coated, white sugar and is used as an ingredient in: Hot Buttered Rum.
Canadian Whiskey is a blend of whiskeys, which are 80 proof, usually aged 4 years and is made in Canada.
Carafe (ka-raf') is a glass wine decanter for serving wine at the table, and comes in various sizes.
Celery Salt is a combination of ground celery seeds and salt, and is used for a flavoring in: Bloody Mary, Bullshot, Hot Bullshot.
Champagne is a sparkling, white wine produced originally in Champagne, France. Many sparkling wines from this country are as good or superior to French champagne. Champagne is used in: Billini, Champagne Cocktail, Melon Punch, Oranges and Champagne, Raspberries and Champagne, Strawberries and Champagne and Strawberry Punch.
Champagne Glass is a bowl-shaped, long-stemmed glass used to serve champagne and 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 bowl of the glass.
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Black Pepper is a small, pungent berry of a tropical Asian vine, dried and ground, and used as a flavoring in: Bloody Mary, Bullshot and Hot Bullshot.
Blended Whiskey is distilled from fermented grain, and aged in oak barrels. Blended whiskey is a blend of one or more whiskies. Blended whiskies consist of Kentucky whiskey, a blend of straight whiskey or a blend of Canadian whiskey.
Blender Drink is a drink that is thoroughly mixed in an automatic blended device.
Blue Curacao is a sweet, orange-based liqueur, that was made originally by inhabitants of a group of six islands named the Curacao Islands, in the Dutch West Indies, in the Caribbean Sea. Blue Curacao is used in: Blue Marquerita.
Bourbon is a whiskey distilled from fermented, mashed corn, primarily, is at least 80 proof and is used in: dry Manhattan, Dry Manhattan (on-the-rocks), Eggnog, Hot Toddy, Manhattan, Manhattan (on-the-rocks), Mint Julep, Perfect Manhattan, Presbyterian and Tom and Jerry.
Brand is an alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice, is 80 to 84 proof, and may be domestic or imported. brandy is used in: Brandy and Coffee, Brandy Alexander, French Coffee, Glogg, Italian Stinger, Sidecar, Stinger and Stinger (on-the-rocks).
Blended Whiskey is distilled from fermented grain, and aged in oak barrels. Blended whiskey is a blend of one or more whiskies. Blended whiskies consist of Kentucky whiskey, a blend of straight whiskey or a blend of Canadian whiskey.
Blender Drink is a drink that is thoroughly mixed in an automatic blended device.
Blue Curacao is a sweet, orange-based liqueur, that was made originally by inhabitants of a group of six islands named the Curacao Islands, in the Dutch West Indies, in the Caribbean Sea. Blue Curacao is used in: Blue Marquerita.
Bourbon is a whiskey distilled from fermented, mashed corn, primarily, is at least 80 proof and is used in: dry Manhattan, Dry Manhattan (on-the-rocks), Eggnog, Hot Toddy, Manhattan, Manhattan (on-the-rocks), Mint Julep, Perfect Manhattan, Presbyterian and Tom and Jerry.
Brand is an alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice, is 80 to 84 proof, and may be domestic or imported. brandy is used in: Brandy and Coffee, Brandy Alexander, French Coffee, Glogg, Italian Stinger, Sidecar, Stinger and Stinger (on-the-rocks).
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Bar Sugar is a mixture of a finely ground sugar, not powdered, but not as coarse as regular sugar, and dried egg whites. When using in a blender, blend only a second or two to mix the bar sugar with the drink mixture, because over-blending results in too much foam for the drink to fit in it's proper glass. Bar Sugar is used in: Apricot Sour, Banana Daquiri, Courtyard, Daquire (on-the-rocks), Frozen Daquiri, Gin Collins, Gin Sour, John Collins, Lion Tamer, Mai Mai, Mint Daquiri, Orange Blossom (but not for rimming glass), Peach Daquiri (but not for rimming glass, Peach Sour (but not for rimming glass), Pineapple Daquiri (but not for rimming glass), Pink Lady, Singapore Sling, Sloe Gin Fizz, Stone Sour, Stone Sour (on-the-rocks), Strawberry Daquiri (but not for rimming glass), Tom Collins, Vodka Collins, Vodka Sour, Whiskey Sour, Whiskey Sour (on-the-rocks) and Zombie.
Beef Bouillon is a clear beef broth, and is used in: Bullshot and Hot Bullshot.
Beer is a beverage brewed from malted barley, boiled with hops to impart a bitter flavor and fermented with yeast. Lager and Ale have about 3.6% alcohol; Bock, Porter and Stout have about 6% alcohol. Bock, Porter and Stout are darker and sweeter than Lager or Ale. In some countries beer is drunk warm, but here in the United States, we seem to prefer it cold. Beer is used in: Boilermaker.
Bitters are an alcoholic ingredient made from bitter herbs or fruits. Bitters here refer to the type made with bitter herbs, and orange bitters refers to the type made with bitter oranges. Bitters are used as a flavoring in: Champagne Cocktail, Dry Manhattan, Dry Manhattan (on-the-rocks), Dry old Fashioned, Dry Old Fashioned (on-the-rocks), Dry Rob Roy, Dry Rob Roy (on-the-rocks), Old Fashioned, Old Fashioned (on-the-rocks).
Beef Bouillon is a clear beef broth, and is used in: Bullshot and Hot Bullshot.
Beer is a beverage brewed from malted barley, boiled with hops to impart a bitter flavor and fermented with yeast. Lager and Ale have about 3.6% alcohol; Bock, Porter and Stout have about 6% alcohol. Bock, Porter and Stout are darker and sweeter than Lager or Ale. In some countries beer is drunk warm, but here in the United States, we seem to prefer it cold. Beer is used in: Boilermaker.
Bitters are an alcoholic ingredient made from bitter herbs or fruits. Bitters here refer to the type made with bitter herbs, and orange bitters refers to the type made with bitter oranges. Bitters are used as a flavoring in: Champagne Cocktail, Dry Manhattan, Dry Manhattan (on-the-rocks), Dry old Fashioned, Dry Old Fashioned (on-the-rocks), Dry Rob Roy, Dry Rob Roy (on-the-rocks), Old Fashioned, Old Fashioned (on-the-rocks).
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Aging is the length of time a liquor, liqueur or wine is left in storage to mature.
Allspice is the dried, unripened berry of the pimento tree, cultivated, especially in Jamaica, and native to the West Indies. Allspice is used in: Hot Buttered Rum.
Apple Cider is a fermented, slightly alcoholic drink prepared from the juice of apples, and may be used for apple juice in: Hot Apple Pie.
Apple Juice is the strained juice of the apple, and is used as a mix in: Cinnamon Cider and Hot Apple Pie.
Apple Wedge is an unpared, washed, seeded, slice of apple, and may be placed in a lemon juice and water mixture and refrigerated to prevent discoloration. Apple Wedge is used as a garnish in: Sangria and White Sangria.
Apricot Brandy is a 70 to 80 proof brandy made from apricots, and is used in: Apricot Sour and Zombie.
Apricot Garnish is 1/2 of a pared and seeded apricot, and may be canned, fresh or frozen for use as a garnish in: Apricot Sour.
Banana Liqueur is a liqueur made from bananas and sugar, and is used in: Banana Banshee.
Bar Book is a detailed book of recipes and methods, that almost all bars, cocktail lounges, clubs and many private homes have for reference material, such as this one.
Bar Equipment Supplier is a business that specializes in suppling equipment to bars. cocktail lounges, and clubs for a profit.
Bar Spoon is a longer handled teaspoon than an iced tea spoon, and has a circular handle. It was designed for stirring in a circular motion in a glass shaker, and is also used to measure sugar or bar sugar and other ingredients, and for removing the pulp from lemons and limes.
Allspice is the dried, unripened berry of the pimento tree, cultivated, especially in Jamaica, and native to the West Indies. Allspice is used in: Hot Buttered Rum.
Apple Cider is a fermented, slightly alcoholic drink prepared from the juice of apples, and may be used for apple juice in: Hot Apple Pie.
Apple Juice is the strained juice of the apple, and is used as a mix in: Cinnamon Cider and Hot Apple Pie.
Apple Wedge is an unpared, washed, seeded, slice of apple, and may be placed in a lemon juice and water mixture and refrigerated to prevent discoloration. Apple Wedge is used as a garnish in: Sangria and White Sangria.
Apricot Brandy is a 70 to 80 proof brandy made from apricots, and is used in: Apricot Sour and Zombie.
Apricot Garnish is 1/2 of a pared and seeded apricot, and may be canned, fresh or frozen for use as a garnish in: Apricot Sour.
Banana Liqueur is a liqueur made from bananas and sugar, and is used in: Banana Banshee.
Bar Book is a detailed book of recipes and methods, that almost all bars, cocktail lounges, clubs and many private homes have for reference material, such as this one.
Bar Equipment Supplier is a business that specializes in suppling equipment to bars. cocktail lounges, and clubs for a profit.
Bar Spoon is a longer handled teaspoon than an iced tea spoon, and has a circular handle. It was designed for stirring in a circular motion in a glass shaker, and is also used to measure sugar or bar sugar and other ingredients, and for removing the pulp from lemons and limes.
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